Specialised indicator may be required to track food delivery expenditure
With more people using food delivery services and trend likely to continue, an index can better reflect shifting consumption patterns
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WITH food delivery services becoming a substantial component of Singapore's overall food and beverage consumption, it may be time to consider establishing an indicator to reflect the shift in such purchasing habits here.
According to latest figures by the Department of Statistics (Singstat), the proportion of online food sales has been increasing, with the peak coming in May 2020 at almost 45 per cent online food sales for that month.
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