U.S. discretionary item online purchases due to coronavirus home isolation 2020
surged in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and pasta delivery orders increased almost 700 percent in the first quarter of 2020 compared to the previous year.
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During a March 2020 survey of consumers in the United States, 74 percent of respondents stated that if confined to their homes during the coronavirus, they were likely to purchase grocery store items online. Online delivery orders of groceries have For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.