Market research on the consumer health industry. Our reports feat...
Market research on the consumer health industry. Our reports feature a wealth of standardised and cross-comparable statistics including total market sizes, market share and share data, distribution and industry trends.
2023 marks the year when the cough and cold landscape is set to lose its uplift due to COVID-19, returning to a level closer to that seen pre-pandemic. Sales have continued to benefit from harsh seasonal colds and the flu season of 2022-2023.…
Cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies is seeing slower growth in 2023 due to a shorter cold season caused by milder winter 2022/2023. The exception is antihistamines, which continues to grow at a solid rate due to high consumer demand amidst…
In Slovakia, cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies was characterised by very strong increases in retail volume sales of OTC remedies for sore throats, coughs and colds. The high demand was the result of extremely high morbidity throughout the…
Cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies remained the largest product area within consumer health in Sweden in 2023. Following a two-year period of buoyant volume growth for most subcategories, demand weakened significantly in 2023, This was due…
Although dermatologicals continues to enjoy steady growth in 2023, current value sales have slowed down compared to the double-digit rates seen at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Whilst spending more time at home, Latvian consumers became…
The dermatologicals landscape is experiencing a downward momentum in some categories, which have found themselves losing share and importance following the outbreak of COVID-19. Topical Germicidals/Antiseptics is one of the categories which is set to…
In line with the overall performance of skin care products in beauty and personal care in North Macedonia, dermatologicals is one of the fastest growing consumer health category thanks to strong and continued consumer demand. The product and brand…
Hair loss treatments is expected to continue to see strong retail volume and current value growth over 2023. Indeed, hair loss treatments is projected to record the fastest retail volume growth at the end of the review period. Mild-to-severe hair…
Dermatologicals experienced a modest decline in overall constant value terms in 2023, although performance varied considerably according to subcategory. One notable development was the buoyant demand for antiparasitics/lice treatments, continuing the…
Dietary supplements registered another strong performance in 2023, with double-digit growth in current value terms. Consumers have adopted healthier habits since the pandemic, and are keen to invest more in their health and immunity. Dietary…
In a similar vein to vitamins, dietary supplements saw positive performances in Lithuania in 2023. New consumption habits with regard to preventative health measures have added momentum to sales. However, sales have been somewhat dampened by the…
Dietary supplements are seeing a strong double-digit increase in retail value sales in 2023 as a result of rising unit prices amidst rampant inflation in the country. Volume growth, meanwhile, is driven by the health and wellness trend and people…
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic brought spikes in retail volume and current value growth across most categories of dietary supplements in 2020 and 2021. Dietary supplements with immune system positioning saw particularly strong interest from…
The health and wellness trend continued have a positive impact on sales on dietary supplements in 2023 as consumers focused on preventative health measures, rather than treating symptoms as they occurred. This trend was exacerbated by the COVID-19…
At the beginning of 2023, Latvians were still in the process of returning to normal professional and social activities, following the final removal of all pandemic-related restrictions. As a result, the digestive remedies category is still seeing a…
The digestive category is not very active within Lithuania. Despite this, in 2023, sales are returning to a pre-pandemic state. Proton pump inhibitors are gaining a share, which was lost by H2 blockers, with brands such as Nolpaza doing well in this…
Amidst significant unit price increases and inflation, digestive remedies is experiencing double-digit retail value growth in 2023, making a strong rebound following the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions and people resuming travel. Paediatric…
The return of international travel to pre-Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic levels and the resumption of hectic lifestyles boost the demand for digestive remedies. More and more consumers are keen to resume their pre-pandemic travel norms, regardless…
Retail sales of digestive remedies suffered a decline in constant value terms in 2023, albeit at a slower rate than the previous year. Growth continued to be impacted by inflationary pressures, exacerbated by the ongoing war in Ukraine, which…
As the incidence of allergies is rising in Slovakia, consumers continue to purchase allergy eye care products. Over 2023, allergy eye care is expected to follow strong double-digit retail volume growth in 2022 with a good, if much slower, increment.…