Overview of figures
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The market in figures
With sales of just under 30.5 billion euros, the consumer electronic segment in 2020 shows a large increase of 9.9 per cent compared to 2019. In particular, the segment of IT products for private use developed extremely positively, growing by 23.9 per cent to just under 8.5 billion euros. Private telecommunications devices grew by 4.5 per cent to just under 12.7 billion euros. In addition to smartphones, this was primarily due to renewed growth in core wearables (+20.4 per cent in sales). The consumer electronics segment reached 9.3 billion euros in sales, an increase of 6.3 per cent.
The long-term positive trend in the domestic appliance segment continued to accelerate in 2020, with sales of large domestic appliances up by 10.4 per cent for the year as a whole, reaching just under 10 billion euros. The increase in sales of small domestic appliances was even stronger at 21.3 per cent and 7.1 billion euros.
With sales of just under 30.5 billion euros, the consumer electronic segment in 2020 shows a large increase of 9.9 per cent compared to 2019. In particular, the segment of IT products for private use developed extremely positively, growing by 23.9 per cent to just under 8.5 billion euros. Private telecommunications devices grew by 4.5 per cent to just under 12.7 billion euros. In addition to smartphones, this was primarily due to renewed growth in core wearables (+20.4 per cent in sales). The consumer electronics segment reached 9.3 billion euros in sales, an increase of 6.3 per cent.
The long-term positive trend in the domestic appliance segment continued to accelerate in 2020, with sales of large domestic appliances up by 10.4 per cent for the year as a whole, reaching just under 10 billion euros. The increase in sales of small domestic appliances was even stronger at 21.3 per cent and 7.1 billion euros.
Selected market figures Germany 2020
23,9 %
10,4 %
21,3 %
23,9 %
10,4 %
21,3 %
Selected market figures Europe 2020
9,6 %
7,7 %
10,9 %
9,6 %
7,7 %
10,9 %
Selected market figures global 2020
3,0 %
1,4 %
8,3 %
3,0 %
1,4 %
8,3 %