Baking ingredients inflation in China stood at 8.430% in Q3 2024, according to GlobalData’s report on the prices of stock keeping units (SKUs) supplied through online retailers. In Q3 2024, GlobalData monitored the pricing of 123 baking ingredients SKUs from companies such as Sugarman, Angel Yeast and Bakerdream that were sold by e-retailers. Buy the report here.

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Pricing is crucial, especially in a challenging economic climate, as competitive pricing and price leadership impact consumers’ choices. GlobalData’s pricing analysis reveals that QX-era offered lowest prices of the total SKUs within the baking ingredients category from July through September 2024, followed by Epermarket and GZ Grocery. According to the analysis, the price range of $5 and below was the most competitive, with 108 SKUs.

The chart below illustrates price leadership among the covered retailers which offer the highest number of low-priced products in the category. Of all retailers, QX-era had greatest share of lowest prices for individual SKUs in baking ingredients in China in Q3 2024.

Analysis of the quarterly price data showed that no discounts were offered for baking ingredients category by the retailers tracked by GlobalData. Among variants, the tracker revealed baking soda and baking powder as the most popular (by number of SKUs) baking ingredients variants. These were priced 16.06% higher than the average price of a baking ingredients SKU.

Among the e-retailers tracked by GlobalData, the leading ones, based on the number of SKUs, were QX-era, Epermarket, GZ Grocery, and . According to the analysis, QX-era had the lowest average unit price, while the retailer with the widest product assortment was QX-era.

The report brings attention to the intricate pricing dynamics within the baking ingredients market, examining both the SKU and retailer levels, and offering invaluable insights for stakeholders. Notably, QX-era, Epermarket and GZ Grocery stood out as prominent e-retailers, providing competitive pricing for a substantial number of baking ingredients SKUs. However, to comprehensively grasp baking ingredients market in China, continuous tracking of SKU pricing over time is necessary.

For a more detailed analysis of pricing trends in the China baking ingredients market, buy the report here.

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GlobalData’s online price intelligence platform helps users analyze price leadership and price gaps, as well as visualize product variants at the SKU level, across multiple geographies, retailers, and categories. The platform, a product of Consumer Intelligence Center provides price insights from more than 370 online retailers across 44 countries.