As of the second week of March 2020, Chinese consumers were most likely to be stockpiling food due to the coronavirus pandemic. Although comparatively unscathed by the pandemic so far, India had the second highest number of respondents (32%) stating they were stockpiling food because of the virus.
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Share of consumers that stockpiled food because of coronavirus worldwide in March 2020, by country
Adults aged 18-74 in Canada and the United States.
Adults aged 16-74 in Australia, China, France, Germany, Italy, India, Japan, Russia, Vietnam, and the United Kingdom
Sample size is approximately 1,000 individuals per country.
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Ipsos. (March 15, 2020). Share of consumers that stockpiled food because of coronavirus worldwide in March 2020, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1105759/consumers-stockpiling-food-by-country-worldwide/
Ipsos. "Share of consumers that stockpiled food because of coronavirus worldwide in March 2020, by country." Chart. March 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1105759/consumers-stockpiling-food-by-country-worldwide/
Ipsos. (2020). Share of consumers that stockpiled food because of coronavirus worldwide in March 2020, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1105759/consumers-stockpiling-food-by-country-worldwide/
Ipsos. "Share of Consumers That Stockpiled Food Because of Coronavirus Worldwide in March 2020, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Mar 2020, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1105759/consumers-stockpiling-food-by-country-worldwide/
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Share of consumers that stockpiled food because of coronavirus worldwide in March 2020, by country [Graph], Ipsos, March 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1105759/consumers-stockpiling-food-by-country-worldwide/
