2020 has proven to be a fairly turbulent year for consumer health in Germany following the emergence of the pandemic. After the ‘’hamster’’ (stockpiling purchases) period in March due to various lockdown restrictions by the government in an effort to curb the spread of the virus, it was followed by a slump, with the market subsequently entering...
This report analyses the market for consumer health in Cambodia. For the purposes of the study, the market has been defined as follows: Consumer Health in Cambodia report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2016-2020, allowing you to identify...
The emergence of the pandemic in Colombia and subsequent lockdown by the government in an attempt to control the spread of the virus resulted in rising unemployment and decreasing disposable incomes, and led to many local consumers prioritising their spending on essential purchases, including groceries and medicines. Consumer health therefore,...
The global blister packaging market reached a value of US$ 21.3 Billion in 2020. Blister packaging refers to a pre-formed plastic packaging which comprises of a cavity that is made using a thermoformed plastic and a paper or aluminum foil back. This type of packaging displays a large part of the content to consumers while protecting it from...
Consumer health has seen slightly higher growth overall in current value terms in 2020 compared to the previous year. Nevertheless, growth has remained largely in line with the review period average, with economic pressures preventing any more significant gains. When COVID-19 first appeared in South Africa there was some initial stockpiling...
In response to COVID-19 the Swiss government introduced a range of measures to limit the spread of the virus, with this having a mixed impact on the various categories of consumer health. Nonetheless, there was an overall improvement seen in 2020, spurred on by stronger sales in key categories including analgesics, cough, cold and allergy...
COVID-19 had a significant impact on consumer health in Austria in 2020 with it resulting in consumers reassessing their priorities and focusing on their immediate concerns. As concerns rose about the threat posed by COVID-19 many households started stocking up on products that were perceived to treat the symptoms of the virus, such as analgesics...
Consumer health is expected to see lower current value growth in 2020 than was seen the previous year, largely as a result of COVID-19. The hardest hit categories in 2020 are likely to be sports nutrition and weight management. The demand for these products was significantly dampened due to the introduction of lockdown restrictions, which...
COVID-19 will have a significant effect on current value sales growth in consumer health during 2020, but the impact will not be uniformly negative. Wound care will be particularly badly affected, as people are spending less time on the move and out of doors due to restrictions introduced to curb the spread of the virus. As a result, they...
Consumer health is expected to see moderate current value growth in 2020, partially benefitting from the COVID-19 health crisis. The virus created changes in purchasing habits for many consumers who feared falling ill. This led to stockpiling analgesics at the start of the outbreak and generally increased demand of immunity boosting products...