Household Products Market Research Reports & Industry Analysis

Toilet care in Israel saw stabilisation in prices throughout 2024, following a period of significant price increases in 2023. Although major players implemented various price increases across their product portfolios during the year, these changes had no discernible impact on the toilet care categor ...

Air care value and volume sales declined again in Canada in 2024 after recording softness in 2023. The category is transitioning back to more normal growth after it recorded strong growth over the pandemic when housebound consumers used air care products more extensively. Towards the end of the revi ...

Both retail volume and retail current value sales of toilet care rose in 2024. Toilet care is a well-established category with almost no innovation or new offers, so value growth is generally driven by price adjustments, rather than volume increases, as consumer demand remains steady but uninspired. ...

Toilet care experienced negative retail value and volume growth in 2024, reflecting the product's challenging year. Throughout 2024, many consumers continued to seek easy-to-use solutions that simplify bathroom maintenance, which saved toilet care from seeing a further retail volume fall than 1%. Ho ...

Sales of air care aimed at neutralising odours increased in 2024. Although the pandemic came to an end in 2024 financial pressures meant that consumers took more staycations and spent more time at home which increased the desire for products that could neutralise bad smells. This was even more the c ...

Laundry care saw positive retail value growth in 2024, although retail volume declined by 2%. Several categories within laundry care recorded positive volume growth, including liquid tablet detergents and concentrated powder detergents. However, other products faced negative dynamics, driven by comp ...

Unlike most other areas of home care, sales of polishes failed to take off during the COVID-19 pandemic with consumers paying more attention to cleaning and sanitising their homes more than polishing. Although the pandemic is now over polishing is still considered a secondary chore compared to clean ...

The Italian Government continued to offer a stimulus package in 2024 to encourage consumers to purchase energy efficient appliances. Under the scheme consumers could benefit from a EUR100 subsidy on washing machines and washer-dryers with an energy rating not lower than class A, with this subsidy in ...

Within Spain’s toilet care category, rim blocks was by far the fastest-growing segment in 2024, driving substantial volume and current value growth overall and supported by price stabilisation following the sharp increases of the previous year. Consumer demand and retailer focus have shifted signifi ...

Bleach in Spain showed continued growth in both retail volume and current value terms in 2024. During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, bleach experienced a dramatic surge in demand, with volume and value growth reaching double-digit levels. This spike was driven by a heightened foc ...

Laundry care in Spain continued to evolve in 2024, with liquid detergents continuing to rise in both retail volume and current value terms. Despite slight declines in unit prices, this trend is largely attributed to the increasing competitiveness of private labels. Private label players have introdu ...

Surface care in Saudi Arabia saw surface cleaning wipes - particularly all purpose varieties – gain traction in 2024. The overall category of surface care, which currently features a limited range of international brands such as Clorox and Dettol, is seeing a growing presence of local players. These ...

Saudi Arabia’s toilet care posted positive growth in both volume and current value terms in 2024. In-cistern devices, while initially perceived as costlier than other toilet cleaning formats, offer notable long-term benefits for consumers. Once installed, these devices minimise the need for frequent ...

Laundry care continued to perform well in the United Kingdom in 2024. Overall, there was top level growth in retail volume terms, continuing the historic trend in this category. In addition, the volume growth recorded in 2024 was higher than that in 2023, as this category has fully normalised in the ...

Czech Republic’s dishwashing market automatic dishwashing saw automatic dishwashing undergo a significant shift towards higher-priced products in 2024, reflecting a broader trend of premiumisation within this segment. At the same time, the hand wash dishwashing segment remains dominated by products ...

Bleach poses a growing threat to the toilet care category in the Netherlands, as more consumers opt for its affordability and effectiveness over specialised products. Many households are using bleach as a cheaper alternative to toilet liquids and rim blocks, leading to a decline in demand for these ...

Consumers in the Netherlands are increasingly opting for specialised surface care products, such as bathroom cleaners, kitchen cleaners, scourers, and floor cleaners, as they look for more effective solutions for specific tasks. This trend is driven by a desire to use less product while achieving be ...

A new law came into effect in spring 2024 in Greece forcing manufacturers of products that are considered household essentials to drop their prices. Hand dishwashing was included in the list of products and therefore companies had to implement price drops. This led to significant price drops from al ...

Hand dishwashing detergents continue to gain volume share in Egypt driven by the rising number of households, population growth and the general affordability of these products. The average price of hand dishwashing detergents increased by only 13.5%, which was below the rate of inflation in 2024. Th ...

Value sales continued to be low for toilet care in Algeria in 2024 in comparison with competing products such as surface care and bleach. With products in this segment being mainly imported, they are considered expensive and there are more affordable offerings in bleach and surface care. As such, th ...

Home care saw retail value sales rise in Romania in 2024, while volume sales stagnated. The price cap on food products generated a waterbed effect that was reflected in soaring unit price increases for laundry care and dishwashing in 2023. However, inflation was less of a factor in 2024, despite the ...

Bleach experienced a decline in retail volume sales in 2024, largely due to a reduction in disinfection habits. This shift is reflected in the less frequent purchase of bleach products, as well as a decrease in household penetration compared to 2023. In terms of pricing, there has been a downward sh ...

In 2024, air care experienced significant volume growth in Peru, outpacing the average for the home care market as a whole. This was driven by the increased penetration of these products among middle- and high-income segments of the population. Effective promotions, combined with innovations in high ...

Air care in New Zealand received the usual seasonal upturn in demand from the cold winter months, informed by the reduced ability of consumers to air out their homes. In 2024, there was a shift in consumer preferences brought on by cost-of-living pressures. While inflation levels have stabilised, in ...

The air care market in Hungary experienced a mixed performance in 2024. While the tough economic climate forced many consumers to prioritise essential products, certain formats, such as candle air fresheners and liquid air fresheners, continued to see positive retail volume growth. Many consumers va ...