Consumer Appliances

The transition to a hybrid work model, initiated by the Federal Government and increasingly adopted by various organisations, is reshaping the work landscape. As employees spend more time at home, the demand for vacuum cleaners is expected to rise.…

Small cooking appliances experienced a decline in volume terms for the second consecutive year in Canada in 2023. This follows a period of high growth in 2021, indicating a market normalisation. Various factors contributed to this decline, including…

The year 2023 saw a notable downturn in the sales of refrigeration appliances, primarily influenced by the sluggish state of the housing market. This downturn marked a continuation of the negative trend observed in 2022. Despite the decline in volume…

Personal care appliances in Canada witnessed another year of decline in market value, a trend attributed to multiple factors. Closure of salon services during quarantine initially surged demand for at-home solutions, but the market has since…

Microwave sales in Canada witnessed a decline in volume sales growth throughout 2023, marking a continued correction from the heightened sales experienced earlier in the pandemic. This decline is consistent with the trend observed in the previous…

Large cooking appliances in Canada, covering various categories such as cooker hoods, built-in hobs, ovens, and cookers, continued to witness weakened demand in 2023, following a decline observed in the previous year. Economic uncertainties drove…

Laundry appliances in Canada sustained a decline for the second consecutive year in 2023. This downturn follows a period of notable value and volume growth in 2021 and a slight decline in 2022 due to softened consumer demand. The intensified decline…

In 2023, the volume growth of food preparation appliances in Canada remained nearly stagnant, with forecasts indicating slow but steady growth through the foreseeable future. The market's value growth in the previous year was primarily due to…

Dishwashers in Canada witnessed a sustained decline in sales throughout 2023, attributed to multiple factors contributing to a slight decrease in volume sales. During the pandemic, there was a significant surge in dishwasher sales as consumers…

Consumer appliances continued to exhibit a corrective phase throughout 2023, stemming from the heightened sales witnessed during the pandemic, attributed to prolonged home isolation due to COVID-19 policies and a robust housing market. This…

In 2023, Canada experienced a surge in the demand for air purifiers driven by widespread wildfires across provinces like Quebec, Ontario, and Nova Scotia. The federal government issued multiple alerts concerning the health hazards of air pollution…

In the upcoming years, consumers and businesses face an array of challenges, with income inequality, mass migration and rising uncertainty about another crisis being among the major ones. Nevertheless, within this lie untapped opportunities. This…

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.…