Style, leisure and design. There are over 1,300 companies in the fashion sector in the area of Bologna, including some historical Made in Italy brand names. In a field where competitiveness is measured in terms of brands and product quality, Bologna boasts important and longstanding clothes, leather goods and shoe manufacturing companies. 1,300 companies with 9,680 employees cover all sub-sectors, from fast fashion, accessories, sportswear and knitwear to luxury products. Also important are micro-companies specialising in handmade work, innovative e-commerce companies and fast fashion companies.
Exports reached 957 million euros in 2007, and have registered a 19.7% increase over the past 5 years. The core markets are the countries of the European Union, which account for more than half of exports, East Asia and North America, with Russia and Turkey as key emerging markets. For the dedicated tertiary sector, the Bologna Trade Fair plays host to the leading international fairs in the sector, especially in the field of leather goods and shoes, while Centergross is the largest wholesale fashion centre in Europe, where over 300 fashion companies have their headquarters.
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