Pet Care

In 2024, pet care in Colombia is still feeling the impact of previous years’ high inflation, with soaring rates seen in 2022 and 2023. This widespread increase in prices has had a notable impact on the industry, leading pet owners seek to manage…

Pet care is set to see continued growth in Ukraine in 2024. Having seen volumes fall following the Russian invasion of the country in 2022, the market returned to growth in the following year. The positive sales performance in wartime is related to…

Pet care is set to see current value growth in Switzerland in 2024. The previous year saw a high rate of inflation, with the rising costs of energy, packaging, transportation, and raw materials exerting upward pressure on unit prices. With consumers…

In 2024, pet ownership of cats and dogs remains popular in Sweden, while other pet ownership is in decline. However, the rising number of pets purchased during COVID-19 has led to increased pet abandonment reports, consequently slowing pet food…

Pet care in Ireland continues to face pressure from the global economic climate, with rising costs of raw materials, energy, production and transportation impacting the domestic industry into 2024. However, these economic effects have been less…

Pet care in Australia continues to face challenges amid the economic slowdown, but is still demonstrating resilience and growth in both retail volume and current value terms in 2024. Pet care spending is the last category consumers consider reducing,…

Pet care in Germany is experiencing some shifts, driven by changing consumer behaviours and market dynamics. Despite a slowdown in the growth of the pet population, the industry continues to flourish, propelled by enduring trends such as…

Pet Care in Romania is expected to see a return to positive volume growth in 2024, following the decline of the previous year. This will be due in a large part to waning inflationary pressures, which will have a positive impact on real household…

Pet care in Indonesia is maintaining positive value and volume growth in 2024, albeit the speed of growth is slowing down compared to the recent review period. The category saw exceptional growth in the period 2020-to-2021, due to the pandemic…

The pet care market in Israel is expected to see growth in both volume and value terms in 2024. Pet organisations and shelters have made it clear that pet adoptions decreased significantly in the second half of 2022, with this continuing into 2023,…

Pet care was among the hardest hit industries by inflation and general price increases in Italy, at least in the first half of 2023. However, these price increases were not seen across the board in all distribution channels, with the biggest…

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…

After a spike in the pet population following the outbreak of COVID-19 the pet population has returned to more stable rates of growth. With the pandemic over and people spending more time away from the home there is no longer such a rush to become a…

In Denmark, the pet population is declining due to rising living costs and a return to pre-pandemic lifestyles. 2023 registered a decrease in new dog registrations, signalling a probable reduction in the overall canine population by the end of 2024.…

France’s pet population remained relatively stable in 2023, albeit dropping slightly from the peak in 2022 as financial pressures took their tool and consumers looked for savings. When looking at dogs, small and medium-sized dogs remained the most…

In 2024, pet care is set to record mid-single digit current value growth in China, benefiting from the steady growth in the pet population and the heightened focus on the health, nutrition, and living conditions of pets. Pet food is expected to show…

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…

The performance of pet care in Slovakia is being hampered by unit price growth and marginal fluctuations in pet populations during 2024, with retail volume sales rising only slightly. In current value terms, pet care posted healthy growth thanks to…

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 care continues to grow in both value and volume terms in Greece in 2024, having recorded steady growth over the review period. Pet care witnessed stronger growth in current value terms in 2023 than volume terms with this resulting from the impact…