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.
Depilatories in India experienced substantial double-digit retail current value growth in 2023, finally surpassing the pre-pandemic sales figures. This surge can be attributed to the growing consumer inclination towards personal grooming as a…
Deodorants in India showed double-digit retail current value growth in 2023. Consumers are increasingly conscious about personal hygiene, driving demand for deodorants as an essential grooming product. Moreover, a growing desire for good health and…
In 2022, colour cosmetics in India successfully recovered from the impacts of the pandemic, setting the stage for a double-digit surge in retail current value growth in 2023. Post-COVID-19, skin care products were all the rage, overshadowing the…
In 2023, beauty and personal care in India exhibited substantial retail current value growth, and maintained momentum across all the main categories. Colour cosmetics, sun care, and fragrances were amongst the fastest growing categories, driven by…
In 2023, bath and shower in India experienced mid single-digit retail current value growth, particularly driven by intimate hygiene and body wash/shower gel, which saw the strongest growth rates within bath and shower. The surge in intimate hygiene…
Baby and child-specific products in India continued to see strong retail current value growth in 2023, despite the deceleration in the birth rate. Several factors are contributing to the declining birth rate in the country, including obesity, stress,…
Overall wearable electronics in China is expected to see another year of low retail volume decline in 2024. Factors contributing to the decline in wearable electronics in 2024 include rising unit prices across categories, and the lengthening…
In 2024, portable players in China is set to maintain a similar performance to 2023, with decline in retail volume terms, but growth in current value terms. Overall, the advances in technology seen in multifunctional consumer electronics such as…
After a period of retail volume decline, sales of mobile phones in China returned to growth in the second half of 2023, and the category is expected to see a positive performance in 2024 overall, with solid growth anticipated in volume terms, and…
For another consecutive year, retail volume sales within in-car entertainment in China are expected to fall in 2024, with decreases in sales anticipated across all categories. With advances in technology pertaining to multifunctional in-vehicle…
After a year of dynamic growth in 2023, sales of imaging devices in China are expected to stabilise in 2024, with both retail volume and current value sales expected to see moderate declines. On the one hand, giants in imaging devices, such as Canon…
Home video in China is set to continue to decline in retail volume terms in 2024, with the performance of the overall category dictated by televisions, as sales in video players are expected to be negligible and declining in 2024. Retail volume sales…
Home audio and cinema in China is set to experience another year of decline in retail volume and current value terms in 2024, with falling sales across categories. This partly reflects broader economic trends. The global economic slowdown has led to…
The overall volume performance of headphones in China is expected to remain robust in 2024, with strong single-digit retail volume growth, although with falling unit prices retail current value sales are set to see a negligible decline. Certainly,…
After reaching its nadir in both volume and value terms in 2023, in 2024 consumer electronics in China is set to start its recovery process, as the country is gradually emerging from the post-pandemic recession. However, performances are expected to…
In 2024, volume sales of both business and retail computers in China are expected to experience a single-digit decline. After the onset of the pandemic in 2020, the demand for remote working and education increased, leading to a surge in retail and…
Sweet biscuits, snacks bars and fruit snacks continue to be Uzbekistan’s most popular snack choice and in 2024, it is expected to register both healthy constant value and volume growth. Sweet biscuits continue to dominate sales, though fruit snacks…
Sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks continued to be the largest snack in terms of value sales in Pakistan, with sweet biscuits dominating volume sales. In 2024, in spite of continuing high inflation, the segment is expected to register…
Sweet biscuits, snack bars, and fruit snacks is seeing good growth in Kazakhstan in 2024, with robust value supported by high prices, and healthy volume supported by baseline demand. Snack bars, in particular, is seeing robust volume growth across…
Sugar confectionery is expected to register healthy volume growth, through constant value growth will be more muted, as inflation cuts into profit margins. Sugar confectionery is linked to special occasions, celebrations and holidays and plays a…