2018
In the special collaborative report for CTPA on the GB market from Kantar Worldpanel and IRI Worldwide, Tim Nancholas, Strategic Insight Director - Health and Beauty, Kantar Worldpanel commented:
“2018 was another tough year for the toiletries and cosmetics industry. Whilst there are always pockets of success, like prestige male fragrance and some skincare sectors, it was a gloomy year where once again we saw below inflation price rises and flat (and declining in some cases) volumes.
The industry lost over £124 million and nearly 35 million units.”
GB Market Statistics Overview
| £000s Dec 17* | £000s Dec 18 | % Change | |
| Fragrances | 1,791,794 | 1,816,576 | 1.4 |
| Colour Cosmetics | 1,672,017 | 1,489,528 | -10.9 |
| Skincare | 2,272,571 | 2,281,662 | 0.4 |
| Haircare | 1,710,241 | 1,712,557 | 0.1 |
| Toiletries | 2,358,804 | 2,380,652 | 0.9 |
| Total | 9,805,400 | 9,681,000 | -1.3 |
* 2017 market statistics restated from previous years as a result of strengthened data capture.
CTPA does not have expertise in retailing or marketing trends although we do publish topline market statistics on the CTPA website from a collaborative report compiled for the CTPA by Kantar Worldpanel and IRI.
For a full copy of the CTPA's report 'Cosmetic Industry in Figures' view our 2018 Annual Report. This includes an overview of worldwide import/export trade data.
