2008 Christmas sales are 10-20% higher than 2007

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...in Brazil.

http://oglobo.globo.com/economia/mat/2008/12/21/lojas-vendem-de-10-20-mais-so-que-muitos-compram-lembrancinhas-587500672.asp (in Portuguese)

Partial translation:

RIO - Eleventh-hour Christmas shopping took two and a half million customers to the shopping malls, and one and a half million to Saara (Rio's huge downtown street market) this weekend. According to shop owners, movement is about 10% higher, and sales are expected to grow 10% to 20% relative to 2007.