
IDTechEx claims there has been a surge in orders for RFID tags in 2009 despite the economic downturn. The world’s largest RFID project is the $6 billion China National ID card scheme to be completed this year, but the global RFID market in general has also risen 5 percent in 2009 to $5.56 billion, and many applications area for RFID tags are up by 10 percent or more.
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