Large cooking appliances experienced a challenging year in Japan in 2025, with a decline in retail volume driven by a decrease in new housing starts and cautious consumer spending. Despite this, large cooking appliances saw growth in value terms due to a shift towards premium products, particularly in built-in hobs and ovens. The trend towards premiumisation is expected to continue, driven by consumer demand for innovative features and designs. Manufacturers are focusing on developing products w

Despite a modest decline in retail volume sales, large cooking appliances in Turkey demonstrated resilience in 2025, with significant value growth driven by urban consumers' increasing demand for premium, multifunctional, and smart appliances. Demand is expected to regain momentum over the forecast period, underpinned by rising urbanisation and increasing median disposable income per household. The market's attractiveness is enhanced by the rising demand for energy-efficient and smart appliances

Large cooking appliances in Singapore experienced a slowdown in 2025 due to a decline in new private home sales and HDB resale transactions, resulting in 1% retail volume growth. Despite this, consumers prioritised energy-efficient appliances and premium products, driving demand for built-in hobs, ovens, and cooker hoods. Sales are expected to gain stronger momentum over the forecast period with a 3% retail volume CAGR, driven by increasing consumer preference for modern and efficient appliances

Large cooking appliances in Saudi Arabia is experiencing steady growth, driven by urbanisation, government reforms under Saudi Vision 2030, and increasing demand for modern kitchen appliances. In 2025, the retail volume of large cooking appliances reached 427,000 units, representing 2% growth from the previous year. Growth is expected to continue, with retail sales forecast to increase by a CAGR of 4% to reach 508,700 units in 2030. The demand for energy-efficient and smart appliances is rising,

Large cooking appliances in the UK exhibited a relatively flat performance in 2025, with certain categories such as built-in hobs experiencing marginal growth driven by the popularity of premium vented hobs. The market's attractiveness is supported by a stable median disposable income per household of GBP49,760 and a growing employed female population, a significant demographic for cooking appliances, which reached 16.6 million. The premiumisation trend significantly influenced demand, driving v

Large cooking appliances in Canada experienced a modest retail volume decline in 2025, although a rise in value sales indicated that some local consumers were upgrading to more advanced and energy-efficient models. The category is characterised by a fairly high level of saturation, with cookers having a 69% penetration rate in Canadian households, yet manufacturers are driving sales through innovative features and strategic pricing adjustments. As a result, brands that prioritise innovation, sus

Large cooking appliances in Mexico experienced a decline in volume sales in 2025, with a 4% decrease compared to the previous year, largely due to economic factors such as inflation, which remained a concern despite seeing a slight decrease. However, sales are forecast to grow over the forecast period, driven by consumer demand for smart and efficient appliances, as well as compact and modular designs. The median disposable income per household is projected to increase steadily, enabling consume

Large cooking appliances in China experienced dynamic retail volume growth in 2025, reaching 31.7 million units. This growth was supported by government subsidies and the rising median disposable income per household, which approached CNY100,000. Although retail volume decline is expected in the forecast period, the category is expected to continue evolving, with AI-driven premiumisation and multifunctionality being key factors. Brands that integrate AI features into cross-device ecosystems are

Large cooking appliances in Brazil demonstrated declining sales in 2025, with both retail volume and value sales falling, to 9.1 million units and BRL10.4 billion, due to a decline in consumer confidence. The category is characterised by intense competition among global and local players, with local brands gaining ground due to their affordability and strategic supply chain management. As the urban population continues to grow and median disposable income per household rises, demand for modern k

In 2025, large cooking appliances in Australia was characterised by a shift towards premiumisation, driven by consumer demand for energy-efficient and high-end products. This was evident with retail volume sales increasing by 2%, while retail value grew by 3%. Ovens remained the largest category in terms of retail volume, while built-in hobs saw dynamic growth driven by consumer preferences for sleek, integrated kitchen designs and advanced cooking technologies. Demand is expected to continue gr

The large cooking appliances market in the US is proving resilient in 2025, with marginal volume sales growth driven by strategic pricing and a shift towards cleaner in-home cooking. Growth is forecast to continue over the next five years, fuelled by increasing demand for premium and smart products, with a volume CAGR of 2% expected to reach 13.8 million units by 2030. Distribution channels are evolving; home products specialists remains dominant, while e-commerce gains traction due to its conve

Within large cooking appliances in India, local households continue to prefer traditional options such as freestanding hobs. This resulted in limited uptake of built-in large appliances in 2024.

