Recently released market study: United Arab Emirates Consumer Electronics Report Q4 2013

From: Fast Market Research, Inc.
Published: Mon Nov 04 2013


The continued influx of visitors into the UAE as tourists and expatriate workers, along with positive business sentiments and private consumption outlook, would sustain demand for consumer electronics products across the three segments - PCs, AV devices and handsets - in our analysis. Over the next few years, we expect more product innovation, distribution channel expansion and various aggressive marketing strategies from local and international vendors as they aim to take advantage of the market's strong growth outlook.

Headline Expenditure Projections

Computer Sales: US$2.2bn in 2013 to US$2.7bn in 2017. Windows 8 tablets and ultrabooks should provide growth, with consumers increasingly interested in services that can be used wirelessly.

AV Sales: US$1.4bn in 2013 to US$1.7bn in 2017. We believe flat-screen TV sets will remain the main growth driver.

Handset Sales: US$508mn in 2013 to US$694mn in 2017. Smartphone demand is rising rapidly, and will be further boosted by the strong take-up of 4G LTE subscriptions.

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Key Trends & Developments

A survey conducted by Plug Ins concluded consumers in the UAE spend an average of AED3,000 on consumer electronics per year. This outcome is in line with BMI's data, which estimates the value of the consumer electronics market at around US$4bn in 2013. The first-of-its-kind survey looked at four key categories - smartphones, TVs, latops/tablets and cameras and was conducted through multiple channels including online and across multiple stores. The survey also revealed 51.4% of the respondents believe their purchase decisions are affected by online review/research, compared to only 22.4% who suggest their purchases were affected by print media while 59.2% said they are influenced by in-store communication prior to purchase.

On August 19 2013, the UAE's TRA published findings on the country's handsets market as part of its state of the market study for Q213. The key outcome of the study is Nokia's continued dominance of the handsets market in the Gulf state. According to the TRA's report, Nokia devices accounted for around 56.4% of the handsets registered on mobile networks in the UAE. BlackBerry pulled ahead into second place this quarter, with a share of 13.8%, while Samsung's share remained stable at 10.7% of the market. Apple handsets came in fourth place, accounting for a 7.4% market share. Nokia's Symbian operating system (OS) also dominated the OS market, with around 38% market share. Nokia's dominance of the UAE's handsets market mirrors its performance in many other emerging markets where it has built a strong reputation for certain features that appeals to consumers across different income levels, such as durability and affordability.

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