BIHIMA brings you the figures from Q2 and announces the launch of a new website with a dedicated page for quarterly data.
NHS, UK private market and Irish market hearing instrument sales were down in the second quarter of this year compared with Q1, but volumes were still higher than the equivalent quarter in the previous three years. It could be that we’re starting to see a levelling off after an initial surge in catch-up sales post pandemic.
The UK private market was down 9.4% in Q2 this year compared with Q1, but sales are still higher than in all quarters in 2019 and 2020
NHS volumes were down by 36K on Q1 this year but up 114K on Q2 last year.
Following the same trend, the Irish market was also down in Q2, with a decrease in sales of 1.4% compared with Q1, but still up by 13.6% on Q2 2021.
volumes being rechargeable in Q2, up from 1.4% in the first quarter. The Irish market also showed a slight increase in sales of rechargeable products, but there was a surprise reduction in the volumes of non-NHS rechargeable products, going against the trend of the previous three quarters.
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Visit BIHIMA’s newly relaunched website, packed with technology insights, industry news, research, useful resources and more. As a voice for hearing technology, BIHIMA regularly monitors the market and releases the results of its members‘ sales data every quarter. To keep up to date with the latest hearing instrument market information sign up to receive BIHIMA’s quarterly results via our new Market Data page.
About BIHIMA:
BIHIMA represents the hearing instrument manufacturers of Britain and Ireland, working in partnership with other professional, trade, regulatory and consumer organisations within the health care and charitable sectors. We raise consumer awareness about the latest hearing technology and aim to influence government and policy makers to improve the lives of people with hearing difficulties.
