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...
Consumer spending generally remained under pressure in Argentina during 2023. Suppressed commercial activity flowed from an even worse economic performance than what had been expected at the beginning of the year. The main issues include stubbornly…
In general, consumer electronics continued to be affected by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis in the final year of the review period. There was a level of stabilisation in many categories in 2022 and 2023, especially those that had seen spikes in…
2023 saw volume sales of headphones in Argentina increase for the fifth consecutive year. The main reason for the strong positive sales performances being seen in headphones is rising consumer demand for TWS earbuds. Despite wireless headbands and…
Retail volume sales and current value sales of headphones are set to continue to grow over 2023, and at their fastest rates of the review period. During 2020 and 2021, the demand for headphones was strongly supported by the fact that many more people…
During 2023, demand for home audio and cinema remained on a downtrends trend. Volume sales have been falling in the category for many years, although 2020 was an exception as the strict approach taken to social distancing and home seclusion at the…
During 2020 and 2021, the demand for home audio and cinema was supported by the exigencies of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which saw consumers fall back on the home for entertainment purposes. As consumers worked, studied and entertained…
Televisions continued to account for virtually all sales in home video in Argentina in 2023. The very positive volume growth that was recorded in televisions in 2022 continued into 2023; however, by the middle of the year, the category was…
Overall, retail volume sales of home video are set to continue to decrease strongly over 2023. However, there remains a sharp divergence between the performance of televisions and video players. The strong growth in demand for OLED TVs is offset by…
The pressure on household incomes due to the very high inflation that has plagued Argentinian society for some time continued to discourage consumers from investing in imaging devices during 2023. However, economic uncertainty and the erosion of…
Retail volume sales of imaging devices are in long-term decline in Mexico, as local consumers are increasingly happy to use their smartphones to take photos and record video. The image quality of smartphones is steadily improving, with many of the…