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Present Crisis | A shopkeeper sets up Christmas decorations in Yiwu International Trade City, east China's Zhejiang Province, on September 23. The euro debt crisis and turbulence in the Middle East caused a decline in the Christmas decoration market, exacerbated by domestic currency appreciation and rising materials costs. Overseas orders have arrived late and in reduced numbers according to a trade association in Yiwu, which is expected to be reduced by 20 percent from the previous year (XINHUA) |
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