Dubai – A year of trade with Gulf States is worth €7 billion for Lombardy, with Milan as its most active province (€2.2 billion in imports and €1.6 billion in exports). The Region’s greatest buyers are the UAE with €1.3 billion, and Saudi Arabia with €1.2 billion. Italian exports amount to €3.5 billion, while oil imports account for €1.9 billion of total imports. The Istat 2013 data was analyzed by the Milan Chamber of Commerce and Reprint of the Milan Politecnico. The UAE are the main buyers of Italian jewelry, with a total of €1.2 billion imports from Italy (a fifth of total national sales abroad). The UAE is also the seventh market for Italian furs, accounting for 5% of international sales; ninth for Italian carpets, with 3.4% of the share; and tenth for home linens. (9colonne)
