According to a survey on consumer behavior during coronavirus outbreak conducted by Rakuten Insight in April 2020, panic buying was not common in Taiwan. Around 90 percent of those Taiwanese respondents who had stocked up on groceries said that they felt safe after stockpiling. The same survey found that about 19 percent of panic buying in the island happened on e-commerce platforms.
Share of respondents who felt safe from stockpiling groceries during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Taiwan as of April 2020
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Rakuten Insight. (May 8, 2020). Share of respondents who felt safe from stockpiling groceries during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Taiwan as of April 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117949/taiwan-sense-of-security-from-panic-buying-during-coronavirus-covid-19/
Rakuten Insight. "Share of respondents who felt safe from stockpiling groceries during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Taiwan as of April 2020." Chart. May 8, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117949/taiwan-sense-of-security-from-panic-buying-during-coronavirus-covid-19/
Rakuten Insight. (2020). Share of respondents who felt safe from stockpiling groceries during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Taiwan as of April 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117949/taiwan-sense-of-security-from-panic-buying-during-coronavirus-covid-19/
Rakuten Insight. "Share of Respondents Who Felt Safe from Stockpiling Groceries during The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic in Taiwan as of April 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117949/taiwan-sense-of-security-from-panic-buying-during-coronavirus-covid-19/
Rakuten Insight, Share of respondents who felt safe from stockpiling groceries during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Taiwan as of April 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117949/taiwan-sense-of-security-from-panic-buying-during-coronavirus-covid-19/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Share of respondents who felt safe from stockpiling groceries during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Taiwan as of April 2020 [Graph], Rakuten Insight, May 8, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117949/taiwan-sense-of-security-from-panic-buying-during-coronavirus-covid-19/