Household utensils sell well in Yangon

The sale of household utensils has flourished now in Yangon, according to shop owners.
As the migrant population has become more prominent in Yangon Region, apartment, house and hostel rent has increased, household utensil sales have developed more than before.
“Household utensils such as pillows, mosquito nets, mats, blankets, mattresses, cooking pots, laundry baskets and water baskets are being sold well. Most of the buyers are migrants. A few days ago, a person bought household goods worth nearly K300,000. Some are families, so they have to buy all that they need. So, the sale is better than before,” said an owner of a household utensils shop at the Pazundaung market.
The household products market was typically slow during monsoon, and only bed accessories were sold well during the dry season in previous years. However, it is now lively as a result of purchases from people who moved to Yangon.
A housewife of a migrant family said they had just brought some essential items when they moved to Yangon due to transportation difficulties.
“During the day when we moved here, it was raining heavily, so we were just able to bring some essential items. Only after we arrived here did we have to buy kitchen utensils, bed accessories, and other things we needed,” she said. — MT/ZS