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.
Sales of smartphones have been trending down in volume terms in recent years, as consumers perceive that the latest versions do not incorporate sufficient new and compelling technology to justify the expense of a new product. Lack of inventory due to…
Due to the ubiquitous nature of smartphones, one might expect that sales would be more robust, however, volume is in a marginal decline in 2023. This is attributed to the elongated product lifecycles, both due to models being of better quality, and…
Retail sales of mobile phones in Portugal declined in volume terms in 2023, albeit at a slower rate than the previous year. Demand remained constrained by low levels of purchasing power, as home-owners continued to grapple with stagnating incomes and…
In line with the rest of the world, mobile phones experienced a decline in sales in retail volume terms in 2022 with this pattern continuing into 2023. This follows a very negative December campaign during 2022, which is normally one of the most…
Sales of smartphones continue to decline in retail volume terms in 2023 with several factors weighing on demand. Firstly, this stagnation reflects the increasing maturity of the category with very few consumers still without a mobile phone, unless by…
Mobile phones to see decline in volume sales again in 2023
Retail volume sales of mobile phones continue to decline in 2023, although the fall in demand for smartphones is much lower in the first half of the year compared to 2022’s double-digit drop. The main factors behind the decline are ongoing…
In 2023, mobile phone volume sales saw a small volume decline, though current value sales are rising. Adverse economic conditions in the country translated into lower disposable incomes, and this has reduced mobile phone renewals. The rising price of…
The global economy is facing weaker growth and increasing fragmentation, as a result of rising geopolitical tensions, especially due to the war in Ukraine and the US-China strategic rivalry. Protectionism, industrial policy and a focus on resilience…
Portable players in Austria market has registered slight positive growth in retail current value sales and a significant slowdown in retail volume decline towards the end of the review period. Wireless speakers, which dominates retail volume and…