 On 9 September 2006 , BBC News reported that the Muslim boycott of Danish goods had reduced Denmark 's total exports by 15 @.@ 5 % between February and June . This was attributed to an approximated 50 % decline in exports to the Middle East . The BBC said , " The cost to Danish businesses was around 134 million euros ( $ 170m ) , when compared with the same period last year , the statistics showed . " However , The Guardian newspaper in the UK said , " While Danish milk products were dumped in the Middle East , fervent right @-@ wing Americans started buying Bang & Olufsen stereos and Lego . In the first quarter of this year Denmark 's exports to the US soared 17 % . " Overall the boycott did not have a significant effect on the Danish economy . 
