Korea’s leading daily newspaper, the JoongAng Ilbo, reports Flu is changing spending: Home study products popular as schools avoided
“The spread of A (H1N1) flu virus is influencing consumer spending patterns, according to various industry sources.
The online marketplace Auction said yesterday that sales of homeschooling items such as reference books and educational toys increased this month on-year.
Referencing surprisingly high sales in items such as educational toys, science teaching tools, and sales of electronic books, writer Lee Eun-joo reported “…the increase in demand suggests more parents are homeschooling their children rather than sending them to private institutions where there is a relatively higher risk of being infected by the new flu.”
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