Often the goods we buy need to adjust to the current weather conditions. For example, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) forecast that the peak of the rainy season will end in April 2022 has encouraged people to buy certain goods to faced this kind of weather.
The heavy rain is certainly not a reason to leave our works. With two months remaining, a lot of activities are definitely waiting to be carried out both from inside and outside the house during the rainy season.
The trend of purchasing necessities during the rainy season was also captured by an online shopping site managers who noted increases in transactions for certain products. Motorcycle covers and anti-fog stickers for car rearview mirrors increased by 1.5 times each. Apart from goods related to motorized vehicles, what are the products that many Indonesians buy during the rainy season like today?
Rainy season equipment such as raincoats and umbrellas also almost doubled compared to the same period last year. Not only for motorists, umbrellas that are often used as rainwater protection also in high purchasing. As the saying goes, prepare an umbrella before it rains.
The food and beverage category is one of the highest sales category that increase at the end of 2021, especially during the rainy season. Fried chicken, pastels, topokki, coffee and mango juice are some examples of the best-selling foods and drinks in online shops.
The rainy season usually become the moment gathering of mosquitoes which can cause dengue fever. Anticipating this to happen, the Indonesian people seemed alert to buy mosquito repellent devices for their families at home. The public’s need for mosquito repellent products increases rapidly during the rainy season. Insect repellent, for example, has more than doubled in transactions.
The rainy season can cause problems in the house, for example the leaks or water seepage. This encourages people to give more protection to the roof and walls of the house. There has been an increase in transactions for waterproof wall paint products by almost three times. Meanwhile, leak-proof adhesive duct tape products have more than quadrupled.
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