Spain: cheaper shopping basket during coronavirus crisis 2020

This statistic shows the change in shopping habits during the state of alarm decreed due to the coronavirus outbreak in 2020 in Spain. During that period, approximately 53 percent of Spanish families began to purchase or increased their consumption of private label products.

Percentage of Spaniards who bought cheaper food during the coronavirus lockdown in 2020

Characteristic	Percentage of respondents
Private brands	52.9%
Rice and pasta	29.8%
Dairy products	29.2%
Chicken or pork (replacing beef)	23.5%
Frozen goods	20%
Fruits and vegetables	14%
Prepacked food	8.4%
Beef	8.4%
Vegetables	8%
Cleaning and hygiene	6.6%
Meat and fish	4.7%
Others	14.4%

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Release date

May 2020

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Region

Spain

Survey time period

May 4 to 13, 2020

Number of respondents

486 respondents

Age group

18 years or older

Special properties

multiple answer

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

The question asked by the source was: "What kind of cheaper products are you buying?" with multiple response form and based on the interviewees who answered affirmatively to the previous question "During the state of alarm, have you changed your previous usual shopping basket for cheaper products?".

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