Market research on the home care industry. Our reports feature a ...
Market research on the home care 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.
Even as quarantine measures lifted, the demand for toilet care products in Uzbekistan remained robust. Local consumers continued to prioritise home hygiene, maintaining regular toilet cleaning routines. Despite 2023's moderate growth in both market…
In 2023, growing unit prices and strengthening economising trend led consumers to reduce their purchases while focusing on essentials. As a result, toilet care saw a decline in retail volume sales in all areas while overall retail value grew. Many…
Toilet care saw current value growth driven by rising average unit prices as a result of persistent inflation in 2023. Constant promotional activity avoided a stronger consumer switch to private label during the year. On the other hand, consumers…
The notable unit price growth in 2023 has prompted many Finns to optimise their consumption of toilet care products. Consumers are shifting away from in-cistern toilet blocks (ITBs) towards toilet liquids/foams due to their lower cost and the ability…
Unlike many other home care categories, toilet care only experienced a marginal rise in demand during the first year of the pandemic, as consumers relied on bleach and surface care, both carrying lower average unit prices, for their enhanced hygiene…
Toilet care is a category enjoying strong and stable growth, supported by the ongoing urbanisation trends in Indonesia. As urban migration continues, more consumers are finding themselves in upgraded living conditions, residing in modern houses and…
Higher input costs continued to have a pronounced impact on retail price points, with strong increases noted during 2023. As inflation remained high, albeit lower than the 2022 peak, there was heightened consumer price-sensitivity. This underpinned a…
In a category with all members in decline, rim blocks and rim liquids posted the smallest drop in volume sales terms in 2023. Products found within these segments are often considered essential for maintaining toilet hygiene, and Ukrainian consumers…
In 2023, overall toilet care volume sales declined, with these products being considered luxury during the economic crisis. In-cistern devices and toilet liquids drove the bulk of this decline. However, ITBs displayed a contrasting trend,…
Retail value growth was double-digit in 2023, driven by rising price points and inflation. While consumers became increasingly price-conscious, retail volume growth remained positive, with the outbreak of COVID-19 having a heightened awareness of…
In 2023, toilet care tablets and powders witnessed solid growth in retail value and volume sales. This surge can be attributed to the increased time consumers spend working from home, resulting in more frequent toilet usage and a heightened need for…
The average unit price of toilet care in Israel continued to increase in 2023. Players blamed the price increases on the rising cost of raw materials, gas and electricity. In the context of the broader increase in the cost of living, this has led to…
Retail value sales were positive in 2023, recording double-digit growth aligned to rising price points. This led to retail volume declines for all areas besides toilet liquids/foam. Toilet liquids/foam remained the most popular product format for…
With inflation still high, toilet care registered a fall in constant value sales, as continuing rising costs hit profit margins. Toilet liquid/foams continued to account for most value and volume sales and also registered the highest growth.…
Toilet care experienced healthy growth in retail value terms in 2023, primarily driven by high inflation and rising prices. As such, while retail value rose, retail volume sales struggled, posting a decline in all product areas. Consumers have…
In 2023, toilet care saw some modest current value growth thanks to inflationary pressures increasing average unit prices. Despite the impact of inflation on unit prices, the focus on toilet care remains significant among Austrian consumers. The…
In Germany, there is a term called "Sitzpinkler" for men who sit while urinating, driven by concerns related to hygiene, health and the growing influence of smartphones. Therefore, maintaining proper toilet care remained a significant priority for…
Toilet care posted strong retail volume and current value growth in 2023, aided by strong promotional activity from key players, including Bref from Henkel AG & Co KGaA. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, daily hygiene standards have risen with more…
Toilet care in Georgia reported moderate volume growth in 2023. Toilet liquids/foam was the fastest growing category, as it has the widest product assortment with lower unit prices than most other categories of toilet care. Rising hygiene standards…
Volume sales of three of the four toilet care categories - rim blocks, rim liquids and in-cistern devices - declined in 2023. The main reason for this fall in volumes had to do with the lower amount of time people were spending at home than during…
Toilet care continued to see healthy growth in retail volume terms in 2023, supported by factors such as improving living standards, busier lifestyles, the construction of more modern homes and apartments and better hygiene awareness. Toilet…
A continued rise in retail price points is attributed to inflationary pressures driven by higher input and operational costs. With inflation remaining elevated throughout 2023, households exhibit heightened price sensitivity. This results in a shift…
Toilet care performed well in 2023, as consumers focused on essential home care products that responded to their hygiene and sanitation needs in order to prevent diseases. Despite the high inflation, toilet care recorded a slight growth in retail…
Fragrance is a key area of new developments in toilet care, as players vie to catch consumers' attention. For example, third-placed overall brand Klinex (Unilever Hellas SA) launched a new series of rim blocks with essential oils, with unique…
Toilet care players invest very little in advertising, therefore there is low consumer product awareness. National and foreign brands both compete within the category, but only SC Johnson is actively promoting its new Pato Discos Activos brand. As…
