Home Laundry

Home laundry appliances experienced a slowing of demand in 2022, with the category recording low single-digit retail volume growth. Its more subdued performance was linked to previous investment in these big-ticket items and limited availability due…

In 2021, home laundry appliances saw strong retail volume growth, but in 2022 sales are expected to level off, with the category seeing a static performance. After consumers purchased new or upgraded laundry appliances earlier in the pandemic, they…

One of the most notable trends in home laundry appliances in Japan has been the increase in automatic washer dryers. The reason behind this is that front-loading types of machine, usually called drum types in this country, are gaining popularity…

After a challenging year in 2020 due to the outbreak of the pandemic, demand for automatic washer dryers surged in 2021, driven by an upturn in residential apartment sales and the resumption of renovation projects during the year. This dynamic growth…

There continues to be high demand in South Africa for home laundry appliances that offer convenience and automation for time-constrained consumers. In addition, demand for automatic models is increasing as stay-at-home customs continue to impact most…

Semi-automatic washing machines was the most popular format of home laundry appliances in the Philippines at the end of the review period, driven by its significantly lower price points and the fact that the user can manually fill these with water…

Having seen consistent growth in recent years, the mature home laundry category is expected to register declining volume sales in 2022. Dryers and washer dryers continue to be affected by seasonality and weather conditions. Prior to 2022, growth was…

The laundromat industry has been mushrooming in many cities in Indonesia throughout the review period, as consumers can have their clothes washed and dried at very affordable prices. This trend served as a threat to the performance of home laundry…

Home laundry appliances in Germany has continued to be impacted by production disruptions in 2022. This, combined with continued strong inflation in the country, has led average unit prices to increase, which is expected to lead to volume decline but…

Home laundry appliances is set to post a decrease in overall retail volume sales in 2022, mainly driven by the underperformance of automatic washing machines. As pandemic-related restrictions on mobility and economic activities have continued to…

In May 2022, there was a second major outbreak of COVID-19 in Taiwan. At this point, the Taiwanese people were already used to staying and working from home. Prior to the second wave, the country had already been in lockdown for over a year. Growth…

In 2022, as in refrigeration appliances, retail volume sales of home laundry appliances fell back to more “normal” levels, following the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic-induced highs in 2020 and 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic brought forward demand,…

Volume sales of automatic washing machines in Hungary are set to contract for a third consecutive year in 2022. The declining trend is mainly explained by the fact that a government programme that had offered generous subsidies to consumers who…

The retailing prices of automatic washing machines increased by more than 18% in 2022 due to the local currency devaluation, supply chain crisis, and increasing costs of imported parts. The latter typically represents 30-50% of the components in the…

During 2022 retail volume sales fell across home laundry appliances as society in Denmark returned to normality following the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. While COVID-19 remained part of daily life in 2022, high vaccination levels, learning to…

With the rolling out of Italy’s COVID-19 vaccination programme there were fewer restrictions seen in 2021, with non-grocery specialists reopening and consumers returning to work and school, while sport and other activities also resumed. As such,…

Automatic washing machines continues to drive growth of home laundry appliances in Singapore, as it holds the highest volume share. Among the two formats available, front-loading washing machines are performing particularly well in 2022 for a variety…

Home laundry appliances continued to see stable growth in retail volume terms in 2022. This was in part due to the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic with many consumers continuing to spend at least part of their week working from home, while…

The strong performance that home laundry appliances continues to record in 2022 can be attributed at least partially to the stronger focus on personal hygiene that emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic. With many people concerned about the potential for…

Despite the impact of Argentina’s deep and seemingly intractable economic crisis, volume sales of automatic washing machines continued to climb over the course of 2022 after the category generated phenomenal growth in volume sales during 2021. This…