Paris. In 2017, there are 900 Italian companies that manufacture lenses and glasses, 5.3% more compared to the 855 in 2016, according to a report by the Milan Chamber of Commerce on business register data. €2.4 billion of exported Made in Italy sunglasses in one year, a 6.4% increase between 2015 and 2016, and an import of €391 million. Italian sunglasses are mostly exported to the United States which absorbs 28.1% of exports (+ 6.3%) for over €669 million. France is the second market with €256 million of exports (11%, + 3.9%), and the third is the UK for a total of €163 million (6.9%, + 5%). Spain also received €157 million worth of Made in Italy sunglasses (+ 11.2%) and Germany receives €128 million worth of Italian sunglasses (+ 9.5%). Exports to Israel (+ 61.1%) and Switzerland (+ 29.4%) are growing. (9Colonne)
