Brazil: consumer spending changes due to COVID-19 by category 2020

According to a survey carried out in Brazil in April 2020, 47 percent of respondents said they increased their food spending during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Moreover, 45 percent of the Brazilians surveyed also spent more on cleaning products, while another 25 percent bought more health products. On the other hand, 38 percent of respondents spent less on sport items. Consumers also reported having decreased their expenditure on other non-essential categories such as office and stationary and beauty and cosmetics.