Demand still low for food hampers

Demand still low for food hampers

YOGYAKARTA: Idul Fitri holiday is just two weeks away but demand
for food hampers is still slow in Yogyakarta province. The slow
business could be found in, for example, a large store in Bantul
regency, Yogyakarta province.

Handoko and Nawangsih, shopkeepers in the large store,
recalled on Monday that last year, demand for hampers soared 12
to 13 days before Ramadhan but now there are not many people
ordering them.

The shopkeepers asserted that the slow demand was because
people's purchasing power had dropped after the government raised
fuel prices on Oct. 1.

The prices of Idul Fitri hampers in Bantul ranges from between
Rp 50,000 and Rp 400,000, depending on the volume and the kind of
food. -- Antara