Table 2.
Expenditure elasticities, before and during Covid-19.
| Food category | Overall sample |
Below (or equal to) the median |
Above the median |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | During | Before | During | Before | During | |
| Fruits | 0.976*** | 0.975*** | 1.114*** | 1.011*** | 1.128*** | 0.950*** |
| Vegetables | 1.115*** | 1.008*** | 1.400*** | 1.133*** | 0.864*** | 0.757*** |
| Beef, chicken & pork products | 0.959*** | 1.002*** | 1.061*** | 0.965*** | 0.911*** | 0.988*** |
| Fish & shellfish | 0.965*** | 1.010*** | 1.313*** | 0.672*** | 1.056*** | 1.218*** |
| Milk, yogurt & dairy products | 0.896*** | 0.908*** | 0.674*** | 0.848*** | 0.832*** | 1.243*** |
| Eggs & cheese | 0.898*** | 1.126*** | 0.911*** | 1.172*** | 1.152*** | 1.388*** |
| Tortilla, rice, cereals & pasta | 0.836*** | 0.833*** | 0.481*** | 0.938*** | 0.744*** | 0.822*** |
| Bread & pizza | 1.109*** | 1.177*** | 1.054*** | 1.195*** | 1.350*** | 1.218*** |
| Seasonings | 1.003*** | 0.878*** | 0.628*** | 0.516 | 0.944*** | 0.652 |
| Desserts | 1.336*** | 1.392*** | 0.865*** | 1.084*** | 1.607*** | 1.602*** |
Notes: *** = (p < 0.01). The median expenditure before Covid-19 is 47.94 USD with a minimum expenditure of 9.59 and a maximum expenditure of 239.69 USD. The median expenditure during Covid-19 is 71.91 USD with a minimum expenditure of 9.59 and a maximum expenditure of 335.57 USD.