(Apr. 23) Lombard furniture is appreciated everywhere. Over 2 billion euros exported in 2011, up 167% in twenty years. French customers are at first place, followed by Germans and Swiss. Each year each Swiss spends on average 23 euros for a piece of furniture made in Lombardy. Russians and Chinese are the most important new clients. Major exporters are companies from Monza and Brianza, with 650 million per year, Como with 532 million, Milan with 320 and then Brescia and Bergamo with 197 and 154. These are the data that emerge from Istat data relative to IV trimester Of 2011, 2010 and 1991. Exports in 2011 exceeded 2 billion euros, up 5.6% compared to 2010. “Lombard furniture – said Carlo Sangalli, President of the Chamber of Commerce of Milan – represent one of the excellence of Made in Milan and made in Italy, a basic element of international competitiveness of our territory. This is an important sector for our economy which in these days, thanks to the Salone del Mobile, has the world’s attention.” “Timber products from Brianza are exported in a ot of countries – said Carlo Edoardo Valli, President of the Chamber of Commerce of Monza and Brianza -. Providing a Made in Brianza Passport for our products means to increase the invisible value of a product and give the users the opportunity to learn more about a chair or a sofa, bringing him closer to the company and the designer who created it.” (Red/Peg)
