Weekly Stockpiling Behavior Index for U.S. hoarding during COVID-19 2020

Published by
D. Tighe,
Jan 18, 2022
From the fourth week of 2020, when the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus pandemic a global public health emergency, stockpiling per U.S. household had increased signficantly, compared to 2019: the Numerator Stockpiling Behavior Index for hoarding increased from just over 100 index points (i.e., just over the base index) at the end of January to over 180 points by the middle of March. Over the course of the year, hoarding behavior decreased slowly but surely, even dropping below 90 points in the 50th week of 2020.

Weekly change index of hoarding behavior in U.S. households since the pandemic outbreak in 2020

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Release date

March 2021

Region

United States

Survey time period

Week 4 to 51, 2020

Number of respondents

~100,000 static panelists

Method of interview

Panel survey

Supplementary notes

The release date is the date of access.

The source adds the following information: "The Numerator Stockpiling Index provides the most detailed view into consumer behavior, showing how in-store stockpiling behaviors have changed throughout the duration of COVID-19."

Hoarding is defined by the source as: "Weekly spend that is 4x higher than in an average week."
The "base" index of 100 points is defined by the source as: "Average weekly spend normalized to each household."

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