ARGENTINA

While consumption of cigarettes showed negative growth for the last two years of the review period, consumption of cigarettes experienced a slight increase in 2020. While the lockdown eliminated major social occasions for an important part of 2020, ...

Tobacco e-vapour devices and products are illegal in Argentina, while heated tobacco products were not available in 2020....

2020 was a very special year for tobacco influenced by changes brought upon by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Since the beginning of April 2020, cigarette factories were required to close, and thus the three most important tobacco companies ...

Cigars and cigarillos struggled to adapt to the new climate brought by COVID-19 in 2020. Indeed, cigars and cigarillos saw among the highest volume declines in 2020 as they were harmed by a further weakening of the local currency against the US ...

Sales of tobacco free oral nicotine remained negligible in Argentina in 2020. Indeed, consumer knowledge on tobacco free oral nicotine remained limited and no globally recognised players launched tobacco free oral nicotine products in Argentina in ...

A national survey published by the Buenos Aires University, found that the overall frequency of alcohol consumption increased during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, fuelled by the period of general lockdown imposed by the government. The age group ...

In 2020, spirits sees a total volume decline as the COVID-19 pandemic leads to a major downturn in on-trade sales. Nonetheless, gin was one of the most popular categories in spirits in 2020 thanks to becoming increasingly fashionable, while taking ...

Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in Argentina, a lockdown was introduced by the Argentinian government at the end of March 2020, while Buenos Aires undertook a full quarantine, with all establishments closed. Consumers were encouraged to work and stay...

In 2020, total volume sales of cider/perry increased with demand supported by the ongoing economic difficulties exacerbated by the COVID-19 outbreak in Argentina, as many consumers shifted from other sparkling wine to more affordable alcoholic drinks...

Total volume sales of RTDs declined steeply during 2020. Indeed, the category saw the largest decrease in total volume growth of all alcoholic drinks during the year. RTDs’ total volume demand was severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic’s ...

Off trade volume sales of wine benefited from the COVID-19 pandemic as Argentinians consumed wine at home in 2020. Furthermore, although on-trade sales slumped during the year thanks to the restrictions imposed by the government on foodservice ...

Despite the shared mobility industry’s 30% drop in gross bookings in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is expected to rebound, doubling its market size over 2020-2025 in real terms. Some of the key future trends in the industry include the ...

The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 led to significant changes in consumer purchasing behaviours. In mid-March 2020, the Argentine government enforced a social, preventive and mandatory confinement throughout the country. These lockdown measurements ...

During the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020, a lockdown period was put in place from March, requiring children to learn from home, while those who could work from home, were required to do so. This mandatory confinement increased the demand for ...

In Argentina, video game consoles and video games registered a greater demand, starting from the lockdown period, with the lockdown installed from March 2020. In response to home seclusion, adults and children sought ways to cope with confinement, ...

Argentinian household numbers will grow moderately over 2021-2040. The country’s poor economic performance will discourage families from having children, while popularity of single person households will surge. High income inequality, social issues ...

Homewares registered slightly faster current value growth in 2020 than in the review period. Homewares benefitted from the longer periods of time consumers spent in their homes as a result of COVID-19 lockdown. This in turn led to a greater use of ...

Gardening received a boost from the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing it to post a higher rate of current value growth than in 2019. Lockdowns leading to home seclusion allowed 2020 to emerge as the year of the garden at home. In fact, Argentina saw many ...

Even though home and garden registered an increase in current value sales in 2020, much of this growth was a result of inflation. In fact, inflation in the local market was around 50% in 2020. However, home and garden’s retail volume sales have ...

The emergence of COVID-19 followed by home seclusion led many Argentinian consumers to re-evaluate their domestic spaces in 2020. As people spent more time at home they began to look inside their houses and seek new furniture. For instance, indoor ...