Spread of COVID-19 and consumption trends
Part 1 : Trend in consumer issues and consumer's attitude / behavior
Chapter 2 : [Feature] Consumer behaviors in "New Lifestyle" - Changes in "grounds for consumption decisions" -
Section 1 : Spread of COVID-19 and consumption trends
Spread of COVID-19 and consumption
- In 2020, the consumption fell rapidly from March to May, and then picked up.
- In comparison between assets and services, expenditures on assets (goods) increased slightly, whereas expenditures on services decreased.
- Regarding the component ratio of each item, expenditures on food increased, whereas expenditures for travel and eating out decreased. This indicates that the so-called "stay-at-home consumption" rose, whereas outing-related consumption fell.
- In 2020, consumption expenditures fell significantly in April to June, compared with January to March, but the total expenditures using the internet rose.
- In terms of the age groups to which the heads of households belonged, the total expenditures using the internet also increased in all of the age groups.