According to a survey on consumer behavior during coronavirus outbreak conducted by Rakuten Insight in April 2020, panic buying was not common in Hong Kong. About 34 percent of respondents who did not stock up on household items said that they decided not to do so for a sense of social responsibility.
Main reasons for not stockpiling household items during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Hong Kong as of April 2020
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Rakuten Insight. (May 8, 2020). Main reasons for not stockpiling household items during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Hong Kong as of April 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117682/hong-kong-major-reasons-that-people-did-not-stock-up-during-coronavirus-covid-19/
Rakuten Insight. "Main reasons for not stockpiling household items during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Hong Kong as of April 2020." Chart. May 8, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117682/hong-kong-major-reasons-that-people-did-not-stock-up-during-coronavirus-covid-19/
Rakuten Insight. (2020). Main reasons for not stockpiling household items during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Hong Kong as of April 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117682/hong-kong-major-reasons-that-people-did-not-stock-up-during-coronavirus-covid-19/
Rakuten Insight. "Main Reasons for Not Stockpiling Household Items during The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic in Hong Kong as of April 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117682/hong-kong-major-reasons-that-people-did-not-stock-up-during-coronavirus-covid-19/
Rakuten Insight, Main reasons for not stockpiling household items during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Hong Kong as of April 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117682/hong-kong-major-reasons-that-people-did-not-stock-up-during-coronavirus-covid-19/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Main reasons for not stockpiling household items during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Hong Kong as of April 2020 [Graph], Rakuten Insight, May 8, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117682/hong-kong-major-reasons-that-people-did-not-stock-up-during-coronavirus-covid-19/
