Pet Care

Within pet products in Japan, hygiene-related items such as cat litter and toilet sheets continue to drive sales growth, although the impact from inflation is also driving up price increases and the category’s value. In Japan, dogs tend to be kept…

Sales in pet products maintain positive sales in Indonesia in 2023, albeit with growth rates slowing down compared to the boom seen during the pandemic lockdowns. Notably, pet products are very much tied to the pet humanisation trends which arose…

With the removal of pandemic restrictions, there was increased mobility for travel and leisure activities in 2022, and this has continued in 2023. Public transportation such as rail and air has witnessed steep demand for both short and longer trips.…

Value sales of pet products in Hong Kong continue to show consistent growth due to increasing demand for evolving and convenient products that promote co-sharing between pets and owners. Technological innovations, such as smart cat litter systems,…

After many years of double-digit current value growth for pet products in China, growth slowed to single-digit in 2023, and a further slowing of growth is expected in 2024, although remaining solid. The growth of cat litter is expected to stabilise…

Pet care in Vietnam is maintaining decent value and volume growth in 2024, supported by baseline demand. That said, economic challenges persist, with high rates of unemployment and low levels of income, which are suppressing potentially stronger…

In 2023, pet care in the Philippines saw a notable slowdown in retail current value growth, indicating a loss of momentum compared with previous years, when the pandemic drove an increase in pet ownership. The slowdown in this year was mainly…

Pet care in Thailand continues to experience solid growth, albeit against a backdrop of inflationary pressures that is contributing to an ongoing increase in retail prices. As consumer trends evolve towards treating pets as cherished family members,…

Pet ownership is expanding and developing rapidly in Taiwan and the numbers of cats and dogs registered as pets in the country continues to grow substantially, far exceeding the country’s population of babies, infants and young children. As pet…

Pet care in South Korea has faced challenges amidst economic slowdown, but is expected to continue to demonstrate resilience and growth in both retail volume and current value terms in 2024. As the economy struggled and living expenses surged at the…