Consumer Health

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 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.…

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…

During the initial months of 2022, India experienced a third wave of COVID-19, which nonetheless, was less severe than other previous waves in the country. Additionally, India’s vaccination uptake has notably increased amongst the adult population,…

Australia reopened its borders in the first quarter of 2022 along with a relaxing of various restrictions. Thus, the country witnessed a greater resumption of normality, including the return to the workplace and more frequent socialising after two…

Consumer health experienced growth across the board in 2022, although categories that saw strong growth spikes during the height of the pandemic in 2020, such as immunity boosting vitamins and dietary supplements witnessed some slowdown thanks to the…

Consumer health in Georgia will record positive retail current value growth in 2022 driven mostly by growing consumption in volume terms, rather than unit price increases. In fact, the average unit price for consumer health products is expected to…

Consumer health in Finland is registering healthy retail value sales growth in 2022. This is partly due to the increasing costs of ingredients as well as inflation accelerating, with the inflation rate at 8% in June 2022. In particular cough, cold…

The COVID-19 crisis has had a positive impact on consumer health overall. The pandemic revealed the fragility of the French hospital system today, as it suffers from a lack of bed, a lack of doctors and nurses, and highly congested paths to access…

Consumer health registered a strong performance in 2022 as the high spending power of the population meant little pressure on demand. Moreover, increasing interest in health and wellness among the population is due to the efforts of the government to…

Consumer health is returning to pre-pandemic growth rates in 2022 as the previous two years were negatively affected by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and retail value sales growth slowed. However, sales growth of consumer health is not…

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…

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…