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REFILE-HP, Dell watch rising China labor costs for Apple products
Reuters: Telecommunications Services
Wed, 22 Feb 2012
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard and Dell Inc are keeping a close eye on a big jump in wages for workers that assemble Apple Inc's iPhone in China, and could be forced to nudge up prices for their own products if labor costs keep rising.
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