Vietnam

The outbreak of COVID-19 and the subsequent home seclusion provided a boost to sales of some home audio and cinema products in Vietnam as consumers placed more focus on entertainment at home. Products related to karaoke were in particularly high…

Despite seeing an uptick in economic activity in Vietnam after the pandemic peaking, sales of home video products have been declining during 2022-2023. This is partially due to category maturity and a high penetration rate, which has limited demand,…

Sales of imaging devices continue to decline in retail volume terms in 2023, continuing the pattern seen over the review period. Despite increasing numbers of young Vietnamese people participating on social media platforms such as YouTube and TikTok…

Car ownership in Vietnam has been increasing in 2022-2023 since the pandemic subsided. As consumers have returned to more active lives they have had more incentive to buy new and second-hand cars and other vehicles. Furthermore, the government looked…

Smartphones recorded a significant drop in demand in 2022 after peaking in 2020/2021 due to the switch to online working and studying. This steep decline was despite brands and retailers offering deep discount programmes. Mid-priced models saw…