Counterfeit goods in Italy

Counterfeit clothing in Italy makes up 60 percent of the total counterfeit goods market in the country.

The counterfeit goods trade caused the loss of 40,000 jobs in Italy over the past decade.

Source: Vivia Chen, ” Italy’s Fashion Houses Wake Up to the Impact of Counterfeit Goods,” August 22, 2006,  (accessed: August 23, 2006).