According to a survey about the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on Indians in March 2020, a majority of respondents bought hand sanitizers higher than the government mandated price of 100 Indian rupees for 200 milliliters. However, about 26 percent managed to buy them online at the mandated price in the week preceding the survey.
India implemented a lockdown for 21 days, announced on March 24, 2020. This was after the "Janata Curfew" on March 22, 2020 - a so-called practice lockdown. Panic-buying commenced among consumers days before the lockdown was announced, much like in other countries. This lockdown was the largest in the world, restricting 1.3 billion people.
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Opinion about the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown impact on hand sanitizer pricing across India as of March 31, 2020
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Bought at a higher price than mandated by the government at a retail store/chemist
64%
Bought at government mandated price at a retail store/chemist
26%
Bought at a higher price than mandated by the government online
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LocalCircles. (March 31, 2020). Opinion about the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown impact on hand sanitizer pricing across India as of March 31, 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108922/india-novel-coronavirus-impact-on-hand-sanitizer-prices/
LocalCircles. "Opinion about the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown impact on hand sanitizer pricing across India as of March 31, 2020." Chart. March 31, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108922/india-novel-coronavirus-impact-on-hand-sanitizer-prices/
LocalCircles. (2020). Opinion about the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown impact on hand sanitizer pricing across India as of March 31, 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108922/india-novel-coronavirus-impact-on-hand-sanitizer-prices/
LocalCircles. "Opinion about The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Lockdown Impact on Hand Sanitizer Pricing across India as of March 31, 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108922/india-novel-coronavirus-impact-on-hand-sanitizer-prices/
LocalCircles, Opinion about the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown impact on hand sanitizer pricing across India as of March 31, 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108922/india-novel-coronavirus-impact-on-hand-sanitizer-prices/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Opinion about the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown impact on hand sanitizer pricing across India as of March 31, 2020 [Graph], LocalCircles, March 31, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108922/india-novel-coronavirus-impact-on-hand-sanitizer-prices/
