“从2006年最后几周开始，猪年的纪念品金条和金币一直畅销，猪在中国人眼中是财富的象征，”黄金协会说。

"Commemorative bars and coins for the forthcoming Year of the Pig have been selling rapidly since the last weeks of 2006 as the pig is the symbol of wealth and prosperity, " the council said.

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猪流感引起的升级的经济衰退也被认为会在长期减少黄金需求。

The step-up economic recession caused by swine flu is also considered to reduce gold demand in the long run.

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