According to a survey by Rakuten Insight on panic buying after the coronavirus outbreak, 43 percent of Indian respondents stated that they did not stock up on items because they trusted supermarkets to have enough supplies. In the same survey, 61 percent of respondents indicated that they had not engaged in panic buying because of the coronavirus pandemic, while 39 percent of respondents did.
Leading reasons not to buy goods in bulk due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in India in 2020
Characteristic
Share of respondents
I trust that there would be enough supplies in the supermarket
43%
I do not think it is socially responsible to hoard food and essential items during this time
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Rakuten Insight. (May 8, 2020). Leading reasons not to buy goods in bulk due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in India in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119175/india-reasons-against-stockpiling-after-coronavirus-outbreak/
Rakuten Insight. "Leading reasons not to buy goods in bulk due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in India in 2020." Chart. May 8, 2020. Statista. Accessed October 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119175/india-reasons-against-stockpiling-after-coronavirus-outbreak/
Rakuten Insight. (2020). Leading reasons not to buy goods in bulk due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in India in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119175/india-reasons-against-stockpiling-after-coronavirus-outbreak/
Rakuten Insight. "Leading Reasons Not to Buy Goods in Bulk Due to Coronavirus (Covid-19) in India in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119175/india-reasons-against-stockpiling-after-coronavirus-outbreak/
Rakuten Insight, Leading reasons not to buy goods in bulk due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in India in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119175/india-reasons-against-stockpiling-after-coronavirus-outbreak/ (last visited October 11, 2024)
Leading reasons not to buy goods in bulk due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in India in 2020 [Graph], Rakuten Insight, May 8, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119175/india-reasons-against-stockpiling-after-coronavirus-outbreak/