While overall demand for large cooking appliances in Germany continues to decline, 2024 has seen a marginal upturn in retail volume sales of freestanding models. This trend reflects evolving consumer needs, demographic shifts, and economic factors shaping kitchen design and purchasing decisions. Freestanding large cooking appliances are increasingly favoured for their flexibility and practicality.

Retail volume sales of large cooking appliances in Ukraine maintained a strong upward trajectory in 2024. However, the extent of the slump in 2022 with the war in Ukraine meant that retail volume sales of large cooking appliances remained below the 2021 level at the end of the review period. While most households consider large cooking appliances to be essential, replacement cycles tend to be long for such big-ticket appliances.

Retail volume sales of large cooking appliances declined in Israel in 2024. However, gas fuelled ovens gained a lot of traction over 2024 as people feared a more widespread war and further electricity outages. As a result of this fear, sales of electric ovens and grills were damaged as people were looking for large cooking appliances that they could use in the event of a prolonged lack of electricity. Retailers noted over 2024 that people who had an electric stove at home were also purchasing ga

Large cooking appliances in South Korea is set to face its third consecutive year of retail volume decline in 2024. In addition to sales normalising after the growth seen during the pandemic, this is due to the economic downturn, and a slowdown in the real estate market. Some consumers are opting to continue using their existing appliances, driven by the rising cost of living and tighter household budgets. Electric built-in hobs, which had experienced dynamic growth during the pandemic, has also

Cost of living pressures caused by inflation and interest rate hikes are having a negative impact on household spending power in Sweden, with big-ticket items such as large cooking appliances feeling the impact of this trend in 2024. More broadly, the current weakness in the economic climate has led to a slowdown in the housing market, leading to low demand for large cooking appliances. This was notable in built-in appliances where there is a positive correlation between the housing market and d

Large cooking appliances in Portugal witnessed volume sales decline over 2024 due to category maturity and previous replacements registered during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kitchen refurbishment fever took hold following the pandemic, but sales began to contract from 2021 as the trend lost traction. Additionally, economic constraints have led many households to postpone buying major appliance replacements unless it is essential.

Large cooking appliances in Taiwan is going through a period of adjustment following the extraordinary demand during the pandemic years. With pandemic restrictions introduced in late 2022, many consumers have chosen to invest in outbound travel and experiences instead of home improvements and appliances. Retail volume sales remained in decline over 2024, although the situation has improved year on year. The weak housing market since the pandemic has only exacerbated the situation for players. Mo

Retail volume sales of large cooking appliances are set to decline in Norway in 2024. Consumer purchasing power has been hit by cost of living pressures, inflation and higher for longer interest rates. This environment is weakening consumer sentiment and negatively impacting households’ ability and willingness to spend on big-ticket items, such as large cooking appliances. More broadly, the weakness in the economic climate has significantly slowed the housing market, which exerts a notable downw

In large cooking appliances, the rising cost of electricity and VAT hikes from the Moroccan government resulted in lower volume growth over 2024. Consumers prefer gas ovens over electric as the running costs are lower due to gas subsidises provided by the government. Gas cannisters are very affordable in Morocco and easy to come by making gas ovens increasingly attractive to highly price sensitive consumers. Nonetheless, the reliance on gas appliances is limiting sales of electric cooking applia

The private housing supply predicted for 2024 is set to double to approximately 21,000 units compared to the pre-pandemic period, resulting in increasing demand for large cooking appliances in Hong Kong. Following a spike in new residential housing, especially following the resumption of renovation projects towards the end of the review period, demand for the dominant built-in large cooking appliances continues to grow in 2024. Many local consumers, especially younger households, prefer products

Amid strong increases in the average retail current unit price of large cooking appliances in Egypt, overall retail volume sales rose very marginally in 2024. Almost all categories saw marginal-to-slight increases. The exception was cooker hoods, with a slight drop in demand. Meanwhile, the dominant category cookers shapes large cooking appliances in Egypt. Cookers already enjoy high household penetration in the market. Thus, penetration and retail volume sales only rose gradually at the end of

Even though inflation fell in 2024, consumer purchasing power in Romania remained weak and the effects of soaring prices from 2022 and 2023 still lingered. Consequently, volume sales of large cooking appliances registered a timid increase, compared to more vigorous growth in current value terms. This reflects the impact of both stubborn inflation and premiumisation. With a growing number of credit solutions, Romanians preferred to invest in premium brands but to pay in instalments so the overall