Searches for N95 masks increased by 715% and daily sales increased by 26 times. State Administration of Municipal Supervision: No price gouging
After Lianhua Qingwen’s prices increased and self-test boxes were out of stock, many consumers turned their attention to masks. The reporter recently visited a number of offline pharmacies and inquired about many e-commerce platforms and learned that the prices of masks vary greatly according to different specifications and textures. The price of a single mask ranges from 3 With prices ranging from about 1 yuan to 300 yuan, many consumers began to actively buy N95 masks. Some live broadcast anchors also began to aggressively promote masks, and the sales of masks also increased significantly.
Mask prices range from 3 yuan to 300 yuan
Baidu Health data shows that searches for content related to scientific epidemic prevention have surged 15 times in the past week, and searches for epidemic prevention-related items have increased. Among them, N95 masks, ibuprofen, Lianhua Qingwen and other epidemic prevention items have received a lot of attention. For example, the search popularity of N95 masks has increased by 715% recently. According to data from Dingxiangjia, a health store owned by Dingxiang Doctor, sales of N95 masks have increased significantly since December 7. The current average daily sales are about 27 times that of last month, which is an increase of about 26 times.
In many pharmacies, reporters saw that masks were not out of stock and were still on sale, and a large number of customers purchased N95 masks. Many anchors have also begun to vigorously sell masks in their live broadcast rooms, with N95 being the most popular category.
On different e-commerce platforms and flagship stores, the prices of masks vary greatly. There are different brands of N95 masks alone, with prices ranging from more than 3 yuan to more than 10 yuan each. There are also some other types of masks. The price is more than 30 yuan, and the price of a luxurious design version of the mask with a filter element can reach about 300 yuan.
893,000 mask-related companies across the country
Tianyancha data shows that there are currently 893,000 mask-related companies in my country (the business scope includes masks and respiratory protection). The number of related companies has increased significantly since 2020, with more than 190,000 new companies added in 2020, and the annual registration growth rate is 79.0 %, more than 250,000 new ones will be added in 2021, with an annual registration growth rate of 59.2%, and 312,000 new ones will be added so far in 2022. Among the existing enterprises, in terms of geographical distribution, Zhejiang Province and Guangdong Province have the most related enterprises, with nearly 100,000 companies each, and Jiangsu Province ranks third with nearly 90,000 companies. Looking at registration time, 35.7% of the companies were established within the past year.
Faced with the recent surge in consumer demand for masks, Ogilvy Medical stated on the recent investor relations interactive platform: Recently affected by changes in domestic prevention and control policies, the company’s personal protection products such as masks are in relatively short supply, and related products The production line is at full capacity, and we are working overtime to ensure the supply of related products. Winner Medical also stated on the investor relations interactive platform that the company’s N95, KN95 and other types of masks are affected by epidemic prevention and control policies, and sales are volatile, and the company is actively expanding production. It is understood that different levels of medical masks have different core indicators. Among them, the core indicators of disposable medical masks are bacterial filtration efficiency ≥95%, pressure difference ≤49P, and ear strap strength ≥10N; the core indicators of medical surgical masks are Bacterial filtration efficiency ≥95%, particle filtration efficiency ≥30%, pressure difference ≤49Pa, ear strap strength ≥10N, preventing blood penetration, etc.; the core indicators of medical protective masks (N95 masks) are particle filtration efficiency ≥95%, density The combination factor is greater than 100, the air flow resistance is ≤343.2Pa, the surface moisture resistance is ≥3, the earband strength is ≥10N, and it prevents blood penetration, etc.
Judging from the supply channels of epidemic prevention supplies, all Internet health platforms have updated their measures. JD Supermarket announced on December 8 that it has teamed up with more than 400 epidemic prevention and disinfection brands and suppliers to prepare and launch 2,500 disinfection products. At the same time, it has strengthened the quality of epidemic prevention and disinfection materials. Self-discipline in management and price to ensure sufficient supply, stable supply and stable price of disinfection items.
JD Supermarkets has sufficient stocks of anti-epidemic and disinfection supplies in markets across the country, including Beijing, Chongqing, Zhengzhou, Shijiazhuang and other major cities, which can guarantee consumers’ purchasing needs for 25 days. Among them, disinfectants and sterilizers can guarantee consumers’ purchase needs for at least 25 days, and hand sanitizers and wet wipes can guarantee consumers’ purchase needs for at least 32 days. JD Supermarket has also teamed up with large chain stores to ensure supply, and joined hands with Walmart, Yonghui, China Resources Vanguard and other supermarkets to fully mobilize epidemic prevention and disinfection materials. Disinfectants and hand sanitizers have been stocked three times more than usual, and disinfectant sprays and alcohol sprays have been stocked five times more than usual. In stock, hand sanitizer and antibacterial wipes are in stock 5 times more than usual.
In response to the price fluctuations and market competition issues of some drugs and other epidemic-related materials, the State Administration for Market Regulation issued the “Reminder and Warning on the Price and Competition Order of Epidemic-Related Materials” to regulate price behavior and maintain fair competition for epidemic-related materials. Producers and operators have drawn a red line of “Nine Don’ts”. The reminder and warning clearly requires that producers and operators shall not violate the principles of good faith and fairness and reasonableness, shall not violate clearly stated price regulations, shall not bid up prices, shall not commit price fraud, shall not collude to increase prices, shall not price discriminate, shall not make false propaganda, shall not counterfeit and confuse, shall not Commercial libel. At the same time, it puts forward self-examination and rectification requirements for the majority of producers and operators, and encourages all sectors of society to report clues about violations of laws and regulations to promote social governance.
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