Among the people who look for products and services available online in Central America, 20% try to buy electronic devices such as cell phones, video game consoles or cameras, 17% home and garden items, and 10% vehicles.
The interactive information system developed by CentralAmericaData monitors in real time the changes in consumer habits in all markets in the region, with fundamental information to understand the new commercial environment that has emerged in an accelerated manner.
The market study shows that in Panama, of the total number of consumers who are looking for products or services to buy online, 35% are attempting to purchase electronic devices, including cell phones, video game consoles and cameras.
In Costa Rica this proportion rises to 28%, in Guatemala to 27% and in Honduras to 26%. In the cases of El Salvador and Nicaragua, those seeking to purchase this type of product represent 19%, respectively.
According to CentralAmericaData’s information system, the trend of consumer interest in electronic equipment and computers in recent weeks in Guatemala, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras and Panama has been increasing since April.
When reviewing data on the number of people interested in acquiring a vehicle, the study specifies that in the digital environment 30% of Panamanians are looking to make a purchase. In Costa Rica the percentage rises to 14% and in Guatemala to 13%.
In El Salvador and Nicaragua, the proportion of consumers looking to buy a car is 9% in both cases, and in Honduras only 8% of consumers have expressed interest in purchasing a vehicle.
Because of the home quarantines decreed by covid-19, people’s interest in vehicle-related issues fell in March and the first weeks of April.
However, from mid-April onwards, the short-term trend began to pick up in all the countries of the region, and this behavior has continued until the beginning of June.
The figures add that 40% of people looking for products and services to buy online in Panama, try to buy household and garden items, in Costa Rica the proportion rises to 32%, in Guatemala to 23%, in El Salvador 14%, in Honduras 13% and in Nicaragua 10%.
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