Market research on the consumer electronics industry. Standardise...
Market research on the consumer electronics industry. Standardised and cross-comparable total market sizes, and share data, distribution and industry trends and market share ​category level information.
Imaging devices is expected to be the worst performing consumer electronics category in 2023. Continuing advances in smartphone cameras are leading to a decline in imaging devices, to the extent that some smartphones can meet the imaging device needs…
Several factors are expected to lead to a double-digit volume decline in imaging devices. Continuing elevated inflation and significant currency devaluation has reduced consumer purchasing power and in particular has made imported product more…
Imaging devices are increasingly under threat from alternative, better value for money products that serve the same purpose, most notably smartphones. Most new smartphones have an imaging functionality that competes with both digital cameras and…
Demand for in-car navigation systems with satellite capabilities is steadily declining due to high prices and the shift to more affordable GPS navigation systems and smartphones. The import restrictions and foreign currency shortages in 2022 led to a…
In-car entertainment is expected to register further volume sales declines in 2023 caused by a combination of factors. New cars often have in-built technology. In addition, prices are on the rise due to general inflation, particularly stemming from…
In-car entertainment is expected to register further volume decline in 2023. There are several factors leading to the decline. Imports of cars is expected fall both for new and second-hard cars, as continuing elevated inflation and also a significant…
The emergence of products with multiple functions across the consumer electronics industry continued to have a negative impact on in-car entertainment in South Africa in 2023. In-car navigation, for example, is increasingly affected by the fact that…
Smartphones witnessed further volume decline in 2023, although the drop was far less severe than the dramatic downturn seen in 2022. The average unit price of smartphones more than doubled during 2022, with a further 25% increase expected during…
The 2022 finance law in Morocco introduced an internal consumption tax on smartphones and new “green” taxes, which is expected to raise the cost of electronic devices and household appliances. Analysts predict that the ongoing war in Ukraine and chip…
Overall mobile phones are expected to register volume decline in 2023. Continuing elevated inflation and also a significant devaluation of the naira leads to a significant fall in consumer purchasing power. In particular, currency devaluation has…