Consumer Appliances

Although overall volume growth declined marginally in 2023, vacuum cleaners is witnessing significant activity in product development. Due to the growing popularity of robot and stick vacuum cleaners, more brands have entered this segment and…

Category volume sales declined for the second consecutive year in 2023, following the strong sales experienced during the pandemic. Consumers made cutbacks on small cooking appliances as interest rates rises and inflation pushed up the cost of…

Refrigeration appliances registered a stronger volume decline in 2023, compared to the previous years, as consumer confidence remained suppressed. Portugal’s high rate of inflation has resulted in further retail price growth, alongside the…

Personal care appliances witnessed declining volume sales in 2023, following a boom period during the pandemic, when products such as beard and hair trimmers and feminine depilation gained popularity. Consumers remain under financial strain in 2023,…

Household penetration of microwaves is already high in Portugal, with many consumers investing in this appliance during the COVID-19 years pandemic. Following the strong volume growth seen during the pandemic years, volume sales declined in 2022 and…

Large cooking appliances registered a second consecutive year of volume decline in 2023, following a period of consistent growth stimulated by home construction and kitchen refurbishments. Families are facing tougher economic constraints due to…

After a strong period of growth, home laundry appliances are registering decline in volume terms, largely due to maturity and the high level of household penetration of automatic washing machines. The high levels of investments made in home laundry…

After the strong growth registered during the pandemic period, food preparation appliances are seeing volume decline in 2023 for the second consecutive year. Demand has been hampered by rising prices and the high cost of living of Portugal,…

Household penetration of dishwashers continues to rise in Portugal, driven by the more intensive use of dishwashing appliances in the post pandemic era. The trend towards remote working has been a key catalyst in recent years as has the rising cost…

Inflation continued to push up retail prices in 2023, with households facing another year of tight budgets and purchasing power remaining compromised. Housing prices continued to rise, not only due to additional demand, but because of the steady…

Several hot waves and intense periods of rain in the winter months benefited category growth in 2023, with air conditioner and cooling fans seeing a positive performance. By contrast, air purifiers have maintained a negative performance in volume…

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.…