Market research on consumer products, commercial industries, demo...
Market research on consumer products, commercial industries, demographics trends and consumer lifestyles in Peru. Includes comprehensive data and analysis, tables and charts, with five-year forecasts.
Sales in colour cosmetics were strong in both value and volume terms in Peru in 2023. However, it is noted that the volume trajectory, albeit robust, is lower than the anticipated potential. While the return to out-of-home lifestyles rebounded…
The global price of coffee has been rising in recent years due to increased demand, impacting the entire coffee industry. This has been particularly positive for Peruvian producers, as their foreign sales have increased amid record-breaking export…
Cigars, cigarillos and smoking tobacco overall saw double-digit dips in both volume and current value sales terms in 2023. Cigars and fine cut tobacco suffered reduced consumption as a result of economic stress, which also led to low levels of…
Cigarettes in Peru continued to suffer from persistent illegal trade in 2023. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the advance of the illicit market - essentially composed of smuggling – has been relentless, with illicit trade in 2023…
In a difficult year for alcoholic drinks in Peru, cider/perry was one of the few bright spots with the category seeing double-digit growth in total volume terms for the second year running. The main reason for this was due to the fact that the…
In Peru, chocolate confectionery continues to be impacted by high temperatures in 2024, thanks to climate conditions persisting from 2023, when there was barely any winter. 2024 began with El Niño and has seen high-temperature records in several…
While current value sales of cheese is expected to grow in 2023, constant value sales are expected to fall. This weak performance is reflected in the economy, which contracted in the first half of 2023. An unpopular government, bad weather, high…
Charge cards are not significant in Peru, nor are they noted in Euromonitor International data.
Cat food in Peru is poised to record another solid performance in volume and current value growth terms in 2024. It continues to profit from the steady expansion of the country’s cat population, which is increasing at a faster rate than the dog…
The warmer climate of 2023, attributed to El Niño at the year's onset and in the latter half of the year, resulted in a notable surge in soft drinks consumption. This had a significant impact on carbonates, which consumers perceive as one of their…
Cafés/bars continued to see significant growth in both transactions and current value terms in 2023, particularly in chains, although independence continued to represent the largest percentage of transactions. Growth was driven by the dynamism that…
Even though consumers are increasingly aware of the health benefits of butter, margarine and spreads continues to account for most volume sales and registers the highest value and volume growth in 2023. Consumers are price sensitive, as the economy…
Peru’s business environment is facing a high tax burden as well as a lack of skilled labour and political instability. However, the country ranks among the top third of countries in the Index of Economic Freedom due to its trade and investment…
Breakfast cereals in Peru has undergone a significant transformation in recent years, marked by rapid price increases. With inflation rates in this category surpassing the national average, and a rise in poverty levels since the pandemic, Peruvian…
The year 2023 witnessed a notable surge in average temperatures across the country, attributed to El Niño at the year's onset and in the latter half. This resulted in significantly heightened heat sensations compared to previous years, prompting an…
Booking services grew significantly in 2022 and have continued to grow, although to a lesser extent, in 2023. The category has yet to reach the level of sales seen immediately prior to the COVID-19 crisis, although it is close to doing so. Growth has…
Demand for bleach soared following the outbreak of COVID-19 with it seen to be an affordable and highly effective way to disinfect the home. Bleach was even being recommended by doctors as a preventive measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19.…
2023 was a year marked by recession in Peru, which directly impacted the consumption of alcoholic drinks. Nonetheless, while sales of more expensive options such as wine and spirits saw a sharp decline in sales in total volume terms demand for beer…
Beauty and personal care in Peru continued to be affected by economic pressures in 2023. While value growth was supported by persistent price hikes caused by inflationary pressures, volume was showing overall flat growth due to the price-sensitivity…
Bath and shower sales benefitted from the warm weather conditions in Peru in 2023, resulting in consumers taking showers more often. The country experiences hot temperatures in 2023, along with effects from the El Niño phenomenon which brought…