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since 2010. As usual, they would supply products individually to families and the
average daily expenditure of the villagers was RM10.00. But that depended on how
much money they had on the particular time. This study also found that the Orang
Asli frequently bought breakfast and lunch instead of cooking their own meal.
Table 3 describes the Semoq Beri villagers buying habits gathered through interviews with three suppliers. All respondents described a similar pattern of expenditure.
The Semoq Beri villagers in Kampung of Sungai Berua frequently lived by the
day, in which they spent all their income at once. Most of them spent on food, and
the remainder was used for transport, bill payments, education and mobile phone
reload cards. Figure 1 shows the business activities taking place in the village.
Table 2 Spending habits of the Semoq Beri community in Kampung Sungai Berua, Hulu
Terengganu
Matter
Description
Expenditure
Buying basic needs and assets by cash.
Buying method Mostly paid cash in one transaction.
Items often
bought
Basic food items like rice, sugar and tea, besides household items like
detergent, soap and mobile phone reload cards.
Table 3 Pattern of Orang Asli expenditure gathered from interviews with suppliers
Informant 1
Informant 2
Informant 3
Pattern of
spending
Frequent buying
Frequent buying
Frequent buying
The style
of buyer
Likes to buy
individually
Likes to buy
individually
Likes to buy individually
Buying only for current
need.
Buying only for
current need.
Buying only for current need.
Buyers’
attitude
Customers will
purchase on credit
when they don’t have
enough money
Customers will
purchase on credit
when they don’t have
enough money
Customers will purchase on credit
when they don’t have enough
money
Financial
education
Understands the
amount of money
Understands the
amount of money
Understands the amount of the
money
Type of
items sold
Rice with gravy, sweet
drinks, fried chicken,
fried bananas, tobacco,
detergent and soap
Rice with gravy,
fried noodles, fried
chicken and sweet
drinks
Rice with gravy, sweet drinks,
fried chicken, fried bananas, fried
fish, snacks, spices, jewellery,
tobacco, phone reload cards,
detergent, soap, school clothes and
rice.
Item in
demand
Fried chicken
Fried chicken
Detergent
Spending Habits of the Orang Asli in Kampung Sungai Berua, Hulu Terengganu, Malaysia
since 2010. As usual, they would supply products individually to families and the
average daily expenditure of the villagers was RM10.00. But that depended on how
much money they had on the particular time. This study also found that the Orang
Asli frequently bought breakfast and lunch instead of cooking their own meal.
Table 3 describes the Semoq Beri villagers buying habits gathered through interviews with three suppliers. All respondents described a similar pattern of expenditure.
The Semoq Beri villagers in Kampung of Sungai Berua frequently lived by the
day, in which they spent all their income at once. Most of them spent on food, and
the remainder was used for transport, bill payments, education and mobile phone
reload cards. Figure 1 shows the business activities taking place in the village.
Table 2 Spending habits of the Semoq Beri community in Kampung Sungai Berua, Hulu
Terengganu
Matter
Description
Expenditure
Buying basic needs and assets by cash.
Buying method Mostly paid cash in one transaction.
Items often
bought
Basic food items like rice, sugar and tea, besides household items like
detergent, soap and mobile phone reload cards.
Table 3 Pattern of Orang Asli expenditure gathered from interviews with suppliers
Informant 1
Informant 2
Informant 3
Pattern of
spending
Frequent buying
Frequent buying
Frequent buying
The style
of buyer
Likes to buy
individually
Likes to buy
individually
Likes to buy individually
Buying only for current
need.
Buying only for
current need.
Buying only for current need.
Buyers’
attitude
Customers will
purchase on credit
when they don’t have
enough money
Customers will
purchase on credit
when they don’t have
enough money
Customers will purchase on credit
when they don’t have enough
money
Financial
education
Understands the
amount of money
Understands the
amount of money
Understands the amount of the
money
Type of
items sold
Rice with gravy, sweet
drinks, fried chicken,
fried bananas, tobacco,
detergent and soap
Rice with gravy,
fried noodles, fried
chicken and sweet
drinks
Rice with gravy, sweet drinks,
fried chicken, fried bananas, fried
fish, snacks, spices, jewellery,
tobacco, phone reload cards,
detergent, soap, school clothes and
rice.
Item in
demand
Fried chicken
Fried chicken
Detergent
Spending Habits of the Orang Asli in Kampung Sungai Berua, Hulu Terengganu, Malaysia