Uruguay

Retail volume sales of yoghurt and sour milk products is expected to recover in 2023, following production problems in the previous year. Conflicts between the leading companies and trade unions resulted in general strikes and a reduced supply of raw…

Wound care is expected to register moderate constant value and some volume growth in 2023. Wound care continues to recover from the removal of pandemic restrictions. With people out and about once again, and participating in physical actives, there…

Most categories in wipes witnessed heavy volume declines in 2023, as the issue of small-scale smuggling impacted Uruguay. Wipes were a very popular item to be purchased in Argentina, due to the relatively high unit price and small easy-to-carry…

Currently, the main threat to the wine industry of Uruguay is imports of Argentinean wines. Local consumers have easy access to these wines, which are very good quality and very cheap in comparison with Uruguayan wines. Although imported wines pay…

Growth in values sales in weight management and wellbeing is expected to be slightly above inflation. Its positive performance is attributable to wider distribution beyond pharmacies, with increasing distribution through modern grocery retailers.…

Vitamins are expected to register a further significant decline in volume sales in 2023. The boon from the pandemic is long over and vitamins that claim immune boosting benefits are seeing a significant decline. Vitamin C in particular is expected to…

Negative net migration, accompanied by low or negative rates of natural change, will drive depopulation in Uruguay in 2021-2040. As birth rates fall and people live longer, ageing will hasten, impacting consumer trends and putting additional pressure…

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As with home care products in general, cross-border shopping led to a decline in volume sales of toilet care. Although inflation has soared in Argentina, the depreciation rate against the Uruguayan peso has made toilet care products purchased in…

Uruguay struggled with high inflation in 2022. Consequently, people’s purchasing power fell. Also, the exchange rate of the UYU against the American dollar appreciated by about 10% in 2022. The combination of high inflation and currency appreciation…