Consumption trends after the spread of the new corona infection are data analysis of household account book May 5 12:01
An analysis of consumption trends using data from a household account book application on smartphones shows that after the spread of the new coronavirus, the expenses for entertainment and transportation have fallen sharply, and the effects of self-restraint from going out are significant.
With the consent of the user, Money Forward, an IT company, analyzed the data for 1,000 household account book applications from January to the first half of April.
Of these, “community expenses” such as dinners at restaurants were almost the same as the previous year from January to February before the spread of the new coronavirus, but in March it was 35% compared to the previous year. Following the decrease, the amount of decrease widened by 50% in the first half of April.
In addition, “hobbies / entertainment” such as travel decreased by 35% in March, 57% in the first half of April, and “transportation expenses” decreased by 28% in March and 58% in the first half of April. .
On the other hand, “communication costs” for the Internet and mobile phones increased by 32% in March and 9% in the first half of April, respectively.
Also, in the first half of April, “food” purchases at supermarkets increased by 21%, while “dining out” decreased by 51%.
The effects of self-restraint due to the spread of new coronavirus infections are also noticeable in the data of household accounts, and a household and statistics expert said, "A sharp change in consumption can be seen. It can be seen that there is no movement to stock up. ”