Global | The COVID-19 impact on Consumption in Real Time and High Definition: Feb 5th
Published on Friday, February 5, 2021
Big Data techniques used
Global | The COVID-19 impact on Consumption in Real Time and High Definition: Feb 5th
Summary
The impact of this second wave on consumption is quite different from the first one, on monthly basis, consumption growth accelerated during January, except in Spain and Colombia.
Key points
- Key points:
- Consumption growth rates kept on the positive area in January, but not in Spain and Colombia.
- The recovery continued to be uneven across sectors and countries. While entertainment expenditure recovered faster in developed countries, transport spending did it in the LATAM countries.
- Technology matters: the gap between e-commerce and physical purchases kept in most of the countries. The difference between ATM withdrawals and card spending remained in Peru, but reduced in Spain during January.
Topics
- Topic Tags
- Consumption
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Authors
Vanessa Belapatiño
BBVA Research - Senior Economist
Filip Blazheski
Adrian Casillas
María Paula Castañeda
Tatiana Dávila Egas
Berk Orkun Isa
Juan Ramón García
BBVA Research - Principal Economist
Juan Manuel Manías
BBVA Research - Principal Economist
Alvaro Ortiz
BBVA Research - Head of Analysis with Big Data
Tomasa Rodrigo
BBVA Research - Lead Economist
Pep Ruiz
BBVA Research - Principal Economist
Saide Aránzazu Salazar
BBVA Research - Principal Economist