Canadian sales growth of fresh foods due to coronavirus 2020

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M. Shahbandeh,
Feb 15, 2024
In the week ending March 14, 2020, sales of butter and margarine grew by 76 percent compared to the same week in 2019 in Canada. Other fresh food products which experienced a surge in sales due to the coronavirus outbreak included egss, pork, and potatoes.

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Sales growth of fresh foods due to the coronavirus outbreak in Canada in March 2020*

CharacteristicSales growth compared to previous year
Butter and margarine 76%
Eggs 67%
Pork 61%
Potatoes 59%
Beef 55%
Chicken 50%
Bread 49%
Cheese 44%
Milk 31%
Vegetables 29%
Fish 29%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Sales growth compared to previous year76%76%67%67%61%61%59%59%55%55%50%50%49%49%44%44%31%31%29%29%29%29%Butter and margarineEggsPorkPotatoesBeefChickenBreadCheeseMilkVegetablesFish
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%55%60%65%70%75%80%85%

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Release date

April 2020

Region

Canada

Survey time period

Week ending March 14, 2020

Supplementary notes

*Compared to the same week in 2019.
Items included in the study are derived from transaction data. Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, Week ending March 14, 2020 . This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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