This statistic shows the annual growth rate of the sweets retail sales around the White Day season in South Korea from 2016 to 2018, by type. From February 27 to March 12 in 2018, the retail sales of chocolate products grew by six percent, whereas the candy sales dropped by five percent.
Growth rate of the sweets retail sales around the White Day season in South Korea from 2016 to 2018, by type
White Day season: February 27 to March 12 each year
Supplementary notes
White Day, March 14th, is celebrated mostly among young generation in South Korea. In general, boys who received chocolates from girls on Valentine's day, February 14th, are expected to return the favor by sending gifts back such as sweets.
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Sisajournal Economy. (March 13, 2018). Growth rate of the sweets retail sales around the White Day season in South Korea from 2016 to 2018, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/817211/south-korea-white-day-sweets-sales-growth-rate-by-type/
Sisajournal Economy. "Growth rate of the sweets retail sales around the White Day season in South Korea from 2016 to 2018, by type." Chart. March 13, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/817211/south-korea-white-day-sweets-sales-growth-rate-by-type/
Sisajournal Economy. (2018). Growth rate of the sweets retail sales around the White Day season in South Korea from 2016 to 2018, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/817211/south-korea-white-day-sweets-sales-growth-rate-by-type/
Sisajournal Economy. "Growth Rate of The Sweets Retail Sales around The White Day Season in South Korea from 2016 to 2018, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Mar 2018, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/817211/south-korea-white-day-sweets-sales-growth-rate-by-type/
Sisajournal Economy, Growth rate of the sweets retail sales around the White Day season in South Korea from 2016 to 2018, by type Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/817211/south-korea-white-day-sweets-sales-growth-rate-by-type/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Growth rate of the sweets retail sales around the White Day season in South Korea from 2016 to 2018, by type [Graph], Sisajournal Economy, March 13, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/817211/south-korea-white-day-sweets-sales-growth-rate-by-type/
