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.
Despite the anticipated recovery in commercial activities in 2023, following the easing of COVID-19-related restrictions in China, sales of polishes experienced another year of only moderate value growth, while volume sales declined. This was mainly…
Laundry care remained by far the largest home care category in value terms in 2023, accounting for more than a 63% share of overall sales. It also saw dynamic growth in both retail volume and current value terms in 2023, with growth across all…
Laundry care saw a negligible retail volume decline in 2023, although growth continued in current value terms due to slight price rises and premiumisation. Liquid detergents saw healthy double-digit current value and volume growth in 2023, whilst…
Laundry care witnessed a stronger performance in retail volume and current value growth in 2023. Many products experienced price increases due to inflation, whilst the heightened levels of hygiene post-pandemic further accelerated the release of…
As inflation continued to impact Singapore's economy in 2023, resulting in rising prices of many goods and services, local consumers started to carefully consider their purchasing decisions. Laundry care sales, encompassing popular products such as…
Laundry care maintained retail volume and current value growth in 2023. Although other types of laundry detergents saw stronger increases in this year, powder detergents continued to account for the highest sales. Powder is a popular format of…
Laundry care saw growth in retail current value terms in 2023. However, retail volume sales fell by an even larger amount than the drop seen in 2022. What pushed up value sales was price increases. Japan saw three decades with little growth in the…
Laundry care witnessed relatively modest growth in 2023, attributed to the aftereffects of the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to a rise in the cost of raw materials. However, sales are picking up compared to recent years and the leading players in the…
In 2023, retail value sales of laundry care in China saw moderate growth. Overall demand for new purchases has slowed down in the post-pandemic era, because stockpiling consumers need to consume laundry care products that they stocked up during the…
Home insecticides saw dynamic retail volume and current value growth in 2023 – faster than all other years of the review period. Urbanisation has had a substantial impact on the demand for pest control products in the Philippines. As the country is…
In 2023 home insecticides maintained stable retail volume sales and displayed resilience in current value terms, driven by the strong need for protection from insects in the home. Consumers have been taking a more careful approach to dealing with…
Home insecticides experienced a decline in volume sales in 2023, as demand for such products weakened, partly due to the perception that they use harsh chemicals. Despite this, South Korea witnessed an increase in mosquito populations, as there was…
The surge in dengue cases, attributed to the increase in construction activities in Singapore, is likely to have been one factor supporting demand for home insecticides in 2023, and possibly future sales. As construction projects create conducive…
As of August 2023, dengue cases were up 117% year-on-year, bringing the total cases to 73,680 from January to August 2023, compared with 39,769 cases in the same period in 2022. By September 2023, cases had risen to 88,672, with a massive surge in…
In 2023, current value sales of home insecticides in Japan registered positive growth from the previous year; however, volume sales declined. The decline in volume sales can be attributed to the fading of COVID-19. The pandemic had much less of an…
Situated in the tropics, Indonesia perpetually contends with the demand for home insecticides. This product category saw another upswing in 2023, and the positive trajectory is likely to continue. The surging cases of dengue fever in the country have…
In 2023, total value sales of home insecticides continued to decline in current terms. This was a result of various factors, including weather, government policies and changing lifestyles. Hot weather prevailed in many parts of China from early June…
In 2023, home care in the Philippines underwent significant changes. The implementation of FDA Administrative Order No. 2019-019 led to a decrease in new brands entering the market due to stricter regulations, impacting the competition. However, the…
Home care saw growth in both retail volume and current value terms in 2023, although performances varied across categories. Surface care maintained solid volume growth as consumers looked for effective, convenient products due to the prevailing…
In 2023, home care in South Korea saw robust current value growth, propelled by heightened consumer awareness of hygiene levels since the COVID-19 pandemic. Consumers are also showing a growing preference for sophisticated and specialised home care…