Category: Technology & Media
Technology & Media market research reports by Euromonitor International
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Wearable Electronics in Taiwan
Wearable Electronics in Taiwan Wearable electronics continued to see a healthy performance in retail volume terms in 2023, supported by increased purchases of activity watches and smart wearables. Prevailing health and wellness trends and the high levels of convenience and functionality offered by t ... Read More
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Home Video in Norway
Home Video in Norway Home video is experiencing a more positive performance than many of its consumer electronics counterparts in 2023, with small volume sales. This growth, however, represents a stabilisation in volume levels following the sales spike during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2 ... Read More
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Mobile Phones in Norway
Mobile Phones in Norway Due to the ubiquitous nature of smartphones, one might expect that sales would be more robust, however, volume is in a marginal decline in 2023. This is attributed to the elongated product lifecycles, both due to models being of better quality, and also because consumers are ... Read More
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Home Audio and Cinema in Taiwan
Home Audio and Cinema in Taiwan Home audio and cinema continued to decline in retail volume and current value terms in 2023, a course that looks set to persist into the forecast period. Products such as hi-fi systems are seen as unnecessary for most Taiwanese, and increasingly outdated. Distribution ... Read More
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Mobile Phones in Romania
Mobile Phones in Romania For the second year in a row, sales of smartphones are declining in retail volume terms in 2023. This is partly due to the fact that the category is reaching maturity. In the current economic context, Romanians are postponing large, non-essential purchases and are also looki ... Read More
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Computers and Peripherals in Norway
Computers and Peripherals in Norway In an over-arching trend, computers are peripherals is seeing overall negative volume growth in 2023. This suppressed performance is attributed to ongoing normalisation of consumer spending patterns following the atypical period of the COVID-19 era, along with a w ... Read More
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Consumer Electronics in Norway
Consumer Electronics in Norway Overall retail volumes remain in a decline in consumer electronics in Norway in 2023, with home video and headphones being the only categories seeing small volume growth overall, attributed directly to individual, well-performing subcategories (e.g., wireless speakers, ... Read More
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Mobile Phones in Taiwan
Mobile Phones in Taiwan Retail volume sales of mobile phones continued to decline in 2023. Households were reluctant to spend their hard-earned money on discretionary purchases, as fears over inflation and interest rate rises took their toll on consumer confidence. Moreover, higher-income consumers, ... Read More
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Computers and Peripherals in Romania
Computers and Peripherals in Romania Sales of computers continue to decline in retail volume terms in 2023. This is partly down to the uncertain political and economic context, but also due to the strong performance seen during the pandemic. Tablets is seeing the strongest decline. These products ar ... Read More
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Home Video in Romania
Home Video in Romania Sales of home video declined in 2022 in retail volume terms with this trend continuing into 2023. This is mostly due to increasing pressure on consumers’ disposable income with Romania experiencing elevated rates of inflation which has led to a sharp rise in the cost of living. ... Read More
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Portable Players in Norway
Portable Players in Norway Portable players is another category suffering from cannibalisation from smartphones, along with seeing competition from tablets and laptops (to a lesser extent). The main reason here is the fact that smartphones, tablets, and the like, offer multifunctionality – thus ther ... Read More
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Computers and Peripherals in Australia
Computers and Peripherals in Australia Sales of computers and peripherals saw a return to growth in retail volume terms in 2020 and 2021 with demand fuelled by the switch to home working and studying following the outbreak of COVID-19. This more positive outlook was short lived however as demand plu ... Read More
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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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