Yiwu market is the world’s largest small commodity wholesale market. Every year, there are more than 260 billion small commodities sold to over 200 countries and regions all over the globe. And Yiwu Commodity Index has become a barometer of the overall market situation. Of course, the power of Yiwu market is not only to predict the prosperity of the market, but also to predict the development of some international events!
1. Trump Won the 2016 US President Election Campaign
In 2016, the U.S. president election was in full swing, and Trump’s confrontation with Hillary is even more exciting. Early before the election results of the 2016 U.S. election came out, booth operators in Yiwu market knew that Trump would be elected president. Why? Since the beginning of the campaign, the market has received a large number of orders for flags, masks and other support for various candidates. In online polls, Hillary still has more votes than Trump. But the bosses in the market laughed and said nothing. After all, in terms of order volume, Trump’s supporters were significantly more than Hillary. In the end, the market was predictive and Trump was elected president of the United States.
2. Top Winners of 2018 World Cup
In 2018, the World Cup officially kicked off in Russia. The national flags, hanging flags and various peripheral supplies of fans waving at the venue may come from the Yiwu market, which is thousands of miles away. The wonderful hard work of the players not only made the fans cheer, but also excited the sportswear operators in the No.3 District of Yiwu International Trade City.
On Yiwugo.com, in the rank list of product sales (30 days), as of 19:00 on June 14th, 2018, the keyword of the product is “2018 Russia World Cup String Flag 14*21 cm” “Banner, Flag, No.8 Hot Sale National Flags of the World” “Flag, National Flag, No.8 is the best-selling product in the world“, ranking top three on the list, with a total sales volume of more than 97 million pieces. Among them, the sales volume of “2018 Russia World Cup String Flags 14*21 cm” and “Banner Flags of the 8th National Flags of the World” exceeded 10 million, reaching 70,999,992 and 19,690,000 respectively.
The national flag sales of each country are also to a certain extent, indicating the strength of each country in this World Cup. Germany, Argentina, France, Brazil …The banner sales of traditional football powerhouses are far ahead, and Saudi Arabia has become the order “dark horse” in the sales rankings. At the end of the game, the French flag orders soared and became the king of orders. In the end, France defeated Croatia 4-2 and won the 2018 World Cup.
3. 2020 U.S. Presidential Election
The 2020 US presidential election is about to begin. At present, the market has received orders for campaign flags and banners. In terms of order volume, Trump‘s campaign support is still quite stable. As for who will win the presidential election in 2020? Please follow us for follow-up. Let’s see if the Yiwu Market can still maintain its magic power!