Air treatment products is the other category in consumer appliances which saw positive volume growth in 2022 (in addition to personal care appliances and at the same rate). Whilst growth is, indeed, slower than seen during the pandemic lockdowns, when con…
Personal care appliances saw solid volume growth in 2022, when COVID-19 finally became a manageable issue, and work and leisure habits made a significant leap towards pre-pandemic normality. Compared to other areas in consumer appliances, which are in dec…
Vacuum cleaners is following cross-category trends in 2022 and seeing a decline in demand following the sales spike during the era of the pandemic, when consumers were in home-seclusion and investing in the comfort, convenience, and cleanliness of their h…
As seen across other consumer appliances categories, demand in small cooking appliances fell in 2022 after the atypical boom seen during the pandemic era, when home-cooking and home-baking trends were strong. Furthermore, with consumers in home-seclusion …
Demand in food preparation appliances declined significantly in 2022, as a result of the atypical sales spikes during the pandemic in 2020 and 2021. During this time, consumers were secluded at home with few, if any, opportunities to dine out. As such, we…
Total volume sales in microwaves fell below pre-pandemic 2019 levels in 2022, as a result of atypical extra purchases made during the lockdowns in 2020 and 2021, due to the home improvement trends during that time. With consumers isolated at home, they so…
The end of the home-improvements boom heralded negative-figure volume sales for large cooking appliances in 2022. Furthermore, consumers are seeing lower spending confidence in 2022, due to global inflationary pressures, considerably higher living costs, …
Dishwashers in another category which saw a relative boom from the trend of home improvements during the era of the pandemic, as consumers invested in home appliances to make their environments and lives as comfortable and convenient as possible. Furtherm…
Home laundry appliances is another category which benefited from the home-improvements trend during the era of the pandemic lockdowns, as consumers sought to make their home environments as comfortable and convenient as possible. As such, investments were…
Total volume sales in refrigeration appliances fell below pre-pandemic 2019 levels in 2022, as a result of higher-than-average sales made during the era of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, when consumers were spending more time at home and investing in th…
Total volume sales in consumer appliances continued to decrease in 2022, after a trend of additional purchases made during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020-2021, when Austrian consumers spent extra money on their homes. This was triggered by th…
In 2022, the small appliances industry saw decline as a sign of normalisation after the pandemic uptake when home-bound consumers stocked themselves with kitchen appliances and hygiene-related categories such as vacuum cleaners or air purifiers. However, …
After falling for two years, Asia Pacific sales of small appliances recorded positive, albeit very modest, growth in 2022, with the dynamic Indian market helping to offset the continued declines being seen in China and Japan. Stronger growth rates are exp…