October looked great for MDA sector with +13% growth in sales value. The biggest declines, in terms of units, were in ovens -11%, built-in hobs grew +13%, washing machines grew +8%, microwaves grew +21%, and freezers grew +5%. In terms of monetary value, the largest increases were recorded in microwaves +44%, freezers and refrigerators +23%, built-in hobs +14%. Washing machines, ovens and dryers each grew by 11%. So October was a really good month for the MDA sector and the remaining months of this year should look more stable.<\/p>\n
The SDA sector in October is very similar to September, sales units remain with no growth. Sales values grew only +3%. The biggest declines were in vacuum cleaners -10% and irons -8%. The biggest growth was in the dental care equipment category +20% and shavers +9%. In terms of sales value, it was negative only for hot beverage makers -7%. Dental category recorded a growth of +24%, shavers +11%, irons +8% and vacuum cleaners +6%. It appears that similar trends will continue through the end of the year, but it is likely that the SDA will enter a falling phase.<\/p>\n
The TV sector has been negative in both units sold and value over the past 8 months. In October, sales volumes fell to -8% and sales value fell to -2%. On the other hand, these results were to be expected and it looks like the TV market will not fall drastically in the near future.<\/p>\n
The SMP sector performed rather modestly in October after a wonderful September. Sales were down -1%, while sales value was up +17%. The new flagship models launched in September seem to be struggling with supply shortages, so the coming months could bring negative results.<\/p>\n
IT sector in October has again showed a decline, this time we have -6%. The biggest unit declines were in printers with -19% and monitors -15%. The sales units of notebooks and media tablets remained the same as in October 2021. IT sector showed a growth of +11% in October in terms of value. Notebooks grew by +19%, media tablets by +7%. Sales of printers decreased by -13% and monitors -11%.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
October looked great for MDA sector with +13% growth in sales value. The biggest declines, in terms of units, were in ovens -11%, built-in hobs grew +13%, washing machines grew +8%, microwaves grew +21%, and freezers grew +5%. In terms of monetary value, the largest increases were recorded in microwaves +44%, freezers and refrigerators +23%, …<\/p>\n