Singapore

Cooking ingredients and meals continues to offer marginally higher average unit prices from the lingering effect of the inflationary wave in 2022, as climate change and geopolitical risks further impact global food production and supply chains,…

The pandemic brought about a huge increase in sales of cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies, especially from the end of 2021, with later COVID-19 variants being revealed to have unique symptoms resembling those of the common cold. In February…

Credit card transactions in Singapore have sustained considerable growth in both total retail value and transaction volume, owing to the resurgence of the travel industry in Asia Pacific. This revival of travel has become the key growth driver for…

While HDPE bottles remained the major pack type for drinking milk products in 2023, gable-top liquid cartons continued to gain share in this category in this year, and are even likely to become the leading packaging format over the forecast period.…

In 2023, retail volume sales of dairy products and alternatives in Singapore are set to see a slight decline after the pandemic-led boom in 2020, which was an exceptional year in which several categories, such as fresh milk, saw a spike in retail…

The consistent growth of debit cards in Singapore can be attributed to the ongoing enhancement of benefits provided to debit cardholders. In the past, debit card offerings and associated benefits were generally outpaced by those offered by credit…

In Singapore, where the tropical climate often leads to high humidity, the use of deodorants has become a necessity for many. In 2023, deodorants experienced robust current value growth in Singapore, in the high single digits, finally retuning the…

Depilatories has been experiencing declining current value sales for several years, and this continued in 2023 in Singapore. Amongst the various product categories within depilatories, the only one witnessing growth in this year was women’s razors…

The social restrictions in Singapore at the start of the pandemic led to less time spent outside the home, and therefore less concern about looks. This contributed to volume and current value declines for hair loss treatments and medicated shampoos…

Aligned with increased health consciousness and the desire to ensure preventive health, dietary supplements is set to record significant growth in 2023. Combination dietary supplements is expected to continue to be the largest category within dietary…