COVID-19: impact on online shopping Central America

According to a survey on consumer behavior in Central American countries during the COVID-19 pandemic, more than half of respondents expected a decrease in the time allocated to online food and non-food shopping. Moreover, 17 percent forecast, on the contrary, an increase in the time invested buying groceries over the internet, while 15 percent expected the same regarding non-food purchases.

Expected change in time allocation for online purchases of food and non-food items during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Central America in 2020

Characteristic	Increase	Stay the same	Decrease
-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-

Download

Source

Show detailed source information?

Already a member?

Source

Use Ask Statista Research Service

In cooperation with

Release date

November 2020

More information

Region

Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama

Survey time period

September 1 to 11, 2020

Number of respondents

299 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Expected change over the following two weeks

Supplementary notes

To the question: "Over the next two weeks, how much time do you expect to spend on these activities compared to how much time you normally spend on them?"
Percentage points may not sum to 100 percent due to rounding.

Citation formats