Washington. After the European market, the United States are the primary market of interest for 2017 for businesses in Milan and the rest of Lombardy (47% and 31% respectively) according to a study carried out by the Chamber of Commerce in Milan and its ‘Promos’ agency carried out on 200 professionals abroad. With 2,3 million in imports and 5,8 million in exports, Lombardy represents 22.1% of the national import towards the United States and the 21.6% of export. Lombardy primarily exports machinery (24%) and fashion (13.7%) whereas it primarily imports pharmaceuticals (24.9%) and chemical substances and products (14.9%). (9colonne)