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 54 percent of the Chinese respondents who did not stock up on household items said that they decided not to do so based on the trust that supermarkets would provide enough supplies.
Main reasons for not stockpiling household items during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in China 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 China as of April 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117688/china-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 China as of April 2020." Chart. May 8, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117688/china-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 China as of April 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117688/china-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 China as of April 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117688/china-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 China as of April 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117688/china-major-reasons-that-people-did-not-stock-up-during-coronavirus-covid-19/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Main reasons for not stockpiling household items during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in China as of April 2020 [Graph], Rakuten Insight, May 8, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117688/china-major-reasons-that-people-did-not-stock-up-during-coronavirus-covid-19/