Market research on the consumer health industry. Our reports feat...
Market research on the consumer health industry. Our reports feature a wealth of standardised and cross-comparable statistics including total market sizes, market share and share data, distribution and industry trends.
Having experienced a slowdown during the height of the pandemic, wound care showed signs of greater stability in 2023. This was largely attributable to the rollback of stringent pandemic-related restrictions and a gradual decrease in the public's…
Wound care is set to see sales rise in current value terms in 2023, even as volumes fall. The increase in value sales is being driven primarily by rising unit prices in the context of a generally high rate of inflation. While volume sales are set to…
2023 is another year of the wound care category returning to its pre-pandemic sales level. Consumers have resumed their usual active lifestyles following the outbreak of COVID-19. Both adults and children have returned to sports, hiking and other…
Consumers usually buy wound care when they immediately need it, and as such, it is not a frequently purchased product. Most consumers do not keep a stock of products within the household, which limits growth. Furthermore, Egyptian consumers would…
According to the Czech Statistical Office, Czech consumers have gained weight. The body mass index (BMI) rose from 25.2 in 2017 to 26.2 in 2022. For a healthy weight, BMI should reach a maximum of 25. In 2022,18% of women and 21% of men suffered from…
Although the Spanish economy is showing some positive signs compared to the pandemic years, its pace of growth is not as fast as expected, mainly dragged down by global challenges, the energy crisis, elevated inflation and growing interest rates. All…
One of the most notable consequences of the pandemic was the propensity for Saudi people to put on weight as a consequence of social distancing and home seclusion, which meant that many people were engaged in far lower levels of physical activity…
According to official statistics, 58% of the Romanian adults are overweight. Another significant cause for concern is that, of children aged between 7 and 9 years old, 30% are overweight and around 15-20% are obese. Even though Romania is just below…
Sales of weight management and wellbeing increased in 2022 due to the post-pandemic effect. Demand was encouraged by consumers looking to lose the weight they gained during the periods of lockdown and home seclusion. As consumers returned to their…
The prevalence of obesity has been increasing in Poland in recent years, with around 25% of the adult population estimated to be obese. Indeed, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), life expectancy in Poland…
Weight management and wellbeing product sales are set to fall in 2023. One reason for this decline is the new regulations from the European Commission requiring companies to change the ingredients and consistency of products. In addition to this, the…
Weight management products continue to have a low consumer base in Estonia. For many consumers, these products are not top of mind or the first choice for tackling weight loss. Still, category growth was registered as some consumers use these…
Unhealthy eating habits acquired during COVID-19 lockdowns continue to fuel demand for weight loss products in 2023. Many Egyptians gained weight during the pandemic due to limited mobility and a surge in indulgence occasions. Since lockdown…
The market size of vitamins is projected to continue to decrease over 2023, following spikes in demand in 2020 and/or 2021. After two years of record-high retail volume sales, the category has lost momentum, which is only logical given heightened…
While growth rates for vitamins in Spain are starting to stabilise following a surge in 2020 in response to COVID-19 that saw consumers looking to strengthen their immune systems, overall demand for both multivitamins and single vitamins remains…
Despite the expectation of a slowdown compared with the high growth rates seen during the pandemic, vitamins is set to maintain solid retail volume and current value growth in 2023, supported by recommendations from pharmacists and doctors. In…
In the context of rising consumer health consciousness, many Romanian consumers are coming to perceive their daily habits as unhealthy. For example, many consumers are becoming aware of their irregular eating and inadequate water intake. As they come…
After a sharp spike in growth in 2020 following the outbreak of COVID-19 sales of vitamins continue to normalise in 2023, with this process having started in 2022. This means a decline for both single vitamins and multivitamins in current value and…
Following a remarkable surge in demand for vitamins during the peak of the pandemic, growth remained fairly modest in retail volume terms in 2023. While vitamins remain a staple in many Polish households, the immense initial demand set a high…
Vitamins is set to see volume sales continue to fall in 2023, receding from the peak seen in the early stages of the pandemic when consumers looked to enhance the functioning of their immune systems in the face of the threat from COVID-19. In 2023,…