On display there were more than 30,000 quality goods of 1,580 varieties produced by district and county housewives' workteams and production teams of direct sale stores in Pyongyang.

Looking round various exhibits including garments, grass work, ceramic and plastic products, he learned in detail about varieties and quality and prices of consumer goods.

The movement for the production of August 3 Popular Consumer Goods initiated by general secretary Kim Jong Il is displaying its great vitality, he said, stressing the need to improve the cultural level and quality of goods and thus increase variety of popular goods.