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Market research on the consumer electronics industry. Standardised and cross-comparable total market sizes, and share data, distribution and industry trends and market share ​category level information.
During 2023, demand for home audio and cinema remained on a downtrends trend. Volume sales have been falling in the category for many years, although 2020 was an exception as the strict approach taken to social distancing and home seclusion at the…
Sales of home audio and cinema continue to decline in 2023, with consumers returning to their pre-pandemic lifestyle routines. Demand for home cinema and speaker systems saw strong growth during 2020 and 2021 largely due to enforced home seclusion…
With some respite in some categories, such as hi-fi systems, home cinema and speaker systems, speakers, and “other” home audio and cinema, due to the fall back on the home for entertainment in the wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, home…
Consumers in general are no longer interested in most of the categories within home audio and cinema, with practically all of them seeing double-digit declines in both retail volume and current value terms in 2022, and this is set to continue in…
Audio separates experienced a decline in retail volume sales in 2023, continuing the trend of the review period. This was driven by a consumer transition towards smaller, more portable audio devices, such as wireless speakers, which offer more…
There is a continued high consumer focus on improving life in the home, which is a residual effect of the pandemic, which led Chileans to purchase consumer electronics to make their lives at home more comfortable. Nevertheless, home audio and cinema…
Home audio and cinema in China is experiencing a downturn in 2023, following a temporary respite observed in 2020 during the pandemic lockdowns. The previous pandemic measures prompted financially affluent Chinese consumers to invest in sophisticated…
The decline of home audio and cinema in 2023 is due to its inability to compete with wireless devices with greater technology and functionality. Colombian consumers are increasingly familiar with smart systems, which has led to home audio and cinema…
Home audio and video sales are in a negative double-digit volume slump in 2023, representing a continuation of the downward trend established in the previous review period. This shift is due to household preferences moving away from traditional home…
Retail volume sales continues to decline in 2023 with high inflation and the currency devaluation further eroding consumer purchasing power. In the face of economic uncertainty, consumers are limiting the amount they can spend on luxurious…
In a cross-category trend, the aftermath of the pandemic-era boost to sales means current sluggish sales in home audio and cinema. Indeed, during the COVID-19 lockdowns, consumers sought products to enable a cinema-style experience at home, therefore…
Home audio and cinema had already experienced negative growth in recent years, especially due to constant improvements in televisions in terms of size, and quality of sound and picture. In 2023, decline is set to continue in retail volume terms, also…
Several factors contribute to an expected significant decline in home audio in 2023. Continuing elevated inflation is reducing consumer purchasing power. In addition, during the early pandemic, there was a surge in spending on home audio, as people…
The reopening of society after the end of the pandemic restrictions means that consumers are returning to out-of-home entertainment and thus have a lesser need for in-home entertainment setups, such as home cinema and audio. Indeed, this has led to…
Home audio and cinema recorded strong volume decline in 2023 as these products faced competition from wireless sound systems, the increasing sound quality of portable computers and smartphones, and a growing preference for compact and interior…
In 2023, home audio and cinema in India continues to face decline in retail volume terms, due to macroeconomic factors and waning consumer interest in such products. Rising inflationary concerns are dampening demand for home audio and cinema as these…
The driving force behind volume sales in home audio and cinema in Indonesia in 2023 is speakers, as a rising trend towards recreating the cinema experience at home, driven by streaming services, motivates consumers to upgrade their sound systems.…
All home audio and cinema categories in Israel are set to post negative performances in volume sales terms in 2023, continuing the downward trajectory witnessed throughout the review period. Demand for these products has been falling steadily for…
Italian consumers make considerable use of audio content, from audiobooks to podcasts to listening to music. In recent years, podcasts have seen staggering growth in consumption thanks to the fact that several platforms, such as Spotify, have…
2023 is set to be another year of volume decline for home audio and cinema. Indeed, sales in the category have been decreasing for over a decade. It is clear that the decrease is due to a structural shift in how consumers engage with music. This has…