A survey from April 2020, showed that 36 percent of Italian consumers increased their spending on food products during the first weeks of the coronavirus (COVID-19) emergency. Whereas only 15 percent of consumers did the same for beverages, which reported a decrease percentage among 21 percent of the respondents. For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.
How has your spending on food and beverages changed during the first weeks of the coronavirus (COVID-19) emergency?
The survey question was phrased by the source as follows: "For each of the below types of goods/services could you please specify whether your shopping occasions increased, decreased or didn’t change in the last weeks?".
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Istituto Piepoli. (May 14, 2020). How has your spending on food and beverages changed during the first weeks of the coronavirus (COVID-19) emergency? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120593/coronavirus-impact-on-food-and-beverages-spending-in-italy/
Istituto Piepoli. "How has your spending on food and beverages changed during the first weeks of the coronavirus (COVID-19) emergency?." Chart. May 14, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120593/coronavirus-impact-on-food-and-beverages-spending-in-italy/
Istituto Piepoli. (2020). How has your spending on food and beverages changed during the first weeks of the coronavirus (COVID-19) emergency?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120593/coronavirus-impact-on-food-and-beverages-spending-in-italy/
Istituto Piepoli. "How Has Your Spending on Food and Beverages Changed during The First Weeks of The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Emergency?." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120593/coronavirus-impact-on-food-and-beverages-spending-in-italy/
Istituto Piepoli, How has your spending on food and beverages changed during the first weeks of the coronavirus (COVID-19) emergency? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120593/coronavirus-impact-on-food-and-beverages-spending-in-italy/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
How has your spending on food and beverages changed during the first weeks of the coronavirus (COVID-19) emergency? [Graph], Istituto Piepoli, May 14, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120593/coronavirus-impact-on-food-and-beverages-spending-in-italy/
