Market research on consumer products, commercial industries, demo...
Market research on consumer products, commercial industries, demographics trends and consumer lifestyles in Algeria. Includes comprehensive data and analysis, tables and charts, with five-year forecasts.
While savoury snacks is expected to register healthy current value growth, volume growth is expected to be lower than 2021, as significant inflation dampens volume demand. A rebound in oil prices is benefitting the economy, but continued exchange…
Fragrances were negatively impacted by the 2020 pandemic lockdowns, as with people spending significant amounts of time at home and not meeting with other people and socialising, there was less demand for fragrances. In 2021, with society gradually…
Retail tissue registered a fall in current value and volume growth in 2021. In 2020, sales were inflated by stockpiling, particularly for toilet paper, but value sales returned to more normal levels in 2021. Toilet paper remained the largest product…
Direct selling is not a significant form of retailing in Algeria and with people’s movement restricted for most of 2020, direct selling was not permitted. As a result, current value sales decline drastically. Also, most products sold through direct…
Retail value growth in 2021 was on par with 2020, though volume growth was lower. With society gradually opening up in 2021, after the strict lockdown in 2020, a portion of volume sales switched to foodservice. However, volume sales through…
Growth in retail current value and volume in 2021 was on par with 2020, while foodservice registered a significant increase in volume sales, as society gradually opened up. All the same, volume sales through foodservice channels were still lower than…
Retail value and volume growth in 2021 were on par with 2020. At the same time, with society gradually opening up, after the strict lockdowns in 2020, foodservice registered a strong recovery in volume sales, though volume sales were still lower than…
Gum is expected to register healthy current value growth; however, volume growth will be much more muted, as significant inflation dampens volume demand. A rebound in oil prices is benefitting the economy, but continued exchange rate devaluation and…
Skin care was less affected by the pandemic than other beauty and personal care products, as consumers for the main part continued their skin care regimes, even during the 2020 lockdowns. In 2021, current value growth was up on 2020, though volume…
Colour cosmetics were hugely impacted by the pandemic lockdowns in 2020. As with women restricted in their movements, they wore less make-up. In 2021, with society opening up, colour cosmetics registered a recovery, with healthy current value and…
Retail value growth in 2021 was on par with 2020. Although the oil industry rebounded in 2021, activity in the rest of the economy was slow to recover amid employment and earnings losses and low consumer and business confidence. All the same, with…
Tobacco in Algeria continues to see a positive performance in 2021, driven chiefly by the largest category of cigarettes, with the exception of cigars and cigarillos, which continue to record volume declines. The smoking population is still rising in…
Total volume sales of spirits witnessed a double-digit decline in total volume terms in 2020. This was largely due to the decline in on-trade sales brought about by the closure of bars, restaurants and other on-trade venues following the outbreak of…
The COVID-19 crisis continued to have an impact in 2021, increasing price-sensitivity and thereby limiting demand. The pandemic continued to affect the local economy, with job losses seen and many households experienced reduced disposable incomes,…
Dishwashing registered similar current value growth as in 2020. While there were less meals consumed at home, due to society opening up in 2021, population growth maintained volume sales. Hand dishwashing accounted for the majority of value sales,…
While Algeria is a nation of coffee drinkers, the consumption of tea is growing. In 2021, there was a healthy increase in retail current value sales, though this was partly driven by price rises, with volume growth being lower. Foodservice registered…
While retail value and volume sales registered positive growth in 2021, they were slightly down on 2020. With society gradually opening up, a portion of volume sales shifted to foodservice, which registered a strong recovery. There was increased…
Rising health awareness remained the primary driver of the growth slowdown in volume sales of cigarettes in 2021, with an increasing number of smokers switching to electronic cigarettes. Moreover, price hikes caused by a rise in excise duty gave…
Chocolate confectionery is expected to register healthy current value growth; however, volume growth will be much more muted, as significant inflation dampens volume demand. A rebound in oil prices is benefitting the economy, but continued exchange…
Alcoholic drinks recorded a positive performance in 2021, following decline in 2020 when lockdown, home seclusion and store/horeca establishment closures implemented by the government to prevent the spread of COVID-19 impacted consumption. Sales…