AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoEnergy Shock to Consumer Budgets: With the US war with Iran now stretching into its sixth month, gasoline is staying near the politically sensitive $4 level; the national average regular petrol price hit about $4.006 per gallon (Aug 10), and EIA cut its earlier 2026 gasoline decline forecast to an average of $3.78 vs $3.10 in 2025, while energy prices are up sharply year-on-year and overall inflation has risen. Household Demand Cooling: FMCG spending growth is projected to slow to just 1–2% in 2026 as shoppers get selective; Worldpanel by Numerator says FMCG spend is up only 1.6% through June and even fell in Q2, with more consumers expecting their finances to worsen. Medtech Growth Watch (Forecasts): A wave of market outlooks points to continued expansion across healthcare hardware and services—maternal-infant equipment (to $8.82B by 2030), mechanical thrombectomy devices (9% CAGR), mammography devices (to $3.81B by 2030), mechanical ventilators (to $9.54B in 2026), and medical device connectivity (to $12.76B by 2030). Infection-Control & Lab Tech: Masks are forecast to keep shrinking (down to $6.54B by 2030), while lab and sterilization categories look steadier, including low-temperature plasma sterilizers (10.7% CAGR) and lyophilization equipment (11.1% CAGR).
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