According to a survey by Rakuten Insight on panic buying after the coronavirus outbreak in 2020, around 52 percent of South Korean respondents stated that they stocked up on dry food items such as rice, noodles, pasta and flour. In the same survey, 15.4 percent of South Korean respondents said they had engaged in panic buying and the main reason people bought goods in bulk was they were afraid supermarkets or shops would run out of certain items soon.
Leading goods purchased for stockpiling due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in South Korea in 2020
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Dry food items (rice, noodles, pasta, flour, etc)
51.93%
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 South Korea in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120954/south-korea-items-purchased-in-bulk-after-coronavirus-outbreak/
Rakuten Insight. "Leading goods purchased for stockpiling due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in South Korea in 2020." Chart. May 8, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120954/south-korea-items-purchased-in-bulk-after-coronavirus-outbreak/
Rakuten Insight. (2020). Leading goods purchased for stockpiling due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in South Korea in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120954/south-korea-items-purchased-in-bulk-after-coronavirus-outbreak/
Rakuten Insight. "Leading Goods Purchased for Stockpiling Due to Coronavirus (Covid-19) in South Korea in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120954/south-korea-items-purchased-in-bulk-after-coronavirus-outbreak/
Rakuten Insight, Leading goods purchased for stockpiling due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in South Korea in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120954/south-korea-items-purchased-in-bulk-after-coronavirus-outbreak/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Leading goods purchased for stockpiling due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in South Korea in 2020 [Graph], Rakuten Insight, May 8, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120954/south-korea-items-purchased-in-bulk-after-coronavirus-outbreak/
