The World of Blue Jeans

Shoppers examine jeans at bargain table on the street. Analysts estimate that the sales of jeans worldwide amounted to over 15 billion dollars in 2006.
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Hong Kong, China
Shoppers examine jeans at a bargain table on the street. Analysts estimate that sales of jeans worldwide topped 15 billion dollars in 2006.

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