Due to the high temperatures in the capital, the demand for fans in various stores it increased considerably and the stock began to decrease during the last 15 days. Before this panorama, sellers They have been forced to increase their prices by up to 20%, arguing that they only have “between six and seven units maximum” left.
After a tour of the Avenida Nicolás Ayllón in Ate Vitarte, a team from La República reported that only 2 of 17 appliance stores have fans available.
“Before, its normal cost was S/65, now it is S/89 by demand. There are no fans anywhere. A lot of people are coming to ask, but they are sold out,” a trader said.
Heat wave would continue until July; however, fans began to dwindle. Photo: Barbara Mamani/The Republic
A similar situation occurs in the Andahuaylas jirón galleries in Lima fencewhose sales have tripled in the last two weeks and, consequently, the products also began to become scarce.
According to Senamhi, this climatic condition will remain at least until July of this year, so more citizens will still require these appliances.
“People stop asking me, but now I don’t have any, it’s scarce. All the fans sold out in March. Their prices increased by 15%,” another vendor told this newspaper.
Greater import, but insufficient
The President of the Home Appliances Merchants Guild of the Chamber of Commerce of Lima (CCL)Javier Ugarte, told RPP that this year 183,000 fans were imported. “Although the figure is higher than last year, it will be insufficient to cover demand. If the heat cycle continues, there will be no more products for the months of May and June,” he said. In addition, he stated that the purchase of more fans could take about five months.
Source: Larepublica
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