Market research on the home care industry. Our reports feature a ...
Market research on the home care industry. Our reports feature a wealth of standardised and cross-comparable statistics including total market sizes, market share and share data, distribution and industry trends.
In 2023, growth in polishes slowed in retail volume and current value terms compared with 2022, but the category continued its rebound post-pandemic, with retail value sales finally returning to the pre-pandemic (2019) level, even though retail…
Laundry care experienced growth in both retail volume and current value terms in India in 2023, on account of factors such as greater consumer mobility and the stabilisation of prices. Increased mobility fuelled higher demand for laundry care…
In 2023, sales of home insecticides continued to rise in retail current value terms, due to factors such as changing consumer preferences and weather conditions. Consumers have increasingly been trading up from cheaper variants, such as insecticide…
In 2023, retail current value growth across most home care categories was lower in India than in the previous year, on account of softening inflation, but remained robust, as consumption in rural markets picked up, and the resumption of out-of-home…
In 2023, dishwashing saw modest current value growth in India, primarily driven by rising volumes, as input costs for dishwashing products started to stabilise. Following the slump in the prices of palm oil and other raw materials, several major…
Air care experienced positive retail volume and current value growth in India in 2023, driven by factors such as greater consumer awareness, increasing urbanisation, and improved distribution channels. The growing trend towards self-care and wellness…
Toilet care continued to record growth in both retail volume and current value terms in Hong Kong in 2023. Although the pandemic ended, many consumers and businesses alike maintained rigorous cleaning routines and a hygienic bathroom area, including…
In 2023, surface care in Hong Kong turned to marginal retail volume decline, but maintained current value growth. Sales were boosted during the pandemic due to consumers’ higher demand to maintain a hygienic home, but as the pandemic ended, consumer…
Continuing the long-standing trend, polishes saw a retail volume decline in Hong Kong in 2023, although growth was seen in current value terms. Volume demand for shoe polish continued to decline in Hong Kong in 2023 due to decreasing sales of leather…
Overall laundry care saw a slight decline in retail volume terms in Hong Kong in 2023, due to saturation after several pandemic waves. This led many people to stock up on laundry care products, which they continued to use up in 2023. The decrease in…
Home insecticides registered slight positive retail volume growth in Hong Kong in 2023, along with stronger current value growth. The use of stronger disinfectant products and increased general cleanliness since the pandemic diminished the survival…
Overall home care in Hong Kong saw growth in current value terms in 2023, mainly due to the focus on a number of functionalities in products, such as antibacterial and deodorisation features, which added value to new product launches. Growth was…
In 2023, dishwashing turned to marginal decline in retail volume terms in Hong Kong, but maintained current value growth due to inflationary pressure throughout the year. While the pandemic restrictions ended, a large proportion of Hong Kong’s…
Sales of bleach declined in Hong Kong in 2023 in both retail volume and current value terms. With the end of the pandemic, a large number of consumers elected to spend more time outside of their homes. As a result, the number of consumers demanding…
Air care saw sales increase in both retail volume and current value terms in Hong Kong in 2023. Greater time spent at home during the pandemic drove demand for air care products to create a pleasant home environment, and by 2023 this habit had become…
Retail volume growth of toilet care in South Africa slowed in 2023 compared to the previous year. The country witnessed high-scale inflation, shifting a change in consumer behaviour. This was in addition to increasing costs of transport, fuel and…
Purchases of surface care in South Africa are included in many consumers’ grocery shopping budgets. In 2023, food inflation peaked at double digits, limiting affordability, in addition to a further rise in unit prices of surface care. This scenario…
Polishes in South Africa recorded positive retail value growth in 2023, despite another fall in overall demand. The growth in value was attributable to the rapidly rising inflation rate. With higher unit prices of polishes, local consumers continued…
Laundry care in South Africa recorded a flat performance in 2023, although the largest category of laundry detergents continued to experience rising demand, a trend supported by a marginal decline in the average unit price. Laundry care in the…
Demand for home insecticides in South Africa continued to rise in 2023, with the country experiencing a surge in the presence and number of German cockroaches. Climate change oriented around wet and humid summers earlier in the year perpetuated the…