AMMAN — The price
of commodities will not to decrease in the foreseeable future, a business
leader said.
Khalil Al-Haj Tawfiq, head of the
Amman Chamber of Commerce (ACC), told Jordan News that
business activity rejuvenated during Eid Al-Fitr, partly because it coincided
with employees having received their salaries ahead of the holiday.
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During the holy fasting month of
Ramadan, he noted,
more people frequented restaurants, another factor which ‘’contributed to
revitalizing the commercial movement.’’ Accessing restaurants and other public
facilities became possible after the Jordanian government eased restrictions
imposed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Haj Tawfiq pointed
out that prices of fresh goods increased during Ramadan due to ‘’limited
production in Jordan,’’ which prompted consumers to complain to the Chamber of
Commerce.
“There’s no
indication that there will be a drop in commodity prices now,’’ he said.
A similar
assessment was given by
Omar Awwad, president of the Association for
Restaurants, Sweets Shops Owners. ‘’Prices are not expected to fall in the
coming period, partly because of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and a
subsequent rise in prices globally.’’
The clothing sector
had its share of the revitalized business activity, according to Asaad Qawasmi,
an Amman Chamber of Commerce clothing sector representative.
“There was a
significant improvement,” he said in an interview. He explained that demand for
clothes this year ‘’far exceeded the past two years.
“Currently, we’re
going through a recovery phase after two years of recession due to COVID-19 and
the subsequent lockdowns.’’
A popular tradition
for many
Muslims is buying new clothes for the Eid holiday, which has become an
economic stimulant for many sectors.
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