With waning concerns about COVID-19 and the resumption of busy work and social activities, consumers increasingly opted for toilet care products that provide convenience rather than efficacy in 2023. This is in line with a more general trend of…
Toilet care maintained solid retail volume and current value growth in 2023, although from a relatively low base. Many consumers, especially those with young children, remain in the habit of periodically cleaning the toilet. Even post-pandemic,…
A typical performance amongst home care categories in Japan in 2023 was that volume sales fell, whilst average unit prices increased, driving up value sales as a result. However, toilet care was a little different. The category saw significant…
Toilet care in Bulgaria saw positive development in 2023, with double-digit retail value growth and a retail volume rise in areas such as rim block and toilet liquids/foams. In addition, all product areas recorded positive retail value growth, driven…
As with home care products in general, cross-border shopping led to a decline in volume sales of toilet care. Although inflation has soared in Argentina, the depreciation rate against the Uruguayan peso has made toilet care products purchased in…
In 2023, the focus on preventative hygiene continued to significantly boost the demand for toilet care in Pakistan. With consumers remaining concerned about viral infections, there was a notable increase in the call for products that could ensure…
Toilet care presented an intriguing narrative in 2023, with the retail volume and current value growth rates experiencing an upward trajectory from the previous year. This growth, however, was juxtaposed against the nuanced dynamics of a niche…
Toilet care products are seeing a mix of trends according to the different categories. Faced with the sharp rise in costs, companies have been forced to increase retail prices in 2023 and this has curbed demand. Declining volume sales has been seen…
Demand for toilet care continued to rise in 2023, while a marginal easing of inflationary pressures resulted in lower retail value growth compared to the previous year. This continued to be an ongoing topic, nonetheless, as Brazil experienced a…
Toilet care in Morocco saw healthy growth in current value terms in 2023, continuing the trend of the previous year. Sales remained dominated by toilet liquids/foams, thanks to their significantly cheaper prices compared to in-cistern devices. In…
Modern grocery retailers, such as supermarkets and hypermarkets, play a pivotal role in the category in Tunisia as the primary sellers of imported toilet care brands. These retailers offer notable international brands like Harpic (Reckitt Benckiser…
Toilet care registered both healthy constant value and volume growth in 2023. Toilet liquids/foam continued to account for most value sales and also registered the highest current value growth. Rim liquids also accounted for significant value sales,…
Continuing the trend seen for several years, toilet care continued to record a positive performance in both retail volume and current value terms in 2023, in line with heightened hygiene awareness as a result of the pandemic. Many consumers have…
The outbreak of COVID-19 and the measures taken to contain it had a positive impact on sales of toilet care in 2020. With consumers working and studying from home they were using the toilet more frequently and thus this boosted demand for toilet…
In Algeria, toilet care products are perceived as a less essential home care product. In the face of economic uncertainty and limited purchasing power, consumers have shifted away from using toilet care. Sales performance has also been hampered by…
In 2023, retail volume sales of toilet care products experienced a solid increase in Australia, driven by factors such as rising household numbers and increased property occupancy rates. With greater mobility and the return to offices, consumers…
The strong focus and attention on improving sanitation in India provided a basis for steady retail volume and current value growth in toilet care in India even after the pandemic ended. While there was strong demand for products in the category…
Despite the increasing demand for toilet care in Kenya on account of the ongoing urbanisation trend, rim blocks and liquids have yet to gain popularity among local consumers. This underpins the still low demand and low visibility of these types of…
Toilet care is seeing flat volume sales, while value growth is supported by the price hikes which have affected categories across home care. While Bref (Henkel Slovensko spol sro) holds just under half of all brand shares in toilet care, followed by…
Convenience remained a priority for Swiss consumers in the toilet care category at the end of the review period. With hectic lifestyles and longer working hours, consumers have increasingly looked for products that minimise the amount of time and…
Consistent with trends across home care as a whole, toilet care declined in retail volume terms in 2023. As inflation soared, household incomes faced intense pressure, and local consumers began trading down to cheaper products, including private…
Volume growth in toilet care was muted. Two factors led to the muted growth. With the pandemic having passed, there was less frenetic cleaning. In addition, with inflation still being relatively high, consumers traded down as much as possible and…
Toilet care is witnessing further growth in 2023, with sales supported by the adoption of new cleaning habits following the pandemic. The increased usage of specific toilet cleaning products at home has particularly benefited toilet liquid/foam…
Consistent with trends across home care generally, volume sales of toilet care products declined in 2023. As inflation continued to rise, placing household incomes under intense pressure, consumers started to trade down to cheaper products. This…
Despite a heightened awareness of hygiene in Cameroonian households, compounded by the pandemic, there exists a notable limitation in consumer familiarity with contemporary toilet care cleaning solutions. This is partly attributed to the prevalent…