STOCKHOLM, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Swedish capital is abuzz with people walking past shop windows with Christmas decorations. But their warm jackets that protect them from the cold weather offer little help for the "economic winter" for which they have been told to brace.
"We will not buy as many Christmas presents as in previous years. We will probably spend around 30 percent less," shopper Petra Johansson told Xinhua recently.
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