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To: mishedlo who wrote (68717)	8/24/2006 1:23:00 AM
From: John McCarthy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110194

Mish thanks .... really enjoyed it .... btw - did NOT realize the situation with cars .... regards, John

To: mishedlo who wrote (68717)	8/24/2006 1:58:10 PM
From: russwinter	Respond to of 110194

China Jacks up Prices: iht.com Traveling through the Pearl River Delta north of Hong Kong, Temple found that cost increases - for raw materials, but above all, for labor - dominated every discussion he had with suppliers. Far from being eager to underbid each other, Chinese companies talked about marking up their prices from 5 percent to 10 percent so consistently that Temple, whose company owns the British distribution rights to such cuddly creatures as Paddington Bear and Jemima Puddle-Duck, became convinced that these were not simply negotiating gambits. "When I went over there, I was under the belief that China is a bottomless pit of cheap product," Temple said. "When I left, I was not."