Uruguay

The overall consumer payments value performance will remain weak in 2021, after a challenging 2020, with Coronavirus (COVID-19) limiting spending opportunities and also having a major impact on local economies in the region. While the pandemic helped…

With turnover of USD594.0 billion, Latin America ranked fourth globally in terms of food, beverages and tobacco production in 2020. Following a contraction in 2020 due to the adverse impact of the COVID-19 shock, the industry is set to return to…

In 2020, Latin America ranked fourth globally in terms of production output of pharmaceuticals and medical equipment, with a turnover of USD107 billion. Following a contraction in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the industry is set to return to…

Retail volume sales of sticking plasters/adhesive bandages and gauze, tape and other wound care, the only two significant categories, rebounded in 2021. However, this performance comes against the background of steadily falling sales through the…

General health and wellbeing concerns amid Coronavirus (COVID-19) continue to support the use of weight management and wellbeing products in 2021. COVID-19 restrictions have fuelled nesting and home seclusion, leading to fewer opportunities for…

Coronavirus (COVID-19) continued to underpin the growing interest in vitamins in the country. As Uruguay faces difficulties in acquiring sufficient vaccines for its mass inoculation programme in Q2 2021, the sensitivity to health prevention has…

Sports nutrition consumption continued to rise sharply in Uruguay despite the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020-2021. The pandemic increased the desire to take care of one's health, and when participating in sports or exercise regimes, the need to look for a…

Over 2021, paediatric analgesics is expected to continue to account for the highest retail current value sales in paediatric consumer health in Uruguay. While aspirin dominates retail volume sales of paediatric analgesics, paediatric ibuprofen still…

The impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) is stimulating the demand for herbal/traditional products, as consumers seek out remedies to resist the virus. The increased focus on prevention and immune system boosts is boosting herbal/traditional remedies in…

Coronavirus (COVID-19) remained the single biggest sales driver in digestive remedies in Uruguay, while the government continued to face difficulties in acquiring sufficient vaccines for its mass inoculation programme in Q2 2021. COVID-19’s second…

Over 2021, dietary supplements is expected to continue to register strong retail current value growth, as the lingering Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic increases consumers’ interest in health prevention. Some immunity-positioned herbal/traditional…

As consumers adjust to the “new normal” in the wake of Coronavirus (COVID-19), dermatologicals is expected to recover lost, or improve, demand in 2021. Previously dynamic categories, such as antiparasitics/lice (head and body) treatments, saw retail…

Coronavirus (COVID-19) measures like social distancing, mask wearing and regular hand washing, and higher flu vaccination rates have continued to diminish the spread of influenza and colds in 2021. As a result, cough, cold and allergy (hay fever)…

After a successful 2020 in terms of the management of the pandemic, Uruguay experienced the worst period of the health emergency in the first semester of 2021. Uruguay, with a population of 3.4 million inhabitants, has not applied a mandatory…

Acetaminophen, commonly known as paracetamol, has recorded fast sales growth during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, as consumers seek to relieve the symptoms of the virus. Sales have been fuelled by the government initially recommending the use…

Insight into income, wealth and expenditure of consumers and households is vital in helping businesses make strategic decisions with regards to which country (or even which region within a country) to enter, which consumer segment to target, which…

Yoghurt and sour milk products is expected to see continued volume growth in response in 2021. The main reason for this is the increased opportunity for home consumption created by quarantine and the health perception of most category products. Plain…

Chilled and shelf stable desserts were negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, seeing declining current value and volume sales for several reasons. Firstly, since the outbreak of the virus, many Uruguayan consumers have prioritised…

Drinking milk benefitted from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, particularly driven by demand for shelf stable variants. Although quarantine was not mandatory in Uruguay, many consumers worked from home and education institutions closed, increasing the…

Recently dairy products have been suffering under the obligation to mark their packaging with black octagons if the sugar, salt, fat, or saturated fat content exceeded a certain level. For example, if the product contained 9g of saturated fat for…