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.
Despite the difficult economic conditions, including spiralling inflation and local currency devaluation, wound care is expected to registered moderate constant value growth. With society opened up fully, post pandemic lockdowns, there are more minor…
Wound care is another category seeing growth, thanks to consumers’ return to active, out-of-home lifestyles and the return of children and students to schools and colleges. On the companies’ side, they have increased their efforts to gain more…
Consumption of wound care is being stimulated by Serbians’ return to pre-pandemic lifestyles. As consumers spend more time outside their homes, the incidence of the kind of minor injury that requires wound care is rising. In addition, the health and…
The smaller value category of sticking plasters/adhesive bandages continues to see further product differentiation and development through material diversification to attract consumers with innovative formats. For instance, JW Pharmaceutical has been…
Upon the Russian invasion of Ukraine, retail sales of wound care in Slovenia experienced growth, with the general population in Slovenia purchasing essential wound care items to offer as donations to those affected in Ukraine. The Ministry of Health…
Wound care is expected to register moderate constant value and some volume growth in 2023. Wound care continues to recover from the removal of pandemic restrictions. With people out and about once again, and participating in physical actives, there…
Wound care is one of the least dynamic and saturated categories in consumer health in Uzbekistan, with retail volume and current value sales slowing in 2023. The category is dominated by budget offerings, including sticking plasters and tapes.…
Following a weaker retail volume decline in 2022 compared to the previous year as Mexicans fully returned to their daily routines, demand for wound care is once again experiencing a notable drop in 2023. Emerging from the pandemic lockdown meant a…
Wound care continued to see positive growth in retail volume terms in 2023, as life returned to normal following the pandemic. With people spending more time outside the home, including taking part in sport, this led to an increase in the number of…
Wound care tends to show high demand during the summer when more skin is exposed and opportunities for outdoor leisure and sports activities increase, with this increasing the risk of picking up injuries. Sales of wound care therefore benefited in…
For many consumers wound care items are considered non-essential and appear rarely in monthly grocery shopping baskets. Wound care products are rarely bought in high volumes or even on a regular basis. Consumers who purchase wound care products only…
Wound care posted another moderate positive sales performance in the Philippines in 2023 as the category continued to benefit from the increasing numbers of consumers keeping a first aid kit in their home. In the past, wound care was rarely regarded…
In Singapore, fluctuating community COVID-19 cases in 2020 and 2021 caused residents to become more reluctant to spend time outdoors. While there was a consistent interest in fitness for health improvement, many individuals formed the habit of…
Wound care in Austria has continued to see declining sales in retail volume terms with current value growth being the result of an inflation driven increase in unit prices. Wound care last saw growth in retail volume terms in 2021 as consumers…
Wound care registered an increase in demand in 2023, continuing the trend of the previous year. This was due mainly to the greater number of New Zealanders taking part in sports and other physical activities, which were likely to cause minor…
While wound care is poised to record a static performance in total volume sales terms in 2023, this will be an improvement from the declines witnessed over 2021-2022. Stockpiles accumulated by Taiwanese households during the early stages of the…
The maturity of wound care in India is set to contribute to only low single-digit current value growth in 2023. As a mature category, it has already achieved saturation thanks to established products, preventing higher growth. Saturation also deters…
Wound care sales have gained momentum in 2023 amid a return to travel and tourism. People are more comfortable with travelling following the COVID-19 pandemic and have resumed taking vacations and excursions. Moreover, there has been a reduction in…
Wound care has been registering positive volume and current value growth rates in 2022 and 2023 as outdoor and physical activities increased again in the post-pandemic period. The relatively long summer season in 2023 also benefitted demand for wound…
Wound care exhibited modest volume growth in 2023. In the inflationary climate, local brands have emerged as the preferred choice for consumers in lower income brackets, owing to their affordability and accessibility through traditional distribution…
In adhesive bandages, new technologies and delivery formats have been introduced. Waterproof adhesive bandages have gained popularity, offering protection in wet environments and during activities like swimming. Furthermore, there has been a rise in…
Demand for wound care is muted, compared with most other consumer health products in 2023. Consumers typically buy these products on a need basis, with only higher-income consumers keeping basic wound care items at home for potential emergencies. As…
Retail sales of wound care products in Thailand experienced accelerated growth in current value terms in 2023, following the return of consumers to more active lifestyles outside the home. With the resumption of sports and other outdoor activities…
Lifted restrictions in post-pandemic Hong Kong meant increased outdoor and travel activities led to a higher demand for wound care products in 2022, particularly sticking plasters/adhesive bandages for emergency use. With the resurgence of outdoor…
Wound care is set to maintain stable current value growth in Brazil in 2023, but will continue to decline in volume terms. It was previously a prevalent practice amongst Brazilians to maintain a supply of gauze, sticking plasters/adhesive bandages,…