Purchase volume of basic foods pre, during & post-lockdown France 2020

2020 has proven to be a peculiar time for humankind. With the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19, most governments decided to enforce a lockdown as a means to slow down the pandemic. In France, it lasted 55 days and had an impact on many people's daily activities.
Regarding food shopping, the periods before and during the lockdown recorded a significant increase in the purchase of basic foods, with a 111% growth in the volume of flour bought during the lockdown.

Comparison of the volume of basic foods purchased before, during, and after the lockdown in France 2020

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Release date

September 2020

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Region

France

Survey time period

February 24 to July 5, 2020

Special properties

Circuits scope: Hypermarkets, supermarkets, convenience and e-commerce, excluding EDMP

Supplementary notes

The source adds the following information:
The pre-lockdown period ranges from February 24 to March 15, 2020,
The lockdown period ranges from March 16 to May 10, 2020,
The post-lockdown period ranges from May 11 to July 05, 2020.

To calculate the evolution rate, the source compared the numbers for the different periods mentioned above, to the numbers from February 17 to 23, 2019.

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