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Barbie dolls face price rises
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World trade can rise and fall,  inventions can come and go but this is major !

 The appreciating Chinese yuan and rising raw material costs will lead to more expensive Barbie dolls for parents across the globe from early next year, the world's biggest toy-maker warned.

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bill (73) Senior board member | 2007-10-17 21:52:31
well this could really be the begining of the end - this could be a bit like the McDonalds index - we should be able to measure the state of the world relative to the price of a Barbie doll
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