The world's most comprehensive market research on consumer produc...
The world's most comprehensive market research on consumer products, commercial industries, demographics trends and consumer lifestyles in Bangladesh.
Demand rose in 2022 as COVID-19 eased and foreigners returned to work. However, import price hikes hit sales. The government used software to close import loopholes. Importers could not hide from customs and suppliers could not fill demand. Thus,…
Dhaka and Khulna are Bangladesh’s most economically vibrant cities. Moreover, Dhaka holds the highest potential for future economic growth. However, challenges for the country’s cities will persist – in the near term, global economic slowdown,…
Bangladesh will experience rapid population expansion in 2021-2040, driven by natural increase. Rapid ageing will be a key theme, though the country will remain younger in terms of median age than the region overall. As well as a substantial and…
Beauty and personal care volume sales stagnated in Bangladesh in 2023, while sales rose strongly in current value terms. This situation resulted from a marked rise in prices and challenging economic conditions, which led to consumers reducing the…
Lack of government integrity, prevalent corruption, skills shortages, and difficult access to financing are among the key obstacles to doing business in Bangladesh. Low internet penetration is another major factor hindering faster economic…
The Chittagong in Bangladesh report provides comprehensive city level information benchmarked against other cities in the country and region. The report includes historic data and forecasts on city population, consumer expenditure, digital…
The commodities country overview provides comprehensive data on production, consumption and price trends on key commodities markets. The commodities overview in Bangladesh covers production and consumption trends in agricultural commodities, energy…
Asian Pacific economies were hard hit by COVID-19, leading to setback in construction activities in the first half of 2020. Robust Chinese recovery, however, boosted construction output in the second half of the year. Heavy infrastructure…
In Bangladesh, consumer health faces the challenge of inflation across various categories in 2023. Meanwhile, consumer preferences are shifting towards modern medicine due to its perceived quick effectiveness, leading to a decline in demand for…
In 2023, a surge in living costs has driven price increases of 20-60% in cooking ingredients. As a result, demand has declined, especially among lower-middle-income consumers. To combat this, manufacturers have been focusing on smaller packs. On a…
In 2023, the dairy industry has recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic, however, now new challenges are being seen due to international inflation due to the rapidly increasing oil and fuel prices. This is resulting in lower-income consumers to…
The Dhaka in Bangladesh report provides comprehensive city level information benchmarked against other cities in the country and region. The report includes historic data and forecasts on city population, consumer expenditure, digital penetration,…
Real GDP growth decelerated in 2023, amid rising inflationary pressures, tighter monetary policy and heightened global uncertainty. Moreover, Bangladesh faces serious economic challenges, such as a fragile financial sector, exchange rate volatility,…
Asia Pacific remained the largest global producer of food, beverages and tobacco in 2021, with sales valued at USD3,809 billion. With the release of pent-up demand, the industry’s turnover witnessed an increase in 2021. Going forward, expanding…
Asia Pacific, with a value of USD916 billion, is the largest forestry, wood and paper goods producer in the world. Forecasts for the region’s industry remain positive for 2021-2030, due to developing economies and rising population. However, the…
The report provides a global overview of production, consumption and prices of rice. After a relatively stable 2021, the rice market is registering uncertainty in 2022. China and India remained the key producers of the commodity, however, extreme…
The report provides a global overview of production, consumption and prices of soybeans. Soaring input costs and supply disruptions put pressure on soybean producers and add more volatility to the market. Meanwhile, dry weather in South America has…
The briefing examines how the textile and leather products industry performs globally and in the largest countries in terms of textile and leather products output. The report also provides data for production, market size, imports, exports, industry…
This briefing examines how the textile and leather products industry is performing globally and in the largest countries in terms of textile and leather products output. The report also provides data for production, market size, imports, exports,…
Amid rising prices of essential foods and other basic necessities, the hike in prices of home care products added a new brden on people in 2023. In about nine months, almost all products such as detergents and toilet cleaners became pricier by 10 to…