Although October is not the peak season for Christmas items, Yiwu is busy with export of Christmas items this month. According to statistics from Yiwu Customs, a total of 16,000 tons of Christmas items with a total value of8 . 894 billion dollars were exported through Yiwu Customs in the first three quarters, seeing a year-on-year rise of 44 . 7 percent and 4 . 4 percent respectively. As the largest Christmas export base in the world, Yiwu supplies halfofthe Christmas items for the global market.