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Consumer Electronics Association: Happy holidays
Created: 10/16/2006
Video description: Sean Wargo, the CEA's head of industry analysis, told the Industry Forum in San Francisco that there will be more spent this year than ever\r\nbefore. Speaking on Oct. 16, 2006, Wargo said higher wholesale prices are fueling the consumer electronics growth.

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