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Of the recalls of products, of the production costs on the increase and the world economic crisis provoked closing of nearly 1 000 exporters of Chinese toys in the province of the Guangdong (south) in 2008.

According to the data published Saturday by the Customs of Huangpu (Guangdong, south), 922 exporters of toys of the province suspended their operations last year. They are today 2 167 against 3 089 to end 2007.

To his peak of activity, Dongguan, the center of manufacture of most important toys of the Guangdong, sheltered more of 4 000 factories and a few 2 000 subcontractors in 2001.

The number began to lower about two years ago.

The increase in prices of the raw materials and the manpower, accompanied by the enhancement of the Chinese motto, the yuan, increased the costs of production of 25% for most companies, underline Li Zhuoming, chief of the association of the Toy of the Guangdong.

Many recalls by big marks of international toys, of which Mattel Inc., also hit the industry. The raising of the standards of security of the toys by the western countries also had a negative effect.

The world economic crisis aggravated the situation because of the decrease of the consumption and orders.