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.
Following the outbreak of COVID-19, many consumers are spending more time at home, with hybrid working becoming increasingly common. The rise in home offices has increased the demand for air care products, including scented candles, liquid air…
While overall retail volume sales of air care continued to decline in 2023, this trend was mostly driven by the larger spray/aerosol format, as an increasing number of consumers are moving away from these products due to concerns over the impact of…
Air care is a discretionary category, thus is facing the challenges of offering non-essential products in a time of economic uncertainty and inflationary pressures. That said, sales are still managing to show positive volume and value growth, albeit…
Throughout 2022 and 2023, sales of air care products were negatively impacted by tough economic conditions, which saw cash-strapped consumers seek to rationalise their expenditure by switching away from non-essential products. This was accompanied by…
Air care did not escape the spike in retail current unit prices in 2022 and 2023 due to high inflationary pressure. As in other home care categories, this brought higher inputs costs (energy, materials, labour, shipping, etc) and resulted in…
Volume sales for air care in Belgian continued to fall in 2023, with the category’s products widely regarded as non-essential and thus not included on the shopping list for the many households grappling with tighter spending budgets. Inflationary…
Aerosol disinfectants are included in the spray/aerosol air fresheners category. These aerosols witnessed an unprecedented boom in sales in 2020 and part of 2021 due to hygiene concerns generated by the COVID-19 crisis. However, in the last two years…
Car air fresheners showed the highest (and only positive) volume sales growth within the overall category of air care in 2023, with the rise primarily linked to the surge in the number of cars in Ukraine. The imposition of martial law has prompted…
Inflation is a driving force behind the growth of air care products in value terms in Slovenia. With rising unit prices, consumers are adopting a more cautious approach to their spending habits, leading to a decline in volume sales. Although…
The demand for air fresheners continued to rise in 2023. All significant categories saw strong retail volume growth rates, although candle, gel and liquid air fresheners remained negligible. Spray/aerosol and "other" air fresheners dominated demand,…
Norwegians tend to prefer clean, natural and scent-free homes, and many do not deem air care to be a necessity. Moreover, concerns over the impact of harmful chemicals on personal health and the environment placed a downward pressure on sales of air…
High price growth in 2023 results in decreasing volume sales of air care as Finns continue to cut spending on non-essential home care products. The declining demand for air care is also linked to a growing trend towards sustainability. Consumers…
Air care was one of the few categories that did not suffer from sharp price growth in 2022, but prices caught up in 2023, impacting demand in the year. However, air care overall still managed to achieve positive volume growth due to tourism as sales…
Air care registered a marginal fall in constant value sales, as well as a fall in volume sales in 2023. With inflation still being high, especially earlier in the year, and continued economic uncertainty due to the war in nearby Ukraine, consumer…
Air care maintained retail volume and current value growth in 2023, with increases seen across all categories. However, car air fresheners saw the strongest increase in this year. Car is the main mode of transportation for locals, and the majority of…
Air care is seeing fair growth, which is attributed to the ongoing growth of urbanisation in Indonesia. Electric air fresheners is seeing the strongest sales, achieving double-digit value growth in 2023. This underscores a shifting preference among…
Sales of air care continued to decline in retail volume terms in 2023. Air care is not generally considered an essential product and therefore as France's economy came under growing pressure in 2022 and 2023 demand continued to drop with consumers…
Air care experienced positive retail volume and current value growth in India in 2023, driven by factors such as greater consumer awareness, increasing urbanisation, and improved distribution channels. The growing trend towards self-care and wellness…
Air care is managing to achieve small positive volume gains, while value sales are supported by the price hikes which are affecting home care overall. Indeed, air care attracts consumers who are keen to try new formats and scents and move from the…
Home-made candle air fresheners has emerged as a key category trend in Tunisia. This trend gained momentum in the review period, with a further increase in interest witnessed in 2023. The offer is characterised by the crafting of air care products,…