Two days ago, the U.S. Commerce International Trade Commission Department released a new statistics accroding to the current Christmas shopping season. The data show that in 2011 the artificial Christmas tree exports to U.S which account for 96% of Chinese manufacturing. The data has raised concerns of the U.S. Christmas industry, but for Yiwu Christmas manchants they have a small sense of accomplishment.
It is reported the Christmas supplies in Yiwuis about 400 businesses, products are related to Christmas toys, Christmas trees, Christmas costumes, all together nearly 15,000 varieties. For those data, There are another saying about that half of the world, 60% to 70% in U.S. Market and 40% of Europe Christmas items are from Yiwu.
Yiwu Christmas Items Association was set up at 2009. than Yiwu is the largest export base of Christmas items. 50% of Christmas items in the world market, 70% in American market and 40% in European market are from yiwu.
According to incomplete statistics, there are nearly 400 businesses producing and dealing in Christmas items in yiwu. Among them, more than 200 are productive enterprises, manufacturing thousands of items, including Christmas toys, Christmas trees, Christmas costumes, Christmas gifts., etc., with an annual production value over 2.5 billion yuan and an annual turnover more than 2 billion yuan.
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