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.
Dishwashing is booming in value growth, driven by price hikes caused by increased costs for manufacturers and inflation overall. On the other hand, volume remains stable, albeit at low growth rates. This is because many dishwashing products are…
Within hand dishwashing, consumers are shifting from the bar format to the cream/paste format. As more households seek the convenience of an effective grease-remover for their dishes that tends to last longer and is softer on skin, the cream/paste…
Automatic dishwashing tablets saw the strongest retail volume sales in 2023, as household penetration of dishwashers continued to rise in Hungary. Promotional activities and higher levels of product development based on delivering more effective…
Many consumers consider dishwashers an essential home appliance in Ireland, with many aware of the eco-benefits of using dishwashers above hand washing. In addition, many consumers look to use dishwashing products more sustainably, waiting for a full…
On 1 November 2021, a considerable tax was placed on disposable plasticware: NIS11 per kg of single-use plastic plates and utensils. This tax nearly doubled the price of single-use plasticware overnight, as the Israeli government sought to reduce the…
Dishwashing in Kazakhstan posted positive steady growth in terms of both volume and value sales in 2023. Hand dishwashing continued to account for a greater proportion of sales, with the penetration of dishwashers remaining quite low in the country.…
In 2023, automatic dishwashing tablets experienced the most rapid growth in value terms, aligned with rising price points and increasing sales of dishwashers. Consumers are choosing automatic dishwashing tablets as they offer precise detergent…
Dishwashing continues to enjoy a solid performance in Lithuania, mainly due to strong growth in automatic dishwashing where volume sales increased sharply in 2023. Dishwasher penetration has increased steadily over the review period fuelling demand…
In 2023, dishwashing experienced robust value sales growth, largely influenced by inflationary pressures contributing to rising unit prices. Although fuel costs had stabilised after the initial shock in 2022 following the Russian invasion of Ukraine,…
Due to its essential nature, hand dishwashing continued to grow in retail volume during 2023 despite increased prices, high inflation, and declining purchasing power. Due to the high cost of transportation after the removal of fuel subsidies, most…
Overall volume sales in dishwashing stagnated in 2023, with consumer demand waning in response to high inflation and rising unit prices. Automatic dishwashing continued to see strong and steady rises as one of the better-performing product areas,…
Orkla continued to dominate dishwashing in 2023, supported by its Sun and Zalo brands, which led in automatic dishwashing and hand dishwashing, respectively. While these two brands lost value share during the review period, this was due partially to…
Hand dishwashing in Pakistan continued to register healthy retail volume growth and a double-digit increase in retail current value sales in 2023. This expansion can be attributed to the increasing population and number of households and the cultural…
During the pandemic, demand for dishwashing rocketed as hygiene concerns increased and people spent more time on average at home, thereby creating more dishes to clean. As expected, once the wave of infections and respective health restrictions…
The automatic dishwashing landscape in Poland continued to have low market penetration in 2023, which created solid room for growth and expansion in sales and market share. Consumers in Poland are increasingly becoming more time-conscious, seeking…
The dishwashing category has benefited from consumers returning to home cooking or choosing food delivery/takeaways instead of going to restaurants. This has been visible with the continued trend towards consumers taking meals from home to eat in the…
The positive performance of dishwashing in Romania in 2023 was the result of Romanian consumers often cooking at home, as high inflation and strong pressure on purchasing power discouraged visits to foodservice establishments. However, hand…
Significant strides have been made in incremental efficacy improvements to alleviate household chores. A notable example is the hand dishwashing brand, Yes Max Power, which claims to require four times less scrubbing on tough grease compared to its…
Dishwashing experienced stagnation in 2023. Convenience continued to be a major influence on demand within the dishwashing category, with products offering the capacity to reduce the amount of time and effort spent on dishwashing tasks appealing to…
Private label saw robust growth within dishwashing in the Netherlands in 2023, driving overall growth and outperforming branded alternatives, and rising fastest in automatic dishwashing. Rapid expansion within this particular segment was the result…
Automatic dishwashing witnessed the highest growth in both retail volume and value terms in 2023. While the household possession rate of dishwashers remained very low, it continued to grow steadily at the end of the review period. Indeed, growth…
In 2023, retail value growth soared due to rising price points, while retail volume sales remained positive, driven by an uplift in sales for automatic dishwashing liquid and tablets. The steep devaluation of the currency during the year led to…
Dishwashing registered robust growth in both retail volume and current value terms in 2023, as the consumer base for such products continued to widen. Factors such as the habit of cooking at home to save money and heightened hygiene concerns as a…
While home care registered moderate current value growth in 2023, constant growth was much more moderate, with volume sales actually falling. Continuing economic uncertainty as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, continuing supply chain…
Bolivia is currently facing a shortage of foreign currency in its economy, with the US dollar becoming scarce due to diminishing international reserves. As a result, the commission costs of financial intermediation have increased, raising the…
