Consumer Electronics

In 2022, consumer electronics is set to post a low negative single-digit retail volume decline, after the year of recovery seen in 2021. This performance is being driven by a combination of the impact of COVID-19 and category-specific dynamics. The…

With strong immunisation efforts against COVID-19 and the reducing impact of recurring waves of infection in India, consumer electronics is gradually recovering from the decline seen in 2020. However, inflation and a global shortage of key components…

Consumer electronics overall is seeing slowed retail volume growth in 2022 compared to its performance in 2021, with many product areas still falling. Leading the decline is imaging devices, followed by home audio and cinema. In-car entertainment and…

The rate of growth in retail constant value sales (2022 prices) of consumer electronics slowed significantly during 2022 but remained relatively strong. Despite the boost to economic activity provided by the easing of pandemic restrictions, mounting…

Sales of consumer electronics are set to see a return to growth in retail volume terms in 2022 after a turbulent period during 2020 and 2021 when consumers, retailers and manufacturers struggled to cope with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The…

Consumer electronics overall is posting healthy volume growth in Turkey in 2022, driven by headphones, wearable electronics and portable players – the only three sub-categories showing overall volume growth. Headphones is way ahead, followed by…

In early 2022, the Omicron variant of Coronavirus (COVID-19) led to a surge in infections in Austria. However, as the country stemmed the spread of the variant during the year, consumers resumed pre-pandemic work, school, social and leisure norms and…

The COVID-19 crisis triggered a strong rise in demand for consumer electronics. The shift to remote working and distance learning as offices and schools were closed supported demand for devices for use at home during the pandemic, and many workers…

Although lives are starting to return to normal in Japan, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has not yet ended in the country. For example, the chaos in terms of semiconductor supplies was primarily driven by the pandemic, and is still leading…

2021 was a tough year in Vietnam as shutdowns made life difficult and growth in GDP slowed, with the disruption taking its toll on economic activity. However, increasing supplies of vaccines eventually allowed more consumers to gradually return to…

Having been given a significant boost by the pandemic during 2020, retail constant value sales (2022 prices) of consumer electronics fell for the second year in a row during 2022. Moreover, the pace of decline accelerated. In-car entertainment and…

Overall, consumers electronics are expected to register a slight increase in volume sales, but value sales growth is expected to be in the double-digits, as inflations takes hold. Inflation is increasing, due to the war in Ukraine, which is pushing…

The supply chain for consumer electronics has been significantly disrupted by both the global chip shortage and COVID-19 in recent years. Although, in Western Europe, COVID-19 seems to be more under control, with consumer confidence supported by mass…

As in other countries and on other continents, high inflation rates are shocking consumers and having a negative impact on volume demand for consumer electronics in Brazil. In particular, middle- and low-income consumers are living with budget…

In 2022, retail volume sales of consumer electronics are growing at an accelerated pace. Wearable electronics, headphones and smartphones are the best performing product areas in 2022. Wearable electronics remain popular as the health and wellness…

Buoyed by a more stable economic environment, which will boost consumer confidence, the rate of growth in retail constant value sales of consumer electronics will accelerate during 2022, with robust demand for smartphones, wearable electronics and…

Pandemic fallout and current supply issues combined with inflationary pressures means that volume sales across most of consumer electronics in 2022 are in large part determined by product availability. In many cases, such as smartphones, for example,…

In 2022, overall consumer electronics demand has slowed in the Canadian market, with retail volume sales set to be essentially flat year-on-year. Consumers have allocated spending to services as COVID-19 related restrictions have eased and reduced…

The choice of consumer electronics is coloured by the burgeoning preference for household interior designs offering functionality, quality and minimalist aesthetics. Many consumers demand consumer electronics designs that blend in with and/or enhance…

Consumer electronics overall is seeing retail volume decline in 2022, though at a slower rate than in 2021. This is mainly the result of slight rises or slower falls in some major product areas including home video, headphones and smartphones.…