It results in pushing the current ASP's (Average selling price) down on anything imported.
Its killing the technoligy industry at the moment as grey imports are 1/2 the price of the retail stores.
Which may sound good now, but wholesalers will compensate by jacking up profit margins now and once the dollar drops again the ASP's will rise again to higher prices that before the wave started. In short its good right now, but will be bad round xmas time when most people spend a packet. My advice shop for xmas now...
IE. 50" High def plazma from Sony (Bravia X series) in China $2200AUD, in Australia $4800AUD (quoting cheapest prices seen).
Even if you pay through the teeth on shipping its still going to be a grand less than is sells for in Australia.
Thats the problem with a astong dollar...
Its always about supply and demand, everything in this world is about supply and demand...
You better be, no one understands world economic pressures on the depressed seal cubs in antartica like me