Home Audio and Cinema

Demand for home audio and cinema in the United Arab Emirates continues to decline, as the category faces ongoing pressure from home video, which continues to record a strong performance within local consumer electronics. The increasing demand for…

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…

Strong declining demand for home audio and cinema in Chile continues in 2024. The main reason behind the category’s weak performance is that it is unable to compete with wireless devices that offer more advanced technology and greater functionality.…

In home audio and cinema in the US market, traditional categories such as audio separates, digital media player docks, hi-fi systems, and non-wireless speakers continue to offer high-fidelity audio experiences, but face challenges achieving growth…

Home audio and cinema continues to suffer in Austria amid declining demand for specific audio devices and music consumption shifting to laptops, smartphones and wireless speakers. Sustained demand from a niche consumer base who demands high audio…

Overall demand for home audio and cinema in South Africa is stagnating, but remains marginally above pre-pandemic levels. With inflationary pressures eroding consumers’ disposable income, many individuals are having to forego additional home audio…

In 2024, retail volume sales of home audio and cinema products in Denmark continue to decline, reflecting the downtrend established during the review period. This decline is driven by shifting household preferences towards more compact and mobile…

Home audio and cinema is expected to see further volume decline in 2024. With inflation still being as issue, consumers are putting off purchases of big-ticket items as long as possible. However, this is not the only factor dampening volume sales.…

Home audio and cinema in Canada is projected to continue on its downward trajectory in terms of retail volume sales in 2024. The consumer demand for second-hand and pre-owned audio products is trending, further reducing the demand for home audio…

Home audio and cinema in the UK continues to face challenges in 2024, especially in terms of volume declines. This is a fairly saturated category in the UK with long replacement cycles, as many consumers do not see the need to regularly replace their…

In 2023, home audio and cinema in India continues to face decline in retail volume terms, due to macroeconomic factors and waning consumer interest in such products. Rising inflationary concerns are dampening demand for home audio and cinema as these…

Home audio and cinema had already experienced negative growth in recent years, especially due to constant improvements in televisions in terms of size, and quality of sound and picture. In 2023, decline is set to continue in retail volume terms, also…

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…

Home audio and cinema continued to decline in retail volume and current value terms in 2023, a course that looks set to persist into the forecast period. Products such as hi-fi systems are seen as unnecessary for most Taiwanese, and increasingly…

Sales of home audio and cinema continue to decline in 2023, continuing the pattern seen over the review period. This decline has accelerated in 2022/2023 in part due to the rising mobility of Romanians. During the pandemic some products such as home…

Home audio and cinema remains in a slump in 2023, following the pandemic era when consumers invested in their home entertainment setups during the times of lockdown. As such, following the reopening of society and a return to out-of-home lifestyles,…

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…

Sales of home audio and cinema continue to decline in 2023, with consumers returning to their pre-pandemic lifestyle routines. Demand for home cinema and speaker systems saw strong growth during 2020 and 2021 largely due to enforced home seclusion…

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…

Home audio and cinema is set to register a decline in volume sales in 2023 as consumers are proving reluctant to spend on big ticket consumer electronics. Furthermore, some categories, such as digital media dock players and hi-fi systems, are…