For the worldwide cosmetics market, 2012, like 2011, was
boosted by luxury products. With +6.3% growth, the selective
market maintains a rapid pace of growth; carried by Asia, North
America and the Travel Retail sector, it made a 25% contribution
to worldwide growth (1). Mass-market retail channels, with growth
of +4.7%, have accelerated as compared to 2011 and contribute
53% to growth in the world cosmetics market.
From a geographic viewpoint, the New Markets continue to attain
increasing levels of growth: excluding Japan, they represented
77% of worldwide market growth this year (1), primarily due to
Asia Pacific, but also with the contribution of Latin America, up
by +10.2%.