Deli dept. sales change due to coronavirus U.S. 2020 | Statista

In mid-March 2020, deli cheese and meat sales saw a large increase compared to the previous years, as consumers stocked up in anticipation of coronavirus lockdowns in the United States. The deli department and deli-prepared foods saw no such bump, and as the pandemic has progressed both have seen a large decrease in sales compared to the previous year.

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Change in deli department sales during the coronavirus pandemic in the United States as of May 2020

Characteristic	Deli cheese	Deli meat	Deli department	Deli preprared
Week ended 5/17	14.4%	4.9%	-16.4%	-31.6%
Week ended 5/10	15.6%	5%	-16.7%	-32.8%
Week ended 5/3	18.1%	6.8%	-17.5%	-35.1%
Week ended 4/26	30.5%	16.9%	-14.8%	-36.3%
Week ended 4/19	5.2%	0.8%	-25.5%	-43.2%
Week ended 4/12	14.5%	-0.5%	-27%	-47.1%
Week ended 4/5	16.6%	6.2%	-22.5%	-43.1%
Week ended 3/29	16%	6.6%	-20.1%	-38.9%
Week ended 3/22	47.5%	37.5%	-2.8%	-24.1%
Week ended 3/15	44.2%	40.5%	15.9%	-1.1%

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May 2020

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United States

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March 15 to May 17, 2020

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