Category: Technology & Media
Technology & Media market research reports by Euromonitor International
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Home Video in Australia
Home Video in Australia Sales of televisions saw robust growth during 2020 and 2021 as lockdowns and home seclusion encouraged many consumers to invest in new or replacement units. This was inevitably followed by a drop in sales in 2022 as restrictions were lifted and consumers started to spend less ... Read More
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Home Video in South Africa
Home Video in South Africa Consumer demands continued to evolve in 2023, alongside the emergence of new technologies. One notable trend within home video was a growing demand for multifunctional smart TVs, which gave consumers the opportunity to stream their favourite shows and movies at any time. A ... Read More
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Computers and Peripherals in Denmark
Computers and Peripherals in Denmark Computers and peripherals remain in a negative volume decline in 2023, following the spike in sales seen during the era of the pandemic, when consumers invested in their at-home office set-ups. Ultimately, this means replacement cycles have not yet come full circ ... Read More
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Home Audio and Cinema in China
Home Audio and Cinema in China 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 home audio and cin ... Read More
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Portable Players in China
Portable Players in China Portable players continues to see weak demand overall and remain in a negative figure slump, albeit volume sales have improved from the steep declines seen in 2022. Overall, the advances in technology seen in multifunctional consumer electronics such as smartphone and table ... Read More
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Imaging Devices in Sweden
Imaging Devices in Sweden Sales of imaging devices are seeing a sharp decline in retail volume terms in 2023 as the category continues to lose its appeal. Consumers are increasingly satisfied with the growing sophistication of the imaging capabilities of smartphones and thus see little need for sepa ... Read More
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Mobile Phones in South Africa
Mobile Phones in South Africa During the review period, there was a clear trend towards smartphones with larger screen sizes in South Africa. This was driven mainly by technological advancements which allowed consumers to perform multiple functions, which until relatively recently, could only be per ... Read More
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Mobile Phones in Australia
Mobile Phones in Australia Sales of smartphones have seen a small decline in retail volume terms in 2023 with this being driven in part by category maturity but also the economic pressures facing the country. High inflation, an increase in the cost of living and rising interest rates have all conspi ... Read More
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Home Video in China
Home Video in China In 2023, the LCD TV market in China is poised to experience a decline in both sales value and volume. The demand for LCD TVs has exhibited a softening trend, with consumers expressing diminished intentions to make new purchases of LCD TVs. This shift can be attributed to signific ... Read More
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Consumer Electronics in South Africa
Consumer Electronics in South Africa The consumer electronics market in South Africa is becoming increasingly characterised by high levels of innovation by the leading players. With tough economic conditions placing pressure on consumers’ disposable incomes, brand owners sought to maintain their uni ... Read More
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Computers and Peripherals in Sweden
Computers and Peripherals in Sweden Sales of computers and peripherals saw a brief return to growth in 2020 as the pandemic forced a shift to homeworking; however, this positivity was short lived with sales declining in retail volume terms in 2021 and 2022 and continuing to decline in 2023. The weak ... Read More
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Home Audio and Cinema in Sweden
Home Audio and Cinema in Sweden Sales of home audio and cinema are in long-term decline and they continue to fall in 2023, with further declines expected over the forecast period. Most home audio and cinema products have long been considered redundant by most consumers and are largely now only appre ... Read More
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Consumer Electronics in Sweden
Consumer Electronics in Sweden Sales of consumer electronics continue to decline in retail volume terms in 2023 with high inflation and economic uncertainty continuing to negatively impact sales. With many households facing a drop in disposable income and with interest rate rises increasing the cost ... Read More
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Computers and Peripherals in China
Computers and Peripherals in China Desktops and laptops in China are expected to witness a decline in retail volume sales in 2023, due to several factors. The prevailing economic downturn, coupled with high inflation, has resulted in reduced disposable incomes for consumers, impacting their ability ... Read More
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Home Audio and Cinema in South Africa
Home Audio and Cinema in South Africa Towards the end of the review period, there was a growing demand for home audio and cinema products which did not require a lot of time to set up and operate, commensurate with increasingly busy lifestyles. One product to benefit from this trend was Bluetooth sp ... Read More
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Portable Players in Sweden
Portable Players in Sweden Sales of portable players is recording growth in retail volume terms in 2023, but this being fuelled entirely by the growing demand for wireless speakers. E-readers continue to lose appeal while portable multimedia players have now largely disappeared from the market as de ... Read More
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Mobile Phones in Sweden
Mobile Phones in Sweden Sales of smartphones continue to decline in retail volume terms in 2023 with several factors weighing on demand. Firstly, this stagnation reflects the increasing maturity of the category with very few consumers still without a mobile phone, unless by choice. Secondly, the rep ... Read More
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Home Video in Sweden
Home Video in Sweden It has been a mixed few years for sales of televisions in Sweden. There was a huge spike in sales of LCD and OLED TVs in 2020 following the outbreak of COVID-19 as consumers went into self-enforced isolation. This home seclusion encouraged many consumers to purchase new or repla ... Read More
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Portable Players in Australia
Portable Players in Australia Portable players is now limited to sales of e-readers and wireless speakers in Australia with the latter dominating category sales and driving growth in 2023. Wireless speakers are marketed towards younger consumers, who place a high value on portability and convenience ... Read More
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Mobile Phones in China
Mobile Phones in China Mobile phones is still struggling to recover from the aftermath of the pandemic impacts in 2023. 2022 marked a historic year when sales for mobile phones in China underwent a double-digit decline in volumes sold, amounting to less than 290 million units in total – the lowest i ... Read More
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In-Car Entertainment in Australia
In-Car Entertainment in Australia Smartphones are increasingly being used by consumers to guide them while driving thanks to their built-in GPS function. As such sales of in-car navigation in Australia are coming under mounting pressure with the category continuing to record heavy losses in retail v ... Read More
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In-Car Entertainment in Denmark
In-Car Entertainment in Denmark In-car navigation systems continue to be cannibalised by the ubiquitous use of smartphones. Indeed, with the ongoing developments seen in smartphones and associated features and apps, there is a lessening need for consumers to purchase additional in-car navigation sys ... Read More
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Home Audio and Cinema in Denmark
Home Audio and Cinema in Denmark 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 audio and cinema ... Read More
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In-Car Entertainment in South Africa
In-Car Entertainment in South Africa The emergence of products with multiple functions across the consumer electronics industry continued to have a negative impact on in-car entertainment in South Africa in 2023. In-car navigation, for example, is increasingly affected by the fact that most local co ... Read More
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Portable Players in South Africa
Portable Players in South Africa During the review period, South Africa faced repeated interruptions to the power supply, known as load-shedding. This had a significant impact on businesses, including consumer electronics, as well as consumer lifestyles. However, these intermittent supply cuts creat ... Read More