Understand the cultural and socioeconomic influences that shape i...
Understand the cultural and socioeconomic influences that shape industry demand throughout Asia-Pacific, with local insight, market statistics and analysis ranging from strategic regional overview to in-depth coverage by country or city.
In 2023, the airlines category is experiencing further positive value growth, following expansion in 2022. The government’s easing of various travel requirements in line with the abolition of PPKM is the main reason behind the growth, with this shift…
Wearable electronics is the boom category in 2023, seeing excellent volume growth, and with smart wearables as the best-performing category. On the other hand, sales of activity bands continued to plateau. The decline in the popularity of activity…
Portable players is seeing a healthy performance in 2023, in part thanks to the overall popularity and success of wireless speakers, in addition to the return of gatherings and social occasions out-of-home in the post-pandemic landscape. Indeed, in…
Mobile phone sales remain in a slump, due to ongoing supply chain issues following on from the event of the pandemic. Indeed, a decline in shipping supply is noted for the local territory, which is attributed to the local market being slow to adapt…
This Megatrends report highlights long-term trends resulting from shifts in consumer values and behaviour. It provides a summary of each of Euromonitor International’s 10 focus megatrends and insights as to how each trend has manifested in Japan.
In-car entertainment is in an overall structural decline, due to rising competition and cannibalisation from multifunctional devices such as smartphones. An added factor here is the decline in the number of registered private cars. This trend is…
Digital camcorders are seeing positive volume growth in 2023, thanks to the return of out-of-home lifestyles and travel, whereby consumers enjoy recording their adventures. On the other hand, digital cameras continue to face competition from…
Televisions is the star category of home video, seeing small positive volume sales which elevate the performance of the category as a whole. This comes midst market saturation and consumers’ preference for substitute products – such as monitors used…
The reopening of society after the end of the pandemic restrictions means that consumers are returning to out-of-home entertainment and thus have a lesser need for in-home entertainment setups, such as home cinema and audio. Indeed, this has led to…
Headphones is the other category enjoying healthy volume growth, thanks to the ongoing popularity of TWS earbuds – which continues to trend thanks to a growing range of brands, across price points, being launched. Consumers can thus pick and choose…