Read in-depth analysis on the key trends shaping demand across in...
Read in-depth analysis on the key trends shaping demand across industries, consumers and national markets, with insight and market statistics that offer global strategic coverage.
As the pandemic moves to endemic, tax increases and economic disruption arrive, home care is challenged with how it preserves resurgence forged during the pandemic. The industry is faced with two key challenges: Avoiding commoditisation in a changed…
The biotech revolution has come to coffee, with “molecular” brands containing no beans already on the market and lab-cultivated brews likely to join them within a few years. While these coffee alternatives are disruptive technologies, they are…
Edible oils recorded strong growth in 2020, with Coronavirus (COVID-19) seeing consumers cooking a lot more at home than usual due to lockdowns and foodservice closures. With these measures continuing into 2021, growth remained above normal levels,…
Asia Pacific continues to be the largest cigarette market in the world. The region’s cigarette consumption experienced a decline caused by the impact of COVID-19 leaving consumers to reduce their consumption of cigarettes or shift to illegal trade.…
Retail sales of savoury snacks increased strongly in 2020, with people snacking more in the extra time spent at home due to Coronavirus (COVID-19). While growth slowed markedly in 2021, sales were still at much higher levels than prior to the…
The COVID-19 pandemic, technological disruption, globalisation reset and changing employee preferences have reshaped the way we work and learn. Businesses need to adopt new working models and become more flexible, people-centric and digitally-enabled…
This report brings together insights from Euromonitor’s Environmental Sustainability Index, which ranks 97 markets (which in 2020 represented 97.2% of global GDP and 89.1% of the world’s population) highlighting country-specific risks and…
Further strong value growth is expected in 2021 for edible oils in Eastern Europe. However, while growth in 2020 was mainly driven by more home-cooking due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the 2021 value sales increase will be predominantly…
Though hit by COVID-19, direct selling stays sixth in beauty and personal care with 8% of value sales in 2020. Flat results in Latin America and good growth in North America balance double-digit decline in Asia Pacific and Australasia. The…
Growth saw a slowdown in savoury snacks in Asia Pacific, with the region hit by Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the measures taken to contain its spread. However, growth will quickly return to more dynamic levels from 2021, with other savoury snacks…
Retail value sales of savoury snacks slipped into decline in 2020, with some countries seeing weaker year-on-year performances as a result of the economic impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) hitting consumers’ disposable incomes. Mobility restrictions…
Sales of savoury snacks continued growing in most Eastern European countries in 2020 and 2021, in spite of Coronavirus (COVID-19). Even if some on-the-go sales were lost during the pandemic, particularly in 2020, home seclusion has tended to benefit…
Cheese sales, after receiving significant impetus in 2020 due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), continued to grow in real value terms in 2021. Sales remain above pre-pandemic levels as consumers were still cooking and eating more at home than usual as…
Retail value sales of cheese slowed markedly in 2021, following the year-earlier growth spike due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), but remained at higher levels than prior to the pandemic. Although the pandemic has hit some consumers’ disposable incomes,…
This report identifies the 10 global consumer trends expected to impact during 2021, providing specific characteristics and how the trend manifests, consumer behaviour and motivation driving the trend, as well as insights on how industry is…
As the end of 2021 approaches, almost two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the emergence and rapid spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant has increased uncertainty and weakened the momentum of the global recovery. This series of quarterly reports…
Energy-boosting drinks have grown in popularity in Europe, as consumers seek functional drinks that can help improve performance, focus and energy levels at work (at home or in the traditional office/workplace) or at the gym. This was accelerated by…
The global pandemic has drawn attention to sustainability, rising awareness and accelerating actions and investments from companies and governments. This report brings together insights from Euromonitor’s Voice of the Industry: Sustainability survey,…
Strong movements across Western European markets towards the legalisation of medical and recreational cannabis are expected to reshape the undeveloped Western European cannabis market, and accelerate the migration from the massive illicit cannabis…
Headphones is the fastest growing category in consumer electronics with many brands flooding the market. How can new entrants or established brands stay relevant in the overly crowded headphones marketplace?
