Electrolux markets

North America

Population: 343 million


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Western Europe

Population: 414 million


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Australia, New Zealand and Japan

Population: 154 million


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Africa, Middle East, Eastern Europe

Population: 1,669 million


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Southeast Asia and China

Population: 3,656 million


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Latin America

Population: 589 million


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Over the past decade, Electrolux has made the transformation into an innovative, consumer-focused company. Now growth is becoming more important. From previously having been heavily exposed to mature markets, the share of sales in growth markets, such as Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America, is to increase rapidly. The acquisition of appliances manufacturers CTI in Chile and Olympic Group in Egypt combined with strong organic growth has boosted the share of Electrolux  pro forma sales in growth markets from 25% in 2009 to 35% in 2011.

A slowdown in demand in Western Europe and North America, combined with the rapid emergence of an affluent middle class in densely populated growth markets, has led to a gradual transformation of the market for household appliances. Adapting the business and offering to this new environment is necessary to continue growing profitably. In 2011, Electrolux expanded its presence in growth markets and launched a long line of products and solutions adapted to global and regional demands. Furthermore, the Electrolux business is being increasingly impacted by such strong global trends as population growth, an expanding global middle class, higher life expectancy and rapid urbanization. These developments mean that there is increasingly limited supply of resources to satisfy the needs of a growing number of people, and more and more consumers have higher disposable incomes. Electrolux focuses on solutions based on lower consumption of these resources and on identifying new alternatives. Other factors also accentuate the fact that ­Electrolux operates in a global industry. There are fewer, larger and more international manufacturers and retailers, which means that global brands and products are ever-more important. The five largest manufacturers of major appliances in the world – Whirlpool, Electrolux, Haier, Bosch-Siemens and LG Electronics – accounted for approximately 45% of the market in 2010. To maintain competitiveness in relation to rapidly expanding manufacturers from low-cost areas, it is important to leverage both global and regional economies of scale.

Growing demand for core appliances

Between 2005 and 2010, the global demand for core appliances significantly increased, particularly due to strong growth in Asia. Demand for core appliances in mature markets has simultaneously decreased. In 2010, the demand in growth markets constituted 60% of the total market volume compared to 50% in 2005. Electrolux strategy is to capture this increased demand in growth markets. Read more about Electrolux strategy.

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Quick facts 2010

Population: 6.8 billion

Average number of persons per household: 3.6

Urban population: 51 %

GDP per capita 2010: USD 9,200

GDP growth 2010: 4.2 %


Source: World Bank and Electrolux estimates

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Electrolux aims to increase share of sales in growth markets over a five-year period