economy

A Pyongyang municipal exhibition of consumer goods began at Pyongyang Department Store No. 1 on September 15.

Presented to it are more than 90 000 products of over 800 kinds, including condiments, confectionery and household goods and it has brought together 150-odd industrial establishments and consumer goods producers.

Through the exhibition, its participants exchange successes and experience gained in developing new products and improving their quality.

Kim Su Gil, chief secretary of the Pyongyang Municipal Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, Choe Hui Thae, chairman of the Pyongyang Municipal People's Committee, and other officials of the municipality looked round the exhibition hall to discuss the measures for the growth of consumer goods both in quality and quantity.