The global consumer industry experienced a 45% drop in company filings mentions of Covid-19 in Q3 2022 compared with the previous quarter, with the highest share accounted for by Dabur India with 33% year-on-year decrease, according to GlobalData’s analysis of over 1,004 consumer company filings.
Notably, Covid-19 was one of the most frequently referenced themes in Q3 2022, ranking highest in terms of mentions, ahead of future of work and industrial automation, according to GlobalData.
Of the 50 leading companies in the consumer industry, Dabur India had the greatest increase in references for Covid-19 in Q3 2022, compared with the previous quarter. GlobalData identified 147 Covid-19-related sentences in the company's filings - 15% of all sentences - and an increase of 100% in Q3 2022 compared with Q2 2022. Diageo’s mentions of Covid-19 rose by 100% to 89 and PT Unilever Indonesia’s by 1% to 86.
GlobalData’s Company Filings Analytics also applies sentiment weight to reference sentences, based on whether the sentences are positive, negative, or neutral. Starting at 100 in 2020, an index over 100 is more positive. The overall index for Covid-19 in Q3 2022 was 142.
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