Home care witnessed moderate retail volume growth in 2023 as consumer demand stalled amidst significant unit price increases and inflationary pressure. Consumers are facing financial challenges with household budgets limited due to lower disposable…
Following a year of robust growth in 2022, home care recorded strong current retail value sales in 2023. High immigration rates in Canada boosted value consumption, as newcomers needed to purchase home care goods. However, retail value growth was…
While there was still economic uncertainty, inflationary pressure eased significantly in 2023, even falling into deflation territory for part of the year. With the improved economic situation, home care registered healthy current value and modest…
Strong current retail value sales growth in 2023 as a result of inflation had a negative impact on volume sales in the year. The two major categories of dishwashing and laundry care were particularly affected by price hikes. In addition, rising…
In 2023, inflationary pressures in the Dominican Republic weakened, with the country seeing greater price stability compared to the previous year. With consumer confidence improving slightly, retail volume sales bounced back to post a moderate…
Ecuador's GDP has risen steadily in 2023 and is projected to reach growth of 2.1% by the end of the year, whilst unemployment has declined by 3.2%. Despite these positive economic indicators, consumers have been cautious with their spending. High…
The annual inflation rate in Egypt had accelerated to 38% by September 2023, negatively impacting the average
Home care sales grew strongly in 2023 though demand dipped for products that disinfect surfaces, such as bleach, floor cleaners and surface care. El Salvador relies heavily on imports to meet domestic demand therefore rising global commodity prices…
With continuing economic uncertainty, as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, home care registered muted volume growth, in spite of an increased population, due to the arrival of a significant number of immigrants from Ukraine. Also, while…
The year 2023 witnessed a consistent rise in unit prices, contributing to a decline in volume sales. However, since April 2023, home care has shown signs of recovery, buoyed by increases in consumer spending, particularly during the summer months…
Georgia's economy and local currency witnessed stability in 2023, with positive effects on the performance of home care in 2023. The recovery of tourism had a strong impact on Georgia in general and improved employment levels, which has raised…
Overall inflationary pressures eased in Greece in 2023, compared to the inflation spikes seen in 2022. However, despite this improving economic environment, inflation remains high on home care products. Such pressures derive from the rise in energy…
Home care registered healthy current value growth, though constant value and volume growth was more muted, as inflation still continued to be an issue, though price rises eased. Political instability rising from the 2023 election also created a…
Home care in Hungary recorded a retail volume decline in 2023, negatively impacted by rising inflation and living costs, reducing consumer spending power. With lower disposable incomes, consumer purchasing habits changed, with many focusing on…
Demand rose across all home care categories in 2023 as population growth, urbanisation and long-term economic development all contributed to a broadly positive performance, other favourable factors included the accelerating pace of life, the shift…
In 2023, consumer purchasing habits were shaped by rising inflation and the increased cost of living, with unit prices rising in home care. Consequently, while overall retail value growth was positive, driven by price increases, retail volume sales…
Home care in Israel experienced a weak performance in terms of retail volume sales in 2023, while current value sales continued to record dynamic growth rates. These trends were driven by a second consecutive year of significant price rises, with the…
In 2023, home care in Jordan has experienced growth in both current value and volume sales, primarily attributed to the surge in on-trade sales rather than retail transactions. Notably, retail home care product prices have witnessed a slight decline,…
The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine continued to directly impact the Kazakhstan market and its development in 2023, with home care feeling the effects across all categories. International companies still suffered global shifts in supply chains…
Kuwait is an affluent country largely populated by people with cultural and religious imperatives to adhere to strict hygiene practices, thus presenting significant opportunities for home care brands. In line with this, home care saw steady gains in…
In 2023, home care experienced notable growth in retail value and volume terms. Rising inflation and higher price points boosted retail value, in addition to added-value properties and eco-friendly positionings. Retail volume growth benefited from an…
Following the soaring prices seen in home care during 2022, unit price growth has stabilised in 2023 and current value sales are slowing. Nevertheless, Lithuanians still face financial challenges in 2023, such as rising interest rates, which is…
In 2023, home care in New Zealand witnessed a sharp increase in unit prices, driven by broader inflationary pressures. Factors such as the stabilisation of fuel costs post the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the end of the Government's temporary…
Home care experienced substantial, double-digit retail value growth in 2023, driven by rising inflation and increased price points. However, the government's removal of the fuel subsidy hit consumers hard, along with rising prices, and the sharp…
Overall home care recorded robust current value growth in North Macedonia in 2023, mainly as result of the impact of inflation and substantial unit price rises. In terms of volume sales growth, however, most home care categories saw stagnation or…