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Pacifica Statistica180°The Pacific, one statistic at a time.

Reading no. 2024/322

EconomyExperimental index

Reusable bags per transaction at a market

2.3bags

Pacific Islands

Mean number of reused bags, of domestic or cloth origin, brought per transaction observed at an open-air market.

The mean stands at 2.3 reused bags per observed transaction.

Observation
Transactions followed
356
Share of transactions with no reused bag
22%
Highest recorded per transaction
8

Method

Sample of 356 transactions followed in the late morning over five market weeks. New bags handed out at stalls are not counted. A transaction without a bag is included in the mean.

Source

No public source. Internal index.

Nature

Experimental index

Internal index. It relies on no public source and describes no identifiable institution or person.

Confidence

Low

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