Overview of figures
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The market in figures
With sales of more than 30.7 billion euros in 2022, the consumer electronics sector with the product areas of consumer electronics, privately used telecommunications and privately used IT products shows a decline of 1.5 percent compared to 2021.
In the area of home appliances, sales remained almost stable at a total of 17.6 billion euros (-1.0 percent). The increase in sales of major domestic appliances for the year as a whole was 0.6 percent to almost 10.5 billion euros. Sales of small domestic appliances fell by 3.4 percent to 7.1 billion euros.
With sales of more than 30.7 billion euros in 2022, the consumer electronics sector with the product areas of consumer electronics, privately used telecommunications and privately used IT products shows a decline of 1.5 percent compared to 2021.
In the area of home appliances, sales remained almost stable at a total of 17.6 billion euros (-1.0 percent). The increase in sales of major domestic appliances for the year as a whole was 0.6 percent to almost 10.5 billion euros. Sales of small domestic appliances fell by 3.4 percent to 7.1 billion euros.
Selected market figures Germany 2022
11.1 %
0.6 %
3.4 %
11.1 %
0.6 %
3.4 %
Selected market figures Europe* 2022
10 %
10 %
8 %
10 %
10 %
8 %
*Europe: Western Europe, Central Eastern Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan – Source: GfK Market Intelligence Retail Tracking, Coverage 100 %.
Selected market figures Global* 2022
7 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
*Source: GfK Market Intelligence Retail Tracking, global including North America, Coverage 100 %