Coronavirus: consumer spending expectations on consumer products by type U.S. 2020

As of March 9, 2020, almost a quarter of U.S. consumers reported that they expected to spend either somewhat or a lot more on fresh and organic goods in the next six months. On the other end of the spectrum, 33 percent of U.S. consumers expected to either spend somewhat less or a lot less on tobacco and smoking products .

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Consumer spending expectations for the following six months on consumer products due to the coronavirus in the United States as of March 9, 2020*

Characteristic	A lot less	Somewhat less	About the same	Somewhat more	A lot more
Fresh and organic goods	3%	6%	67%	18%	6%
Vitamins, minerals, herbs, or supplements	1%	8%	72%	15%	4%
Home furniture and décor	10%	13%	61%	12%	4%
Nonmobile consumer electronics and appliances	10%	12%	64%	11%	3%
Cars/automobiles	8%	5%	67%	11%	9%
Mobile electronics	9%	12%	64%	11%	4%
Toys and games	13%	12%	63%	9%	4%
Luxury/fashion	14%	13%	63%	8%	3%
Tobacco and smoking products	16%	17%	59%	6%	3%
Outerwear/jackets/coats	11%	18%	63%	5%	3%

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Release date

March 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

6 to 9 March, 2020

Number of respondents

3,465 respondents

Supplementary notes

*This question was phrased by the source as follows: "How do you expect your spend to change in the next 6 months across the following areas?"

Only consumer goods categories included.

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