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With the <em>Insights &#038; Trends Forecast</em>, we build a bridge between analysis and industry experience.</p>\n</div>\n                    </div>\n\n        <div class=\"content-hero__media\">\n                            <figure class=\"content-hero__image-wrap\">\n                    <div class=\"gfu-radar media-animation content-hero__image\" data-turn=\"24\" data-direction=\"cw\" data-poster=\"https://gfu.de/wp-content/themes/gfu/assets/img/radar-loop-poster.svg\" style=\"background: #002398 url(https://gfu.de/wp-content/themes/gfu/assets/img/radar-loop-poster.svg) center / cover no-repeat\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Animiertes Radar-Muster: konzentrische Kreise, deren Strichstärke sich um einen versetzten Mittelpunkt dreht\"></div>                </figure>\n                    </div>\n\n    </div>\n</section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"block block--feature-teaser block--bg-neongelb block--pad-lg\" style=\"--ft-graphic-top-w: 35%;--ft-graphic-top-y: 0px;--ft-graphic-top-ratio: 1 / 1;--ft-graphic-bottom-w: 30%;--ft-graphic-bottom-ratio: 1 / 1;--ft-text-color: var(--color-anthrazit)\">\n\n    <div class=\"container block__inner feature-teaser__inner\">\n\n        <div class=\"feature-teaser__content\">\n                            <p class=\"feature-teaser__eyebrow\">First Edition IFA 2026</p>\n            \n            <h2 class=\"feature-teaser__heading\" style=\"color: var(--color-black)\">Many segments, <br />\r\none look ahead.</h2>\n                            <div class=\"feature-teaser__body\" style=\"color: var(--color-black)\"><p>From the overall market to future trends: each area shows where its segment is heading – with interactive revenue trends, forecasts, and the key drivers. Choose your starting point and follow the development through to 2027 – segment by segment, with all the figures and background information.</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://gfu.de/en/insights-trends-forecast-2026/tcg/\"><strong>TCG Overall Market</strong></a></p>\n<p><a href=\"https://gfu.de/en/insights-trends-forecast-2026/ce/\"><strong>Consumer Electronics</strong></a></p>\n<p><a href=\"https://gfu.de/en/insights-trends-forecast-2026/home-entertainment/\"><strong>Entertainment Electronics</strong></a></p>\n<p><a href=\"https://gfu.de/en/insights-trends-forecast-2026/it/\"><strong>Telecommunications &amp; IT</strong></a></p>\n<p><a href=\"https://gfu.de/en/insights-trends-forecast-2026/mda/\"><strong>Major Domestic Appliances</strong></a></p>\n<p><a href=\"https://gfu.de/en/insights-trends-forecast-2026/sda/\"><strong>Small Domestic Appliances</strong></a></p>\n<p><a href=\"https://gfu.de/en/insights-trends-forecast-2026/trends/\"><strong>Trend Topics</strong></a></p>\n<p><a href=\"#Methodology\"><strong>Methodology</strong></a></p>\n</div>\n            \n                    </div>\n\n    </div>\n\n    \n            <div class=\"feature-teaser__graphic feature-teaser__graphic--bottom feature-teaser__graphic--fit-contain\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            <div class=\"container feature-teaser__graphic-inner\">\n                <img class=\"feature-teaser__graphic-img\" src=\"https://gfu.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/insights-trends-pfeile.svg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n                            </div>\n        </div>\n    \n</section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"block block--section block--section-bg-color block--pad-normal block--section--width-1440 block--section--align-left block--bg-electric-blue\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"block--section__content\">\n        <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<section class=\"block block--text block--bg-transparent block--pad-normal block--text--layout-split block--text--text-auto block--text--no-button\" id=\"Methodology\">\n    <div class=\"container block__inner\">\n\n        <div class=\"text__content\">\n                            <p class=\"text__eyebrow\" style=\"color: var(--color-white)\">Methodology</p>\n            \n            <h2 class=\"text__heading\" style=\"color: var(--color-white)\">A Hybrid Method Approach to Forecasting</h2>\n                            <div class=\"text__body\" style=\"color: var(--color-navy)\"><p>Observing the past, scanning habits and surroundings for subtle clues, patterns or changes, and catching them long before the conscious mind is able to process them, might be interpreted as premonition – but most of the time, it is nothing but an unconscious process of logical deduction. So – what conclusion can we draw from today’s market situation that will help us predict the future?</p>\n<p>To answer this question, GFU merged two established methodologies for insights into the market development for technical consumer goods in Germany. To this end, we combined a quantitative, statistical method – ridge regression – with a qualitative, multi-round survey method – the Delphi technique. This combination of data-driven modeling and solid industry expertise overcomes the drawbacks of purely mathematical trend extrapolations and generates robust, realistic forecast scenarios instead.