Chart of the day: Are these post-pandemic trends good or bad?

64% believe it is a good thing to spend more on personal health and well-being.

This chart from Blackbox shows the different post-pandemic trends and whether or not it is good or bad in the long term.

62% of Singaporeans believe that online shopping is good for them over time. Meanwhile, 64% said that greater awareness of health and well-being is good.

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Over half of Singaporeans (55%) said that preferring to watch movies at home instead of the cinema is good or mostly good. As people choose to remain indoors instead of stepping out, it makes sense that there’s greater reliance on home food delivery, with 37% feeling that it is a good change to have emerged from the pandemic.

The way consumers spend is shifting too, a forced pattern brought forth by COVID-19, with an increased reliance on digital payment methods compared to the usual cash and cards. 63% of Singaporeans believe that this is a change for the good.