Read our latest reports on Latin America here, with analyses and ...
Read our latest reports on Latin America here, with analyses and market statistics that explore the evolving consumer preferences, market environment and inherent growth potential in individual countries, or briefings that assess key strategic themes...
Polishes registered a steep volume fall in 2023, with all segments within polish registering a decline. Increasingly polishes are losing out to products within surface care such as multi-purpose cleaners, which are generally more affordable, as well…
Performance was muted for surface care in 2023, with constant value sales, as well as volume sales, falling slightly. Now that the pandemic is over, there was less cleaning overall. In addition, significant illicit trade also dampened volume sales.
As with home care products in general, cross-border shopping led to a decline in volume sales of toilet care. Although inflation has soared in Argentina, the depreciation rate against the Uruguayan peso has made toilet care products purchased in…
Aerosol disinfectants are included in the spray/aerosol air fresheners category. These aerosols witnessed an unprecedented boom in sales in 2020 and part of 2021 due to hygiene concerns generated by the COVID-19 crisis. However, in the last two years…
Bleach sales declined in 2023 for the third year in a row. The category saw sales rocket in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and fears about infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. However, in the following years, bleach sales plummeted due to the…
Although the market volume of the hand dishwashing category in Argentina dropped in 2023, its sales climbed in current value terms. The market volume of hand dishwashing fell for the third year in a row, mainly due to the reduced number of meals…
The business environment of the home care industry in Argentina was characterised by uncertainty in 2023. During the year, significant macroeconomic and political factors shaped people’s consumption choices.
All home insecticides categories witnessed a decline in volume sales in 2023 for the second year in a row. In both years, sales declined due to weather-related issues. In 2023, Argentina went through one of the toughest droughts in its history, which…
In 2023, trends were very similar to the previous year, but more moderate. So, although the number of people engaging in outdoor activities, going to school or university or going to their offices increased for the third year in a row, the dynamics…
All polishes categories witnessed a decline in volume sales once again in 2023. The big driver behind this trend has to do with lifestyle changes. No other category has been impacted as strongly by new lifestyles as has polishes. However, in…
In the last four years of the review period (2020-2023), the home care disinfectants category witnessed the sharpest movements in the entire home care market. Together with all purpose wipes, these products soared during the peak months of the…
Volume sales of three of the four toilet care categories - rim blocks, rim liquids and in-cistern devices - declined in 2023. The main reason for this fall in volumes had to do with the lower amount of time people were spending at home than during…