The online price of cough and cold medications in the United Kingdom increased by around 10.7 percent, when comparing the week ending 21 March, 2020 to the week ending March 29, 2020. Other products that were in high-demand due to the Coronavirus epidemic, include pet food, which has seen a price increase of 3.1 percent, and paracetamol, which had prices 2.8 percent higher. Several high-demand products have seen a price decrease, with the price of antibacterial surface wipes declining by 2.8 percent.
Percentage change in online prices of high-demand products (HDPs) in the United Kingdom between March16-22, and March 23-29, 2020
The source adds the following information: "Prices were scraped from a number of large online UK retailers over the period 16 March to 29 March 2020 for selected items chosen to form the HDP basket. A weekly Jevons index was then produced for each of these item and retailer combinations."
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (April 2, 2020). Percentage change in online prices of high-demand products (HDPs) in the United Kingdom between March16-22, and March 23-29, 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109698/coronavirus-price-change-for-high-demand-items-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Percentage change in online prices of high-demand products (HDPs) in the United Kingdom between March16-22, and March 23-29, 2020." Chart. April 2, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109698/coronavirus-price-change-for-high-demand-items-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2020). Percentage change in online prices of high-demand products (HDPs) in the United Kingdom between March16-22, and March 23-29, 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109698/coronavirus-price-change-for-high-demand-items-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Percentage Change in Online Prices of High-demand Products (Hdps) in The United Kingdom between March16-22, and March 23-29, 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109698/coronavirus-price-change-for-high-demand-items-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Percentage change in online prices of high-demand products (HDPs) in the United Kingdom between March16-22, and March 23-29, 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109698/coronavirus-price-change-for-high-demand-items-in-the-uk/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage change in online prices of high-demand products (HDPs) in the United Kingdom between March16-22, and March 23-29, 2020 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), April 2, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109698/coronavirus-price-change-for-high-demand-items-in-the-uk/
