Home and Garden

This report examines inflation levels and drivers globally and in key countries in Q4 2023 and 2024. Global inflation is moderating, although divergence remains among the key economies. Higher volatility in the energy markets and disruption of…

After a spike in demand for most homewares categories in 2020, when the pandemic first hit the country, and a dip in sales a year later, 2022 saw sales rise again as consumers stocked up on eating and cooking products. During the pandemic, Germans…

Demand for wooden flooring saw strong growth in Germany in 2022, helped by improvements in the use of sustainable materials and recycling methods. Modern flooring designs and consumers wanting to keep their homes attractive, especially for social…

Home furnishings recorded a strong rebound in 2022, following the declining sales this category registered a year earlier. Consumers had been focusing on essential items in 2021, rather than home furnishing products such as indoor furniture, dining…

Home and garden sales recorded strong current value growth in 2022, albeit with inflation-driven price increases playing quite a big role in this, with growth in real (constant) value terms advancing at a slower rate. German consumers continued their…

Gardening had already been seeing healthy current value growth rates in the previous two years as consumers were confined at home more than usual due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Gardening became a very popular pastime for consumers, who considered it a…

This report examines inflation levels and drivers globally and in key countries. In 2023, global inflation is expected to ease from its peak in 2022, but remaining significantly above-trend. Geopolitical risks and uncertainty in the energy market are…

This report examines inflation levels and drivers globally and in key countries. Global inflation is reaching a peak, although geopolitical risks and uncertainty in the energy market remain key risks. The impact varies between countries, with…

This briefing examines how the furniture industry is performing globally and in the largest countries in terms of furniture output. The report also provides data for production, market size, imports, exports, industry costs, industry profitability…

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.…

The report examines inflation level and drivers globally and in the key countries. Global inflation is forecast to accelerate due to higher energy and commodity prices, disruptions in supply chains and weaker business confidence. Impact varies…

As the end of 2021 approaches, almost two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the emergence and rapid spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant has increased uncertainty and weakened the momentum of the global recovery. This series of quarterly reports…

The global outlook has improved as of Q1 2021, thanks to vaccination progress in many developed countries. Nevertheless, the recovery prospects remain distant for most economies in the face of the spread of new, more infectious variants of the virus.…

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has triggered the most severe global recession since World War II. In Q4 2020, the end of the pandemic started as countries began administering effective vaccines among the population; however, vaccine distribution…

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has triggered the most severe global recession in nearly a century. Businesses are operating in a world of anxieties and uncertainties, not knowing what will be the new normal or when output and consumer spending…