Consumer Appliances

2022 saw Argentina’s economy continues to struggle under the burden of a sky-high rate of inflation and while this did put substantial pressure on household spending, it also fuelled demand for consumer appliances by encouraging consumers to…

According to Euromonitor International’s Lifestyles survey, consumers in Brazil have been living more home-centred lifestyles. In comparison with 2019, in 2022 they are cleaning their homes, working and entertaining at home more often than in…

2022 saw consumer appliances in Colombia record decent sales growth, although volume growth rates were more modest than what was registered during 2020 and 2021, when the COVID-19 pandemic and the strict approach taken to social distancing and home…

Inflation and supply chain disruption are key factors affecting the performance of consumer appliances in 2022. The rising costs of labour, energy, and transport/shipping are leading to price increases at all levels, and inevitably retail prices are…

Consumer appliances is maintaining steady growth in 2022, although this is slower in some categories when compared to the previous year. The growth by major appliances can be attributed to completion of more housing development projects now that…

As was the case in 2020, there was a significant divergence in the performance of major appliances and small appliances during 2021. During 2020, retail current value sales of major appliances declined, while the rate of growth in retail current…

Consumer appliances in France is seeing an overall volume decline in 2022, with air treatment products being the only category seeing positive growth and the steepest declines seen in food preparation appliances. The main attributing reasons for this…

In line with the end of government subsidies and permission for Chileans to make withdrawals from pension funds during the pandemic, which resulted in double- or even triple-digit retail volume growth for many consumer appliances, demand is starting…

The consumer appliances market has seen notable increases in unit price in 2022 on the back of the skyrocketing costs of raw materials and transportation. In addition, the fact that the Chinese Government ordered cuts to the production of factories…

The retail volume growth of consumer appliances is set to slow down during 2022, although higher current value growth is expected due to rising unit prices. The main categories still ensuring positive volume growth despite the uncertain economic…

2022 has been a tough year for consumer appliances in China, with retail volume sales set to drop in almost all categories, resulting in an overall trend of decline. The negative pattern expected in 2022 mirrors that of 2020, when the COVID-19…

As high inflation swept through Europe during 2022, consumers in Poland faced dramatic increase in the cost of living and this had major consequences for the country’s consumers appliances market. On the supply side, the leading manufacturers,…

Consumer appliances are seeing substantial price hikes of at least 5% in Malaysia in 2022. Inflationary pressures directly follow global lockdowns, with rising costs of raw materials and components, and supply and logistics issues further…

Following strong growth in 2021, both in value and volume terms, consumer appliances is set to see a decline in retail volume terms in 2022, although sales should still remain higher compared to pre-pandemic levels. Consumer appliances continued to…

Consumer appliances in Indonesia has recorded stronger volume growth in 2022 than in the previous year, largely thanks to an increase in economic activity after suffering through the COVID-19 pandemic since early 2020. The purchasing power of…

Following a decline at the height of the pandemic in 2020, demand for consumer appliances improved in 2021, as the economy began to recover from a disastrous year of turmoil. The resumption of sales of non-essential products, combined with the…

In 2022, retail volume growth of consumer appliances is expected to see a slowdown, as some consumers are prioritising purchases other than consumer appliances amidst economic downturn. The sharp surge in inflation and interest rates due to the…

Consumer appliances has seen steady growth in retail volume terms in Saudi Arabia in 2022, continuing the positive performance seen in the previous year. Saudi Arabia forms one of the largest markets for consumer appliances in the GCC, with this…

Demand for consumer appliances in the United Arab Emirates is experiencing further growth momentum in 2022 following a weak performance towards the end of the review period, although value growth remains more dynamic due to an increase in commodity…

The rapid spread of COVID-19 continued to dampen Turkey’s economic prospects for 2021. Overall demand for consumer appliances was negatively affected by the store closures, lockdowns and decreasing disposable income due to job losses and economic…