Audio

Despite a wider category slowdown in Bluetooth speakers, party speakers posted significant double digit percentage point growth by the close of 2022.

The consumer love affair with headphones continues to flourish, with new research from Futuresource Consulting showing the global market achieved both volume and value growth during Q4 2022. That’s despite a number of challenges impacting the wider CE market.

The global home audio market continued to feel the squeeze in Q4 2022, with volume and value both experiencing year-on-year contraction.

The home audio market experienced a year of twists and turns in 2022, with a difficult first half giving way to a resurgence of consumer activity.