Consumer Electronics

There has been an increased focus on healthy tech that supports physical and mental health since the pandemic with many consumers keen to keep track of their fitness and health vitals. This continues to support demand for wearable electronics while…

Sales of portable players is recording growth in retail volume terms in 2023, but this being fuelled entirely by the growing demand for wireless speakers. E-readers continue to lose appeal while portable multimedia players have now largely…

Sales of smartphones continue to decline in retail volume terms in 2023 with several factors weighing on demand. Firstly, this stagnation reflects the increasing maturity of the category with very few consumers still without a mobile phone, unless by…

Sales of in-car entertainment continue to record a steep decline in 2023 with these products increasingly losing relevance in Sweden. New vehicles are introducing ever more advanced built-in entertainment, while for many consumers their smartphones…

Sales of imaging devices are seeing a sharp decline in retail volume terms in 2023 as the category continues to lose its appeal. Consumers are increasingly satisfied with the growing sophistication of the imaging capabilities of smartphones and thus…

It has been a mixed few years for sales of televisions in Sweden. There was a huge spike in sales of LCD and OLED TVs in 2020 following the outbreak of COVID-19 as consumers went into self-enforced isolation. This home seclusion encouraged many…

Sales of home audio and cinema are in long-term decline and they continue to fall in 2023, with further declines expected over the forecast period. Most home audio and cinema products have long been considered redundant by most consumers and are…

When it comes to headphones there continues to be a growing shift to wireless headbands and TWS earbuds with both categories continuing to enjoy healthy growth in retail volume terms in 2023. TWS earbuds remains the largest category with consumers…

Sales of consumer electronics continue to decline in retail volume terms in 2023 with high inflation and economic uncertainty continuing to negatively impact sales. With many households facing a drop in disposable income and with interest rate rises…

Sales of computers and peripherals saw a brief return to growth in 2020 as the pandemic forced a shift to homeworking; however, this positivity was short lived with sales declining in retail volume terms in 2021 and 2022 and continuing to decline in…

Wearable electronics experienced a modest decline in retail volume terms in 2023. Demand continued to be impacted by the high cost of living, at least during the first half of the year, which led to more guarded discretionary spending. As in 2022,…

Portable players continued to see positive growth in retail volume terms in 2023. The category is dominated by wireless speakers, which are highly compatible with busy, “on-the-go” lifestyles, particularly since the removal of restrictions associated…

Retail sales of mobile phones in Portugal declined in volume terms in 2023, albeit at a slower rate than the previous year. Demand remained constrained by low levels of purchasing power, as home-owners continued to grapple with stagnating incomes and…

In-car entertainment continued to lose traction in 2023. With the vast majority of new vehicles sold in the country already equipped with embedded in-car infotainment systems, fewer local consumers turned to aftermarket products. Furthermore,…

Retail sales of imaging devices continued to decline in volume terms in 2023, due to cannibalisation from smartphones. While the quality of a smartphone camera is typically inferior to a dedicated digital camera or camcorder, for most local…

Retail volume sales of home video, which is made up entirely of televisions, suffered a further decline in 2023. Demand was restricted by the maturity of the market, alongside consumers’ shrinking budgets, as they continued to be affected by high…

Home audio and cinema remained a declining category in 2023, as the growing popularity of advanced and multifunctional alternatives, such as smartphones, wireless speakers, tablets and even smart TVs, weighed heavily on demand. The rising popularity…

Headphones registered a more stable performance in 2023, following a significant decline in volume during the previous year. Sales boomed during COVID-19, when consumers were forced to spend more time working and studying at home. With many consumers…

Retail sales of consumer electronics in Portugal declined in volume terms in 2023, albeit at a slower rate than the previous year. While inflationary pressures, driven by surging energy and food prices, receded slightly, demand was constrained by a…

Retail volume sales of computers and peripherals registered a further decline in 2023, continuing the trend of the previous year. Such products registered a robust demand in 2020 and 2021, when the COVID-19 crisis forced consumers to spend more time…