Beauty and Personal Care

Retail current value sales of baby and child-specific products continued to grow in Germany in 2022, thanks to a steady rise in volume sales and an inflationary price push. As observed in other categories, baby and child-specific products also showed…

After a year of volume statis in 2021, in 2022 bath and shower was expected to see growth. However, the year was overshadowed by COVID-19 restrictions, which lasted almost half of the year, therefore sales of bath and shower products in Germany…

Beauty and personal care experienced dynamic current value growth in Germany in 2022, with sales rebounding, and indeed far exceeding, the 2019 level. This was partly driven by soaring inflation, which resulted in strong price rises for consumer…

The briefing introduces the Cities Households Necessities Spending Index. The index ranks 1,075 cities by household expenditure on non-discretionary items, namely food, housing, and clothing and footwear. This analysis focuses on 160 major cities.…

In 2022, both retail volume and current value sales of colour cosmetics in Germany saw a rebound. Consumers had more opportunities to spend time outside of the home and meet others, and were able to enjoy make-up once again. In many areas, wearing a…

Deodorants saw growth in 2022, with good sales growth in both retail current value terms (all formats) and retail volume terms (deodorant sprays and roll-ons only). Indeed, the summer of 2022 was hot in Germany, which led to higher overall volume…

In 2022, retail sales of depilatories saw an improved performance in current value terms compared with 2021. This was partly due to inflationary pressures, which increased unit prices and drove growth. At the same time, retail volume sales saw a…

After two years of decline in 2020 and 2021, fragrances was the most dynamic category across beauty and personal care in retail current value terms in 2022, with sales seeing exceptional growth, rising to above the pre-COVID-19 level, seen in 2019.…

As of May 2020, Euromonitor International has further downgraded the baseline global real GDP growth forecast for 2020 to a range of -4.0% to -1.5. Advanced economies are expected to be the hardest hit in this recession, with their economic activity…

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…