</p>\n</div>\n                    </div>\n\n        \n    </div>\n</section>\n\n</div>\n    </div>\n\n</section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"block block--feature-teaser block--bg-white block--pad-lg\" style=\"--ft-graphic-top-w: 35%;--ft-graphic-top-y: 0px;--ft-graphic-top-ratio: 1 / 1;--ft-graphic-bottom-w: 20%;--ft-graphic-bottom-ratio: 1 / 1;--ft-text-color: var(--color-anthrazit)\">\n\n    <div class=\"container block__inner feature-teaser__inner\">\n\n        <div class=\"feature-teaser__content\">\n                            <p class=\"feature-teaser__eyebrow\">The Data Core</p>\n            \n            <h2 class=\"feature-teaser__heading\" style=\"font-size: var(--text-3xl);color: var(--color-black)\">The Data Core: Ridge Regression Based on HEMIX and CEMIX</h2>\n                            <div class=\"feature-teaser__body\" style=\"color: var(--color-black)\"><p>Our analyses are based on the established industry indices, HEMIX and CEMIX (historical sales data). Since there is often a strong correlation between the forces that drive consumer behavior, we employed a ridge regression based on Hoerl and Kennard (1970). This statistical method prevents overfitting to historical data and provides robust forecasts, even in times of volatility. The calculations are based on eight macroeconomic, technological, and demographic variables, which we weighted differently, due to slight differences in market factors affecting major domestic appliances (MDA) on the one hand and small domestic appliances and consumer electronics (SDA/CE) on the other:</p>\n</div>\n            \n                    </div>\n\n    </div>\n\n    \n            <div class=\"feature-teaser__graphic feature-teaser__graphic--bottom feature-teaser__graphic--fit-contain\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            <div class=\"container feature-teaser__graphic-inner\">\n                <img class=\"feature-teaser__graphic-img\" src=\"https://gfu.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/infografik-diagramm-chart.svg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n                            </div>\n        </div>\n    \n</section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"block block--section block--section-bg-color block--pad-normal block--section--width-full block--bg-white\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"block--section__content\">\n        <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<section class=\"block block--rating-table block--bg-transparent block--pad-normal\">\n    <div class=\"container block__inner rating-table__inner\">\n\n        \n        <div class=\"rating-table__scroll\">\n            <table class=\"rating-table__table\">\n                <thead>\n                    <tr>\n                                                    <th class=\"rating-table__col-num\" scope=\"col\">#</th>\n                                                <th class=\"rating-table__col-param\" scope=\"col\">parameter</th>\n                        <th class=\"rating-table__col-val\" scope=\"col\">weight factor (MDA)</th>\n                                                    <th class=\"rating-table__col-val\" scope=\"col\">weight factor (SDA/CE)</th>\n                                            </tr>\n                </thead>\n                <tbody>\n                                            <tr>\n                                                            <td class=\"rating-table__num\" data-label=\"#\"><span class=\"rating-table__chip\">1</span></td>\n                                                        <th class=\"rating-table__param\" scope=\"row\" data-num=\"1\">real disposable household income</th>\n                            <td class=\"rating-table__val\" data-label=\"weight factor (MDA)\">\n                                <span class=\"rating-table__cell\"><span class=\"rating-table__cell-label\">very high</span><span class=\"rating-table__meter\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Impact weight 5 of 5\"><span class=\"rating-table__seg is-on\"></span><span class=\"rating-table__seg is-on\"></span><span class=\"rating-table__seg is-on\"></span><span class=\"rating-table__seg is-on\"></span><span class=\"rating-table__seg is-on\"></span></span></span>                            </td>\n                                                            <td class=\"rating-table__val\" data-label=\"weight factor (SDA/CE)\">\n                                    <span class=\"rating-table__cell\"><span class=\"rating-table__cell-labe"
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                    "answer": "For questions, interviews or editorial material, contact Marie-Charlotte von Heyking, Head of Public Relations & Analytics, at marie.vonheyking@gfu.de.",
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