Keta: Demand for school materials soars as new academic year begins

Ms Awudi described the current period as one of mixed fortunes, explaining that while more people are coming into their shops seeking for school items compared to last academic term, the actual volume of purchases per customer has reduced significantly, which many have attributed to the tight financial circumstances many households were grappling with at the start of the term.

The demand for school uniforms, textbooks, stationery and other educational materials has surged sharply in Keta and the surrounding communities as the new academic year begins.

A tour of the Keta market and its environs by the Ghana News Agency, revealed that parents and guardians were busy at shops to buy school uniforms, exercise books, textbooks, bags, and other essential learning materials, as pupils and students prepare to resume classes for the new academic calendar.