As of May 2020, approximately 24 percent of COVID-19 relief funds were used in supermarkets by South Korean citizens. To combat the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, the South Korean government organized emergency relief funds to the general Korean public. The funds were allocated electronically to declared debit or credit cards from the 13th of May 2020. The leading areas of relief fund usage were at restaurants, supermarkets, hospitals/pharmacies, and gas stations. According to the source, approximately 60 percent of the total relief funds allocated to debit or credit cards were used at the end of May 2020.
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Distribution of COVID-19 relief funds used in South Korea as of May 2020, by expenditure type
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Ministry of the Interior and Safety (South Korea). (June 10, 2020). Distribution of COVID-19 relief funds used in South Korea as of May 2020, by expenditure type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124736/south-korea-covid-19-relief-funds-share-by-expenditure-type/
Ministry of the Interior and Safety (South Korea). "Distribution of COVID-19 relief funds used in South Korea as of May 2020, by expenditure type." Chart. June 10, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124736/south-korea-covid-19-relief-funds-share-by-expenditure-type/
Ministry of the Interior and Safety (South Korea). (2020). Distribution of COVID-19 relief funds used in South Korea as of May 2020, by expenditure type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124736/south-korea-covid-19-relief-funds-share-by-expenditure-type/
Ministry of the Interior and Safety (South Korea). "Distribution of Covid-19 Relief Funds Used in South Korea as of May 2020, by Expenditure Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124736/south-korea-covid-19-relief-funds-share-by-expenditure-type/
Ministry of the Interior and Safety (South Korea), Distribution of COVID-19 relief funds used in South Korea as of May 2020, by expenditure type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124736/south-korea-covid-19-relief-funds-share-by-expenditure-type/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Distribution of COVID-19 relief funds used in South Korea as of May 2020, by expenditure type [Graph], Ministry of the Interior and Safety (South Korea), June 10, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124736/south-korea-covid-19-relief-funds-share-by-expenditure-type/
