Expo souvenirs a hot commodity

• Source: Global Times
• [10:10 June 11 2010]
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In the opening month of the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai, Expo-franchised products have surpassed its target sales for the entire six-month period, exceeding 20 billion yuan ($2.93 billion), according to the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce.

Commercial sales inside the park reached over 400 million yuan ($58.6 million), achieving a daily sales average of 13.3 million yuan ($1.95 million).

Meanwhile, commercial sales for the city hit 300 billion yuan ($43.94 billion) for May, up 26 percent compared to the same month last year.

Global Times