This statistic depicts the increase in dollar sales of non-edible grocery categories in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States in March 2020. Paper products generated the highest increase in sales, reaching around 59 percent compared to the year before. Home care products followed in second, with around 40 percent increase relative to 2019.
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Changes in dollar sales of non-edible groceries due to the coronavirus pandemic in the United States in March 2020, by category
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IRI. (March 19, 2020). Changes in dollar sales of non-edible groceries due to the coronavirus pandemic in the United States in March 2020, by category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105463/coronavirus-changes-in-non-edible-grocery-purchases-united-states/
IRI. "Changes in dollar sales of non-edible groceries due to the coronavirus pandemic in the United States in March 2020, by category." Chart. March 19, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105463/coronavirus-changes-in-non-edible-grocery-purchases-united-states/
IRI. (2020). Changes in dollar sales of non-edible groceries due to the coronavirus pandemic in the United States in March 2020, by category. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105463/coronavirus-changes-in-non-edible-grocery-purchases-united-states/
IRI. "Changes in Dollar Sales of Non-edible Groceries Due to The Coronavirus Pandemic in The United States in March 2020, by Category." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105463/coronavirus-changes-in-non-edible-grocery-purchases-united-states/
IRI, Changes in dollar sales of non-edible groceries due to the coronavirus pandemic in the United States in March 2020, by category Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105463/coronavirus-changes-in-non-edible-grocery-purchases-united-states/ (last visited May 17, 2022)
