Crisis 'will keep gadgets cheaper' despite dollar fall - BizT...

If there's one positive to emerge from the global economic crisis it's that prices of TV sets, digital cameras and other technology products should stay low, despite the significant drop in the value of the currency, retailers and economists say.

The Australian dollar dropped to a 5½-year low of 63 US cents last week, significantly increasing the price of imported goods. This morning it was trading at 66 US cents, down nearly 5 per cent on yesterday's close of 70 US cents.

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