Consumer Appliances

Freestanding microwaves continued to dominate retail volume sales during 2023, with consumers tending to switch to built-in models when they remodel the kitchen or buy a new home. However, the housing market's slowdown has hampered demand for…

Microwaves continued to see healthy growth in retail volume terms in 2023, even recording an improvement on the growth seen in the previous two years. One of the significant factors driving this demand is the shift in eating habits towards consuming…

Despite its higher electricity consumption, microwaves are considered kitchen essentials in Taiwan. As such, the penetration rates of microwaves continued to slightly increase in 2023. COVID-19 did not have a negative impact on its overall sales…

Retail volume sales of microwaves fell in 2023. Sales volumes have retreated to more normalised levels following the highs induced by the COVID-19 crisis, which brought an increased focus on the domestic environment and a shift towards cooking at…

With the arrival of the pandemic in 2020, retail volume sales of microwaves saw a double-digit decline as people spent more time at home preparing and cooking meals from scratch. At the same time, the rapid rise in demand for air fryers also put…