According to a survey by Rakuten Insight on panic buying after the coronavirus outbreak, 45 percent of Indian respondents aged 55 and above stated that they purchased items in bulk in supermarkets and hypermarkets. 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 purchase channels to buy goods in bulk due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in India in 2020, by age
among 2,466 female and 5,381 male respondents that engaged in panic buying
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question: Where did you purchase the items in bulk?
The survey was conducted among
3,230 respondents aged 16 to 24 years,
2,953 respondents aged 25 to 34 years,
1,209 respondents aged 35 to 44 years,
331 respondents aged 45 to 54 years and
124 respondents aged 55 years and older.
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Rakuten Insight. (May 8, 2020). Leading purchase channels to buy goods in bulk due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in India in 2020, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119215/india-purchase-channels-to-stock-up-on-items-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-age/
Rakuten Insight. "Leading purchase channels to buy goods in bulk due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in India in 2020, by age." Chart. May 8, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119215/india-purchase-channels-to-stock-up-on-items-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-age/
Rakuten Insight. (2020). Leading purchase channels to buy goods in bulk due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in India in 2020, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119215/india-purchase-channels-to-stock-up-on-items-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-age/
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Leading purchase channels to buy goods in bulk due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in India in 2020, by age [Graph], Rakuten Insight, May 8, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119215/india-purchase-channels-to-stock-up-on-items-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-age/
