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.
The Asian consumer is changing. Traditional values that served the collective in terms of both society and the family are on the wane, with COVID-19 lockdowns accelerating a new focus on individualism and the self. This report explores how Asian…
Asian consumers underspend on traditional toy and games compared to other regions. Why are Asians not buying traditional toys, and will the apparent negative connotations of play change over the forecast period?
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This report examines inflation levels and drivers globally and in key countries. In 2023, global inflation is expected to ease from its peak in 2022, but remaining significantly above-trend. Geopolitical risks and uncertainty in the energy market are…
The report examines inflation level and drivers globally and in the key countries. Global inflation is forecast to accelerate due to higher energy and commodity prices, disruptions in supply chains and weaker business confidence. Impact varies…
This report examines inflation levels and drivers globally and in key countries. Global inflation is reaching a peak, although geopolitical risks and uncertainty in the energy market remain key risks. The impact varies between countries, with…
This report examines inflation levels and drivers globally and in key countries. Global inflation is reaching a peak, although geopolitical risks and uncertainty in the energy market remain key risks. The impact varies between countries, with…
This report examines inflation levels and drivers globally and in key countries in Q4 2023 and 2024. Global inflation is moderating, although divergence remains among the key economies. Higher volatility in the energy markets and disruption of…
The global outlook has improved as of Q1 2021, thanks to vaccination progress in many developed countries. Nevertheless, the recovery prospects remain distant for most economies in the face of the spread of new, more infectious variants of the virus.…
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has triggered the most severe global recession in nearly a century. Businesses are operating in a world of anxieties and uncertainties, not knowing what will be the new normal or when output and consumer spending…
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has triggered the most severe global recession since World War II. In Q4 2020, the end of the pandemic started as countries began administering effective vaccines among the population; however, vaccine distribution…
The success of the Super Mario and Barbie movies will further accelerate the digitalisation of young adults’ childhood favourite toy characters. More toys and games companies are making film adaptations of classic toys to generate additional revenues…
Technological advances in 2024 will continue to reshape consumer behaviour. This annual report explores the top five digital shopper trends that will redefine commerce the most in the year ahead. Some of the trends included in this report’s edition…
The toys and games industry sees positive growth, although with setbacks due to Coronavirus. In traditional toys, long-term opportunities lie in licensing and categories combining play, education and skill-building experience. Broader exposure to…
The regional toys and games market was negatively impacted in 2022 by the downturn in sales in China due to surging case numbers of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. A sales decline in Japan, following two years of strong growth during the pandemic,…
Traditional toys and games and video games each recorded a high single-digit current value decline in 2022, due to the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. For traditional toys and games, current value sales plummeted drastically as offline…
Toys and games saw noticeably higher current value growth in Hong Kong in 2022, which was fuelled by the ending of pandemic restrictions by the local government. Traditional toys and games saw growth, although this was only marginally higher than the…
The toys and games industry in India continued its upwards trajectory in 2022, with a double-digit increase in current value terms. However, the performances across the two categories, traditional toys and games and video games, saw a significant…
Traditional toys and games continued to see a strong recovery in 2022 after the heavy losses seen in 2020 as a result of the pandemic. Consumer confidence seems to be returning which encouraged more people to purchase branded toys, while they also…
After seeing a couple of years of dynamic current value growth during the pandemic in 2020 and 2021, toys and games turned to decline in 2022; nevertheless, sales remained well above the pre-pandemic level. Current value sales of traditional toys and…