India: COVID-19 impact on food supply in Kirana stores by type 2020

In the month of April 2020, when India was in lockdown to curb COVID-19 infections, there was a dip in the availability of food and beverages in Kirana stores across major cities. This was in comparison to February 2020. Among types of food and beverages sold, salt saw low indices between March and April that year, while lentils (dals) and pulses saw a spike in mid-March.

COVID-19 impact on availability of food and beverage in Kirana stores across India between March and April 2020, by type

Characteristic	Salt	Coffee***	Sugar	Tea west**	Rice, puffed rice and poha	Dals and pulses	Flours(excluding wheat) and sooji	Snacks	Packaged water	Noodles, pasta and vermicelli	Whole wheat and wheat flour	Biscuits	Bread and baked goods	Tea*	Cooking oil	Packaged fresh milk
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Release date

April 2021

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India

Survey time period

March 2 to April 26, 2020

Supplementary notes

The figures are based on data collected from stores in Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad.

*The figures corresponds to NCR Delhi.

**The figures corresponds to Mumbai, Pune and Ahmedabad.

***The figures corresponds to Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad.

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