Understand the cultural and socioeconomic influences that shape i...
Understand the cultural and socioeconomic influences that shape industry demand throughout Asia-Pacific, with local insight, market statistics and analysis ranging from strategic regional overview to in-depth coverage by country or city.
Sales in refrigeration appliances have crept back into small positive volume growth, after the category’s previous years of slumps. This is in part attributed to the hot summer season in Vietnam, driving demand for refrigeration appliances which…
While many consumers continued to face financial pressures at the end of the review period, customisation gained importance as higher-income consumers wanted personalised products that fit with their design and aesthetic requirements. Thus,…
Sales in personal care appliances are supported by rising incomes and standards of living in Vietnam, leading to consumers paying more attention to their appearances. Social media trends are also influencing sales, both in urban areas and reaching…
The demand for personal care appliances continued to grow through small lower-priced-brands or unbranded products at the end of the review period. Regardless of the brand name, if consumers find a product that can perform the job, such as for hair…
Retail volume sales in microwaves are sliding into negative declines, which are expected to continue over the forecast period. Previously, we had seen decent volume growth in microwaves, thanks to players offering more affordable and value-for-money…
A microwave oven is a key appliance for consumers who demand convenience cooking appliances. Following a strong, but relatively limited, drop in retail volume sales in 2020, caused by COVID-19 pandemic-related strict lockdowns and restricted retail…
Large cooking appliances remains in a negative volume slump in 2023, with relatively weak value growth. Large cooking appliances tend to have long lifecycles, with fewer upgrades than seen in many other consumer appliances categories. As such, sales…
All categories of large cooking appliances witnessed retail volume increases in 2023, although there were divergences in terms of the pace of growth. In retail volume terms, built-in models continued to dominate large cooking appliances in the…
Home laundry appliances continue to struggle in retail volume terms in 2023, albeit with a slight improvement on the previous three years. It is noted that lower- to mid-income consumers and those living in rural areas are not concerned about…
Semi-automatic washing machines remained the most popular type of home laundry appliances in the Philippines at the end of the review period. Semi-automatic washing machines, which continued to recover from the 2020 slump in retail volume sales…