Stocking up and stocking out: Food retail stock-outs, consumer demand, and prices during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy
; 2023.
Article
in English
| Scopus | ID: covidwho-2299873
ABSTRACT
Monitoring food retail stock-outs or the unplanned unavailability of certain food items for purchase assists policymakers in responding to food supply chain disruptions. This study focuses on identifying food stock-outs using store-level scanner data on US grocery store sales during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The total median stock-out rates of fixed-weight items increased by approximately 130% after March 15, 2020. Categories such as meat and poultry products, some convenience and frozen foods, baby formula, and carbonated beverages had the highest stock-out rates. The analysis also explores the relationship between stock-out rates, sales increases, and food prices during the pandemic. Published 2023. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA.
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English
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy
Year:
2023
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Article
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