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During 2023, wearable electronics generated slightly negative retail volume sales growth, with this representing the first time that demand has contracted since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, value sales continued to rise in current…

2023 saw e-readers experience declining volume sales after positive growth was registered in the category during 2022. This return to negative sales growth is indicative of the general slowdown that is being seen in demand for these products despite…

2023 saw volume sales of mobile phones continue to decline, marking a continuation of the downwards trend that has been seen in the category for many years. Apple remains the category’s leading player, with each new release of the new generation of…

2023 witnessed a remarkable recovery in new car sales in the US, a trend which defied lingering economic uncertainty fuelled by concerns over soaring inflation and the spectre of interest rate hikes. Over the first five months of the year, demand for…

The negative sales trends that were recorded across imaging devices in 2023 offer a clear indication that the shift away from these products is far more pronounced in digital camcorders than it is in digital cameras. While both categories are…