Home Laundry Appliances

In Germany in 2019 overall home laundry appliances decreased in volume, due to a slowdown in replacement sales coupled with a higher penetration rate. However, freestanding washer dryers showed good growth compared to other categories as appliance ...

The region has recovered from economic uncertainties. Over the forecast period, improved stability is expected to continue driving consumer spending. Store-based retailing maintained dominance. Nonetheless, online retail has been gaining importance, ...

Automatic dryers will continue to drive growth in home laundry appliances over the forecast period. Since 2016, micro dust has been one of main health concerns in South Korea, and the media regularly informs the public about the level of micro dust, ...

In 2018, Western Europe's major appliances saw a negative volume performance after five years' continuous growth. Western Europe’s economy slowed significantly in 2018, adversely affecting the market. Due to urbanisation, people in cities are ...

Even though top-loading automatic washing machines in Australia continued to represent strong retail volume sales, front-loading formats took over in popularity in 2018. Front-loading machines gained further consumer attention in 2018 due to a ...

Volume growth suffered after a rough first quarter in 2017 due to the implementation of the latest tax policy. However, to keep pace with technology and build consumer awareness about more energy efficient appliances, the government introduced a 5% ...

Home laundry appliances is a very mature category in Hong Kong. Accordingly, demand is primarily driven by replacement cycles. Given that these products have a life cycle of approximately 10 years, retail volume sales growth in the category is ...

According to Euromonitor International socioeconomic data, the unemployment rate in Norway stood at approximately 4% in 2018. The low unemployment rate indicates that most of the country’s working age population need to balance and manage their ...

Because of frequent water shortage difficulties in Taiwan, electricity- and water-efficient home laundry appliances are top priorities for consumers. Instead of seeking differentiated patented cleansing technology, consumers have become more ...

In Japan, the possession rate of home laundry appliances is approaching 100% and, with the number of households declining, manufacturers are focusing on product development that justifies higher unit prices, most notably machines capable of dealing ...

Overall, home laundry appliances is set to post a positive performance during the forecast period, with growth stemming from the more-popular freestanding variants rather than from built-in products in Austria. The growing demand for convenient ...

Automatic washer dryers are becoming more popular among consumers as a significant number of apartments in Saudi Arabia have no balconies to dry laundry naturally. Automatic washer dryers are expected to grow rapidly given the current low penetration...

In 2018, there was a fall in domestic consumption as a result of the currency devaluation, high inflation, rate increases and a higher credit cost. Even in this context, since the end of 2017, the main brands in home laundry appliances have continued...

Self-service laundromats such as Wash-O-Matic have been expanding rapidly in city centres and negatively impacted the growth of several categories that are struggling to establish a foothold, such as automatic washer dryers. Many consumers would ...

Following the weak Nigerian economy in 2015 to 2017, a recovery alongside a boost in employment, particularly for women, is expected to help drive growth in home laundry appliances over the forecast period. The category does not have high penetration...

Automatic washer dryers was the stand-out category in terms of volume growth within home laundry appliances in 2018. With rising urbanisation in Brazil, the limited size of kitchens due to architectural designs in the country and the growing number ...

Automatic washer dryers registered the highest volume growth in home laundry appliances in 2018, continuing the impressive performance over the review period. The rise in sales of these products can be attributed to the fact that households that ...

Some categories of home laundry appliances have recorded slightly slower volume growth in 2018 compared to last year. This can be attributed to the current water crisis being faced by large parts of the country. Concerns around how much water these ...

In 2018, the building of new homes and the renovation of old homes continued, increasing the demand for household appliances such as home laundry appliances. Consumers sought premium appliances that guaranteed good washing and drying results, as well...

Growth in home laundry appliances slowed in 2018 as a result of the slowdown in the housing market. In 2017 and 2018 housing acquisitions slowed significantly due to the governmental housing plan Buyer's Price, which offers apartments at ...