Ukrainian tourists headed the rating of the most wasteful in the number of buyers at one time is spent in the boutiques of France.

data research company “Global Refund” showed that one person in one store per day Ukrainians spent 1,487 euros, beating, so people from Saudi Arabia (1435 euros). Most tourists buy clothes at second in popularity - watches and jewelry.

If we take the total amount of money spent, not on one person, there is the palm were the Chinese who have bypassed the leaders of last year”s ranking - Russian. While shopping in France in 2009, Chinese tourists have left the French boutiques 158 EUR mln. An average Chinese tourist spends in the same store in 1045 euros. Most residents of the East to buy designer clothes (87% of total spending), with more than 90% of all purchases carried out in Paris.

Expenditures Russian tourists in comparison with 2008 decreased by 22,7%, reaching only 111 million euros. On average, in the same fashion shops Rossiyanin left 1,055 euros.

In third place were the Japanese. Their spending in France rose by 16,7% and reached 99 million euros. The Americans took the fourth place (64 million euros).

Counting was carried out only among tourists from countries outside the EU. When leaving the EU, they are entitled to receive tax refund at the airport - on the condition that they would do in same-store purchase, a certain amount, and give the appropriate checks on departure.

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