In a study conducted with global consumers between January and February 2022, consumers were found to have made changes to their purchasing habits in a wide range of product categories as a response to rising consumer goods prices. Clothing, shoes, accessories and consumer electronics came out as the leading categories that were affected the most by this change in consumer behavior, with approximately two-thirds of respondents stating they have made changes to their purchasing habits of such items.
Consumers who made changes to their purchasing habits in response to rising prices worldwide in February 2022, by product category
* consumers across the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina (new), Chile (new), UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, China, India, Indonesia, Thailand (new), Saudi Arabia, South Africa.
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EY. (March 17, 2022). Consumers who made changes to their purchasing habits in response to rising prices worldwide in February 2022, by product category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302963/inflation-response-purchasing-habits/
EY. "Consumers who made changes to their purchasing habits in response to rising prices worldwide in February 2022, by product category." Chart. March 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302963/inflation-response-purchasing-habits/
EY. (2022). Consumers who made changes to their purchasing habits in response to rising prices worldwide in February 2022, by product category. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302963/inflation-response-purchasing-habits/
EY. "Consumers Who Made Changes to Their Purchasing Habits in Response to Rising Prices Worldwide in February 2022, by Product Category." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302963/inflation-response-purchasing-habits/
EY, Consumers who made changes to their purchasing habits in response to rising prices worldwide in February 2022, by product category Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302963/inflation-response-purchasing-habits/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Consumers who made changes to their purchasing habits in response to rising prices worldwide in February 2022, by product category [Graph], EY, March 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302963/inflation-response-purchasing-habits/
