Asian Consumers: The Future Will Improve For The Better Over The Next 12 Months

News Asia 360

GfK’s Consumer Trend Study 2022 report studied the issues that concerned consumers in Southeast Asia, India and Taiwan. These matters will be discussed at the “GfK Insight Summit 2022: Winning the new consumerism in APAC” to be held on August 18, 2022.     

In the post-COVID-19 era, understanding the forces that impact consumer attitudes and decisions and their effect on businesses is essential as the forces of supply chain challenges, conflict, climate change and soaring inflation, energy and oil prices loom ahead. Helping consumers pursue their vision of a better life, involving material products such as nice clothes or intangibles like health and leisure would ease their navigation in an uncertain and volatile world.

“A new world has emerged. Consumers across the Asia Pacific are adapting and recovering to a new consumerism order amidst global unrest and heightened economic pressures alongside newly adopted consumer choices and behaviours. And therefore, to better understand how to succeed in a rapidly changing environment, organisations need to pivot their strategies with agility. The key is to be ‘fluid’ in your market approach. During GfK Insight Summit, industry leaders will take a fresh look at winning the new consumerism in the Asia Pacific.” said Karthik Venkatakrishnan, Marketing & Consumer Intelligence, APAC Lead, GfK.

Confidence shifts vary across markets

According to the GfK Mood of the World Study, people reported feeling happiest in India and Indonesia at 29 per cent and 23 per cent respectively, aligning with their upbeat mood in other aspects. Optimism about the future is more prevalent in developing markets, while in developed markets, people tend to be equally divided in their opinions.

Singapore is the second most optimistic nation concerning the country’s economy improving within one year at 38 per cent, followed by Malaysia at 27 per cent, Taiwan at 17 per cent and Thailand at 15 per cent. Regarding the uplifting of their personal economic situation in the upcoming 12 months, Singapore and Malaysia equalised in second place at 58 per cent, followed by Taiwan at 54 per cent and Thailand at 41 per cent.

Inflation and high prices are a major concern for Asian consumers

Inflation and high prices are the primary concern in Singapore and Taiwan at 70 per cent, Malaysia at 56 per cent and the Philippines at 52 per cent, the second highest concern in Thailand at 52 per cent, with the top concern being recession and unemployment at 53 per cent.

Asian consumers emphasise family, authenticity and honesty as their key personal values

Protecting the family is deemed most important in Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand, while placed in the second and third highest ranks in Singapore and Taiwan respectively. Authenticity is the third most important in the Philippines and Thailand, fourth in Malaysia and fifth in Singapore and Taiwan, while honesty is the second highest ranking in Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand, and the third highest in Singapore and eighth in Taiwan.

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