During the first week of March 2020, the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) had a massive impact on the sales of hygiene and cleaning products. More specifically, the selling of wet wipes grew by 216 percent compared to the same week of 2019. Similarly, the sales value of undenatured ethyl alcohol and bleach disinfectants rose by 102 percent. The hygiene product registering the largest increase was hand soap, whose sales value grew by 64 percent.
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Percentage growth of cleaning and hygiene products' sales value due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in Italy in March 2020
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Il Sole 24 Ore. (March 13, 2020). Percentage growth of cleaning and hygiene products' sales value due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in Italy in March 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105967/impact-of-coronavirus-on-sales-value-of-cleaning-and-hygiene-products-in-italy/
Il Sole 24 Ore. "Percentage growth of cleaning and hygiene products' sales value due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in Italy in March 2020." Chart. March 13, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105967/impact-of-coronavirus-on-sales-value-of-cleaning-and-hygiene-products-in-italy/
Il Sole 24 Ore. (2020). Percentage growth of cleaning and hygiene products' sales value due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in Italy in March 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105967/impact-of-coronavirus-on-sales-value-of-cleaning-and-hygiene-products-in-italy/
Il Sole 24 Ore. "Percentage Growth of Cleaning and Hygiene Products' Sales Value Due to Coronavirus (Covid-19) in Italy in March 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105967/impact-of-coronavirus-on-sales-value-of-cleaning-and-hygiene-products-in-italy/
Il Sole 24 Ore, Percentage growth of cleaning and hygiene products' sales value due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in Italy in March 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105967/impact-of-coronavirus-on-sales-value-of-cleaning-and-hygiene-products-in-italy/ (last visited November 03, 2024)
Percentage growth of cleaning and hygiene products' sales value due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in Italy in March 2020 [Graph], Il Sole 24 Ore, March 13, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105967/impact-of-coronavirus-on-sales-value-of-cleaning-and-hygiene-products-in-italy/
