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REVEALED: Dubai Shopping Festival’s biggest spenders
Foreign shoppers spent nearly US$500m during this year’s Dubai Shopping Festival
n2012 spending amount: US$122.6m
n2011 spending amount: US$26.9m
nSpending increase: 356.6%
2. Saudi Arabians
n2012 spending amount: US$106.4m
n2011 spending amount: US$39.5m
nSpending increase: 169.7%
3. United Kingdom
n2012 spending amount: US$92.7m
n2011 spending amount: US$44.5m
nSpending increase: 108.4%
4. Chinese
n2012 spending amount: US$83.5m
n2011 spending amount: US$41.7m
nSpending increase: 100.2%
5. Americans
n2012 spending amount: US$68.3m
n2011 spending amount: US$29.4m
nSpending increase: 132.5%
6. Angolans
n2012 spending amount: US$36.6m
n2011 spending amount: US$11.5m
nSpending increase: 219.2%
7. Indians
n2012 spending amount: US$35.6m
n2011 spending amount: US$16.8m
nSpending increase: 111.7%
8. Kuwaitis
n2012 spending amount: US$27.5m
n2011 spending amount: US$13.4m
nSpending increase: 105.1%
9. French
n2012 spending amount: US$27.3m
n2011 spending amount: US$13.6m
nSpending increase: 99.9%
10. Kazakhs
n2012 spending amount: US$24.5m
n2011 spending amount: US$18.7m
nSpending increase: 30.8%
