Consumer Health

Consumer health in Germany has registered positive current value sales in 2022. Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020, health concerns have been at the forefront of local consumers’ minds, leading to a greater focus on personal health improvement.…

While in 2022 Pakistan largely put the disruptions caused by COVID-19 behind it, there were other challenges. Massive devaluation of the Pakistani rupee against major world currencies and spiralling inflation, partly caused by the energy crisis…

Consumer health witnessed strong growth in current value terms in 2022, largely fuelled by a high rate of inflation. Despite seeing solid GDP growth in 2022 the country faces numerous challenges including civil war, albeit a ceasefire was achieved in…

Overall, consumer health in Austria recorded further strong retail current value growth in 2022. Demand remained robust, as consumers in the country continued to be increasingly health-conscious, knowledgeable of available products and engaged in the…

In 2022, normalisation is being seen in many categories as the COCIVd-19 pandemic and the related panic and fears come to an end. However, many local consumers have continued to be interested in preventative healthcare. Similar to other sub-Saharan…

In 2022, consumer health is set to record healthy value growth, with positive growth in retail sales observed in all product areas. While there is unevenness across categories, consumption has resumed pre-pandemic patterns. The lifting of all…

The rate of growth in constant value sales of consumer health slowed significantly during 2022 but remained robust. While COVID-19 cases spiked during the early part of the year, this wave of infection receded rapidly, with pandemic restrictions…

In 2022, the consumer health market in Slovakia is being impacted by a number of factors. The post-COVID-19 mood still lingers, despite all restrictions, including the COVID Pass, being lifted in March 2022. Moreover, the country has moved from…

Despite rising inflation, Croatians have been spared the sharp rise in consumer health unit prices seen in many other countries in 2022. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the government has limited price prices, unless there is a valid…

As Latvia moves on from the COVID-19 pandemic and with the virus largely under control, demand for consumer health is moving back towards normal patterns in 2022. Although it is not strictly business as usual, demand is shifting back to traditional…

The number of imported consumer health products in Nigeria outweighs locally manufactured products. The inability to effectively address the country’s numerous healthcare challenges has contributed to the weakness of the local health system, thereby…

Following a more positive performance in 2021 as falling virus cases enabled greater mobility outside of the home and the normal operations of offline retail, strict COVID-19 restrictions applied in the first half of 2022 as cases once again surged,…

The recovery and growth of the overall consumer health industry is expected in Slovenia. Many consumers are losing confidence in medicine since the experiences of the pandemic – as a number of restrictions and statements have been seen as illogical,…

Consumer health grew strongly in 2022 as society reopened in the wake of the pandemic. However, after a moderate rebound in 2021 the economy slowed in 2022 as consumer spending was hampered by rising inflation, which led to rising prices and a…

Consumer health is seeing healthy growth in current value terms in 2022, with it being set to see stronger growth compared to the previous year. Health care has become a primary focus of consumers during the COVID-19 pandemic, with smaller trends…

As consumers adjusted to the “new normal” in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, consumer health showed a robust recovery in 2022, witnessing double-digit growth in retail current value terms. Previously dynamic categories, such as cough, cold…

The economy in Colombia began to recover in the second half of 2021, and growth was expected to reach 7.5% by the end of the year and 4.3% in 2022, fuelled by a gradual relaxation of home seclusion measures, increased oil prices and a boost in…

The war in nearby Ukraine is having a negative impact, with the resultant energy crisis leading to soaring inflation and dampening volume sales somewhat. As a result, while overall consumer health is expected to see an increase in current value sales…

Consumer health in Sweden has seen exceptional times in many ways since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis and several categories and distribution channels have seen dramatic ups and downs. However, the overall picture has not been as dramatic as…

Retail constant value sales of consumer health will exhibit stronger growth in 2022 in line with the economy reopening. While COVID-19 continues to support demand – particularly for vitamins and dietary supplements and cough and cold remedies – the…