According to a survey on consumer behavior during coronavirus outbreak conducted by Rakuten Insight in April 2020, panic buying was not common in China. About 26 percent of Chinese respondents admitted that they had engaged in panic buying, stocking up mostly dry food items and personal hygiene products.
Share of respondents who engaged in panic buying during coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in China as of April 2020
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Rakuten Insight. (May 8, 2020). Share of respondents who engaged in panic buying during coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in China as of April 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117053/china-prevalence-rate-of-panic-buying-during-coronavirus-covid-19/
Rakuten Insight. "Share of respondents who engaged in panic buying during coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in China as of April 2020." Chart. May 8, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117053/china-prevalence-rate-of-panic-buying-during-coronavirus-covid-19/
Rakuten Insight. (2020). Share of respondents who engaged in panic buying during coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in China as of April 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117053/china-prevalence-rate-of-panic-buying-during-coronavirus-covid-19/
Rakuten Insight. "Share of Respondents Who Engaged in Panic Buying during Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic in China as of April 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117053/china-prevalence-rate-of-panic-buying-during-coronavirus-covid-19/
Rakuten Insight, Share of respondents who engaged in panic buying during coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in China as of April 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117053/china-prevalence-rate-of-panic-buying-during-coronavirus-covid-19/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Share of respondents who engaged in panic buying during coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in China as of April 2020 [Graph], Rakuten Insight, May 8, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117053/china-prevalence-rate-of-panic-buying-during-coronavirus-covid-19/
