According to a survey by Rakuten Insight on panic buying after the coronavirus outbreak, 78 percent of Indian respondents stated that they stocked up on dry food items such as rice, noodles, pasta and flour. In the same survey, 61 percent of respondents indicated that they had not engaged in panic buying because of the coronavirus pandemic, while 39 percent of respondents did.
Leading goods purchased for stockpiling due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in India in 2020
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Dry food items (rice, noodles, pasta, flour...)
78%
Personal hygiene products (soap, shampoo, hand soap...)
57%
Medical supplies (disinfectant, sanitisers, surgical masks, household medication...)
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Rakuten Insight. (May 8, 2020). Leading goods purchased for stockpiling due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in India in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119052/india-items-purchased-in-bulk-after-coronavirus-outbreak/
Rakuten Insight. "Leading goods purchased for stockpiling due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in India in 2020." Chart. May 8, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119052/india-items-purchased-in-bulk-after-coronavirus-outbreak/
Rakuten Insight. (2020). Leading goods purchased for stockpiling due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in India in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119052/india-items-purchased-in-bulk-after-coronavirus-outbreak/
Rakuten Insight. "Leading Goods Purchased for Stockpiling Due to Coronavirus (Covid-19) in India in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119052/india-items-purchased-in-bulk-after-coronavirus-outbreak/
Rakuten Insight, Leading goods purchased for stockpiling due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in India in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119052/india-items-purchased-in-bulk-after-coronavirus-outbreak/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Leading goods purchased for stockpiling due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in India in 2020 [Graph], Rakuten Insight, May 8, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119052/india-items-purchased-in-bulk-after-coronavirus-outbreak/
