Home and Garden

While ceramic plays an integral part in traditional Thai cooking, plastic dinnerware is also popular due to its high durability, affordability and the fact it is lightweight and easy to store. However, rising awareness about the environmental threat…

COVID-19 had a significant adverse impact on home improvement during 2020 as restrictions on movement temporarily halted professional renovation and redecoration projects. Even after the measures were eased, some local consumers remained reluctant to…

In 2022, Thailand witnessed high inflation, which was mainly attributed to the hike in energy and commodity prices following Russia's invasion of Ukraine early on in the year. Consequently, Thai consumers sought ways to reduce their expenses and…

Thailand witnessed an increase in consumer confidence in 2022, which was attributed to the reopening of the country to inbound tourism and an increase in international trade. However, there was a surge in the inflation rate due to soaring energy…

Gardening was the most dynamic area of home and garden in 2022 with most categories seeing double-digit growth in current value terms. During the pandemic a growing number of consumers started to show an interest in gardening as restrictions meant…

The briefing introduces the Cities Households Necessities Spending Index. The index ranks 1,075 cities by household expenditure on non-discretionary items, namely food, housing, and clothing and footwear. This analysis focuses on 160 major cities.…