Market research on the consumer appliances industry. Standardised...
Market research on the consumer appliances industry. Standardised and cross-comparable total market sizes, market share and share data, distribution and industry trends and category level information.
South Korea experienced a 3.7% inflation rate in September 2023, the highest in five months since April. This increase follows a peak inflation rate of 6.3% in July 2022, which then gradually decreased to 2.3% by July 2023. As the cost of living…
As pandemic-related social distancing regulations have been largely lifted in South Korea, and consumers have resumed activities such as returning to the workplace, there has been increasing demand for personal care appliances. The return to normalcy…
Retail volume sales of refrigeration appliances continue to decline in 2023, following the trends of a post-pandemic era, inflation, and reduced consumer spending. The volume decline is not as steep as the previous year, and overall demand remains…
Economic instability is reducing consumer spending on non-essential items such as small cooking appliances. Consumers are concerned about their financial situation and have become increasingly conscious of their expenditure, reducing their propensity…
Retail volume sales of vacuum cleaners as a whole are falling in 2023, despite another dynamic performance by robotic vacuum cleaners with robust double-digit volume and value growth. Standard vacuum cleaners are relatively mature in South Korea,…
Air treatment products is set to continue to see a growth trend in volume terms in 2023, as a large number of household and residential projects have been restarted since the pandemic restrictions have been removed. Air conditioners in particular is…
Consumer appliances is set to see modest retail volume growth in Hong Kong in 2023, due to the removal of pandemic restrictions and subsequent economic growth. Certain categories, such as air treatment products, and in particular refrigeration…
The demand for dishwashers is predicted to increase further in Hong Kong in 2023, supported by more education about these appliances, and greater visibility in retailers. There has been an uptick in the amount of advertising from retailers on both…
Food preparation appliances is set to see modest retail volume growth in 2023, despite many consumers heading back out to restaurants due to the removal of pandemic restrictions. The end of the long lockdown period caused a resurgence of consumers…
The demand for automatic washer dryers is expected to continue to see notable growth in 2023, driven by an upturn in residential apartments, as well as the removal of pandemic restrictions. As local consumers residing in apartments appreciate…
The private housing supply predicted for 2023 has approximately doubled compared with the pre-pandemic period, which is set to lead to an increase in demand for large cooking appliances. Following a spike in new residential housing, especially after…
Demand for microwaves is expected to continue to see notable growth in 2023. While the removal of pandemic restrictions was somewhat of a headwind for other cooking appliances, solid growth has continued for microwaves, as busy professionals value…
Personal care appliances is set to continue to see volume growth in Hong Kong in 2023, chiefly due to the removal of pandemic restrictions, which has boosted both economic and social activity. Local consumers now have the freedom and desire to leave…
Demand for freezers in Hong Kong is expected to continue to decline in volume terms in 2023, due to the continued trend of small living spaces. Therefore, many people prefer refrigeration appliances such as fridge-freezers, which have combined…
The retail volume growth rate of small cooking appliances is set to slow in 2023, with this trend also expected to continue in the near future. One of the key reasons for this is the removal of all pandemic restrictions, thus local consumers have…
Strong retail volume growth has been seen for robotic vacuum cleaners for several years, and although the rate of increase is set to slow in 2023, solid growth is still expected. This is partly because pandemic restrictions have been removed,…
Cooling appliances continued to dominate sales of air treatment products in Indonesia in 2023. Given Indonesia's tropical climate, with consistently high temperatures, such products are considered a necessity in the majority of households. Within…
Retail volume sales of consumer appliances in Indonesia witnessed more robust growth in 2023, when compared to the previous year. This was attributable to a gradual improvement in consumer purchasing power, thanks to better economic conditions,…
Dishwashers are still perceived as niche consumer appliances in Indonesia, and as such, are not seen as a necessity in most homes. Many middle- to upper-income households have domestic help for dishwashing tasks, while dishwashers are too expensive…
Food preparation appliances are already fairly familiar to consumers in Indonesia, especially products such as blenders, food processors and mixers. During 2023, the category benefited from growing sales in volume terms, supported by the increasingly…