During the last week of February 2020, consumers in Mexico increased their expenditure on certain supermarket products, due to the spread of the disease caused by the coronavirus officially known as SARS-CoV-2. Wet wipes had an increase of 243 percent in sales when compared to an average week. Food products such as sardines and canned tuna also increased in consumption, with a surge of over 150 percent in sales. On February 28, the first cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the country. As of March 25, 2020, the number of COVID-19 registered cases in Mexico amounted to 405.
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Expansión. (March 19, 2020). Change in supermarket purchases due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mexico as of March 2020, by product [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/1107669/mexico-change-market-purchase-coronavirus-product/
Expansión. "Change in supermarket purchases due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mexico as of March 2020, by product." Chart. March 19, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 27, 2026. /statistics/1107669/mexico-change-market-purchase-coronavirus-product/
Expansión. (2020). Change in supermarket purchases due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mexico as of March 2020, by product. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2026. /statistics/1107669/mexico-change-market-purchase-coronavirus-product/
Expansión. "Change in Supermarket Purchases Due to The Coronavirus (Covid-19) in Mexico as of March 2020, by Product." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 19 Mar 2020, /statistics/1107669/mexico-change-market-purchase-coronavirus-product/
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