• The term “购兴” is primarily used in the context of buying stocks, real estate or commodities.
• The term appeared in local newspapers as early as the 1950s. For example, a news article in Nanyang Siang Pau on 3 May 1959 reported: “Wu Ye Company is said to have considerable buyer interest in rubber.”

Sales of computer and telecommunications equipment, as well as watches and jewellery, fell by 8.5% and 6.3% year-on-year, respectively. This may indicate that the Great Singapore Sale failed to boost buyer interest in these products, or that the quadrennial soccer World Cup had diverted shoppers’ attention. (Lianhe Zaobao, 11/8/2018)