If all your money is going to food, shelter and clothing, stocking up on cotton swabs just doesn't have much appeal.

如果你所有的钱都用来吃饭，付房费和买衣物，囤积棉花棒确实没有太多的吸引力。

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Cotton has fallen 4 percent this year on concern that the global recession will reduce consumption of the fiber used to make clothing and textiles.

全球经济衰退，用于制作服装和纺织品的棉花纤维需求减少，棉花价格下降百分之四。

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Budget clothing chain Primark today joined other retailers in warning about the impact on both higher cotton prices and other costs.

服装连锁店Primark的预算大约在今天加入了较高的棉花价格上都和其他成本的影响提出警告其他零售商。

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The United States, for instance, levies tariffs of between 14% and 32% on most synthetic, woollen and cotton clothing.

ECONOMIST: A survey of world trade

Cotton may be soft, but it has put the pinch on clothing stores.

FORBES: Cotton's Pinch on Clothing Stores Continues