Philippines

The demand for small cooking appliances continued to rise in 2023, bolstered by the healthy cooking and eating trends in the Philippines. The COVID-19 experience emphasised the need to focus on health and wellbeing. With many Filipinos still spending…

While many consumers continued to face financial pressures at the end of the review period, customisation gained importance as higher-income consumers wanted personalised products that fit with their design and aesthetic requirements. Thus,…

The demand for personal care appliances continued to grow through small lower-priced-brands or unbranded products at the end of the review period. Regardless of the brand name, if consumers find a product that can perform the job, such as for hair…

A microwave oven is a key appliance for consumers who demand convenience cooking appliances. Following a strong, but relatively limited, drop in retail volume sales in 2020, caused by COVID-19 pandemic-related strict lockdowns and restricted retail…

All categories of large cooking appliances witnessed retail volume increases in 2023, although there were divergences in terms of the pace of growth. In retail volume terms, built-in models continued to dominate large cooking appliances in the…