Mexico: change in expenditure due to COVID-19 2020, by category

As of March 2020, consumers in Mexico decreased their level of expenditure in certain goods and services due to the spread of the disease caused by the coronavirus, officially known as SARS-CoV-2. The most affected sector was that of leisure activities, with an expenditure drop of close to 38 percent. Fuel and restaurants followed, with a decline of 36 and 30 percent, respectively. On February 28, the first cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the country. As of March 25, 2020, the number of COVID-19 registered cases in Mexico amounted to 405.

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