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