Jakarta, July 25 -- The phenomenon of window-shoppers, colloquially known as rojali (groups of non-purchasing mall visitors), needs to be studied further to determine its causes, social or economic, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) has said.

Such groups have caught public notice of late, deputy for social statistics at the BPS, Ateng Hartono, noted here on Friday.

"Could be for refreshing, or because there is economic pressure, particularly on those (considered) to be in vulnerable classes; hence, they went to visit malls without buying anything and so on," he explained.

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