Market research on consumer products, commercial industries, demographics trends and consumer lifestyles in Saudi Arabia. Includes comprehensive data and analysis, tables and charts, with five-year forecasts.
Retail volume sales of vacuum cleaners accelerated modestly during 2021. However, the rate of growth in retail current volume sales slowed significantly, as the spike in unit pricing that occurred in 2020 due to a hike in the rate of VAT was not…
The rate of growth in retail volume sales of small cooking appliances declined to its lowest level in a decade during 2020. However, the rate of growth in retail current value sales accelerated sharply to reach its highest level in eight years. This…
During 2020, retail volume sales of refrigeration appliances declined for the first time in almost a decade. This was due to a combination of the economic shock of the pandemic, which led many local consumers to postpone big-ticket purchases, such as…
Following a sharp spike in demand during 2020, the rate of growth in retail volume sales of personal care appliances slowed significantly in 2021. The performance of personal care appliances in 2020 was particular impressive in the face of a…
The rate of growth in retail current value sales of microwaves surged to double digits during 2020, in spite of a significant increase in the rate of VAT that was only partly offset to increased discounting and special offers – such as a free…
In spite of the pandemic, retail volume sales of large cooking appliances continued to expand during 2020, but they exhibited their lowest rate of growth in almost a decade. The economic shock of the pandemic, combined with a hike in the rate of VAT…
Having declined for the first time in eight years during 2020, retail volume sales of home laundry appliances will continue to fall (albeit at a significantly more modest rate) in 2021. In 2020, the economic shock of the pandemic was exacerbated by a…
2020 saw a modest slowdown in demand for food preparation appliances during 2020, with the rate of growth in retail volume sales decelerating to its lowest level in almost a decade. While COVID-19 had a positive impact on demand in one sense, as it…
Having plunged at a double-digit rate during 2020, retail volume sales of dishwashers will continue to fall in 2021 – albeit much more modestly. COVID-19 had a significant negative effect on retail volume sales of dishwashers in 2020, as the economic…
Air conditioners accounting for more than 95% of retail value sales of air treatment products in Saudi Arabia during 2021, with split air conditioners and window air conditioners accounting for the bulk of this. With daytime highs of more than 40…
The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic pushed Saudi Arabia into recession in 2020, with real GDP and the real value of private consumption falling and unemployment rising due to the closure of non-essential businesses. This boosted the…
While consumer payments have been declining in 2020 and 2021 due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), card payments have continued growing. Consumers have been favouring contactless payments, seen as the most hygienic means of paying for goods, as well as…