The Czech economy continued to grow at a moderate and steady pace over 2017. Consumer confidence rose, especially as the rate of unemployment fell to 4.0% in 2016, with a further fall to 3.5% seen in 2017. However, due to disparities at the regional ...

Premium pet care products were the major growth drivers for pet care in 2016 with many brands launched and gaining value shares in the United Arab Emirates. These products are positioned to have higher amounts of nutrients for specified animal ...

In 2016, the summer blockbusters from Hollywood had a distinct focus on pets. Disney released Finding Dory in June, providing the long-awaited sequel to 2003’s Finding Nemo. This film was a huge hit, grossing more than USD1 billion worldwide. In ...

Pet care in Colombia looks set to continue performing strongly in 2017, with double-digit growth in total current value sales projected. The positive development of the market will continue to be underpinned by growth in the country’s pet population ...

Pet food continues to hold a significantly larger value share of pet care compared to pet products. Dog food and cat food accounts for the majority of value sales within pet food compared to food for other animals. The trend is expected to remain ...

In 2017, Singapore’s pet care industry continues to record slightly slower retail value growth compared to the review period average. Slower growth is mainly attributed to increasing market maturity. A relatively weak economic outlook for 2017 also ...

The overall pet population continued to show reasonable growth in the review period and is set to do so over the forecast period also, while the growth of the pet population in 2017 seems higher than the CAGR expected over the forecast period as a ...

With the recent demonetisation in India, several areas of the country’s economy were affected including booming pet care. With the high propensity of Indians to deal in cash transactions, the aftermath of demonetisation has caused considerable ...

Overall pet care is set to see slightly higher current value growth in 2017 than in 2016, driven by the gradual increase in the pet population, the rise in pet humanisation, busier lifestyles and the premiumisation trend. The cat and fish populations...

While the Chilean economy has shown slow growth rates, and confidence is low, pet care has mostly performed positively, with mid-priced brands effectively catering to more price-conscious consumers and premium products managing to achieve more shelf ...

In line with a growing interest in pets, the rising number of pet shops and supermarkets and hypermarkets, increased the availability of pet food and products in Morocco in 2017. Additionally, the family unit is increasingly fragmented, with 2-3 ...

Pet care in 2017 is expected to outperform the review period, with premium dog and cat food leading the growth. The performance is owed to a sustained improvement in spending capacity, after growths in the minimum wage and public and private sector ...

Owning a pet is expensive and owners have to decide how to allocate their resources for pet food, medication (if necessary) and other pet care products. The recent improvement in the economy and greater disposable income also contributed to growth, ...

The offering of pet care products remained critical in 2017, with both domestic and imported brands having an erratic presence on retailers´ shelves, as even domestically manufactured products rely on imported raw materials. When this is added to the...

Increasing urbanisation, growth in the numbers of single- and two-person households and the postponement of parenthood will continue to support growth in dog and cat ownership in Portuguese households in 2017. At the same time, economic improvements ...

Pet care is expected to see a marginal slowdown in growth in 2017 compared to 2016. This is due to the continuing preference for affordable options as volume growth of pet food is expected to improve in 2017 compared to the previous year. There is ...

Despite the slow growth in the Finnish economy, pet care once again proved to be a profitable business. The growing number of pets in the country helped to boost sales, and value growth in 2016 was better than in the previous year. However, it was ...

Around 75% of total pet cats and dogs in Peru are fed with leftover homemade food or artisanal products, which are considered as cheaper but which do not supply all of the nutrients to cover all pet needs. However, every year, a rising proportion of ...

Overall pet care showed healthy growth in both current value and volume terms during 2017. Pet products recorded a stronger value performance than pet food, thanks to creative pet products for pets and owners, due to the trend of considering pets as ...

2017 witnessed a continuation in premiumisation, with brands and manufacturers looking to meet consumers’ demands by launching products with high specific value and targeting very certain factors such as age, breed, lifestyle, weight or size. ...