Data from personal health technology – wearables, smart fitness machines and apps - is being used to change and improve consumer nutrition and consumption routines. Health tech will have an outsized impact on the beverage industry, as the…
Q4 2021 forecast shows slight downgrade in global beauty, but most of the top 10 beauty markets were upgraded for 2025 projections in Q4 2021. A higher anticipated growth in beauty and personal care in 2021 reflects the ongoing global economic…
After the growth spike seen in the Eastern European cheese market in 2020, as a result of more home cooking due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the 2021 sales increase slowed to 2% in real value terms, with a 3% CAGR expected in the overall…
With consumers eating and cooking more at home due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), retail sales of cheese in Asia Pacific have continued to grow, even seeing a slight sales spike in 2020. With per capita consumption rates still generally low in the…
Sales of consumer electronics are projected to make a full recovery in 2022 as they exceed the pre-pandemic level. As the world moves into the new normal, restored consumer confidence in income stability, rising vaccination levels across markets, and…
Euromonitor International predicts the global economy to grow at 4.6% in 2022, but continuing to face pandemic-related risks including the ongoing supply constraints and new coronavirus variants. The pharmaceutical sector is expected to see the…
This report examines how the future of globalisation, the future of work and education and future priorities and preferences have changed for the consumer finance industry. Innovation in payments are driving greater merchant acceptance and consumer…
This briefing examines the best performing automotive models, brands and light vehicle segments globally and regionally. The automotive industry has been going through a rough patch over the last few years, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the…
The briefing explores consumer preferences when shopping for packaged foods across 14 key Indian cities. While tier 1 cities continue to remain strategically important and priority markets for leading companies, food companies must explore growing…
Emerging Asia has been one of the most exciting regions in emerging markets during the last two decades and this trend is expected to continue, though the pace of growth has slowed down as the economies transform and mature. By 2040, emerging Asia…
After a growth spike in 2020, due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), dog food will continue to record positive real value growth in 2021 as well as throughout the forecast period. Consumers in home seclusion were adopting new pets for companionship, while…
Coronavirus (COVID-19) resulted in improved performances for dog food in many of the region’s countries, with consumers spending a lot more time at home with their pets than usual. The forecast period is expected to see generally higher annual growth…
Sales of dog food continued to increase in Asia Pacific in both 2020 and 2021, although growth rates did slow slightly during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Dry dog food continues to dominate sales, in a region in which a number of countries…
Domestic sustainability will be a key part of future home designs. With the work from home trend becoming a permanent part of our lives, our carbon footprint will only increase. Appliance companies are aware of this and have developed innovative…
This briefing provides updates on Euromonitor’s December 2021 forecast restatement for the packaged food industry, deciphering how the industry is navigating the pandemic, changes from baseline projections and highlighting future risks and…
The market for personalised vitamins and dietary supplements is evolving rapidly, as improvements in technology and investments from larger companies are driving innovation and lowering prices. This is segmenting the market for personalised…
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought permanent changes and new opportunities to global packaged food markets. As many working hours will stay in the home, so will many eating and food shopping occasions. The ubiquitous e-commerce channel will lead to…
In the latest in an ongoing series of quarterly briefings looking at developments in the world of tobacco, we assess the latest performance of the major multinationals, NPD/NGP updates, the reviewed economic growth projections for the world’s key…
In the two years since the onset of COVID-19, eating and drinking at home have evolved significantly in Asia Pacific. The roads to recovery remain divergent, with some markets on track and laggards shrouded with uncertainty, amplifying the need for…
This overview of the environmental climate cost of food concludes that current upcoming solutions have the potential to reduce GHG emissions from agriculture by 60%, without a change in consumption. Challenging the perception that abandondment of…
The growing popularity of subscription boxes has led to a rise in M&A activity and funding for subscription box start-ups. Available across industries, they target specific consumer needs through different subscription models: pure convenience,…
After contracting by 3.1% in 2020, global real GDP is predicted to increase by 5.7% in 2021 and by 4.6% in 2022. The global economic outlook at the end of 2021 is mainly constrained by different mismatches: an ongoing mismatch between consumer demand…
Flexible packaging continues to be an important and well-developed pack type in Western Europe, heavily used in the packaged food industry, and confectionery in particular. However, applications using plastic will have to cope with the ever…
Metal packaging continues to be an important, and growing, pack type in Asia Pacific, led by metal beverage cans for soft drinks and beer, which account for the bulk of metal packaging in the region. While metal packaging was negatively impacted by…
This briefing examines how the hotels and restaurants industry performs globally and in the largest countries in terms of hotels and restaurants output. The report also provides data for production, market size, imports, exports, industry costs,…
The consumer landscape of 2022 will be characterised by a strong rebound in consumer expenditure on hotels and catering, transport, and leisure and recreation, as pent-up demand is released. On the whole, global consumer expenditure is set to grow by…
As consumers increasingly seek plant-based protein ingredients, producers are ever-more interested in plant-based food for health and sustainability; innovation around plant-based protein ingredients is surging. This briefing suggests that, besides…
The global market for retail tissue and hygiene has reached a greater level of stability than had been the case earlier in the pandemic. While volatility exists with countries still responding to waves of the virus, related to hemispheres, the…
Products that offer premium features without the high price tags are becoming popular. What are the factors driving this trend and how are companies like Apple and Samsung affected?
Latin America has among the largest forest and biodiversity availability in the world, but poor environmental protection and rapid forest loss threatens the region’s biomes. Many regional countries lead in sustainable energy sources, especially hydro…