Counterfeit Goods impact to Switzerland
Piracy causes losses of $1.6 Billion to the Swiss economy.
Source: Swissinfo, ” Campaign targets fake products,”swissinfo.org, January 16, 2007.
Counterfeit Goods in Israel
Companies in Israel are losing an estimated $500 million to piracy each year, according to the Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce.
Source: Hadas Manor, ” Israeli industry lost $500m to piracy last year,” Globes Online, November 14, 2006, (accessed: November 16, 2006).
Counterfeit Goods losses in France
France loses an estimated 6 Billion Euros ($7.8 billion) a year to counterfeiting.
Source: Reuters, “French firms target eBay in anti-counterfeit drive,” Boston Globe, August 18, 2006, and Union des Fabricants, “Damages and Penalties, (accessed: January 10, 2007).
Counterfeit Good Sales in Italy
According to Italy’s national retailers’ association, 7.2 Billion Euros ($10.25 Billion) was generated in sales of counterfeit goods in 2006.
Source: Dow Jones, “Italy Contraband Market Europe’s No.1: Revenue Top EUR 7 Billion-Assoc,” Smart Money, October 24, 2007.
Counterfeit Goods Losses to South Korea
Counterfeit products made in China cost South Korean firms $14.2 billion, equivalent to 5 percent of total exports, according to the Korea International Trade Association.
Source: “Chinese Imitations Undermining Korean Exports,” The Chosum Ilbo, January 15, 2007.
Brazil’s Counterfeit Goods Market
Brazil’s National Anti-Piracy Association claims piracy leads to $15 billion in lost tax revenue and two million lost jobs.
Source: Michael Astor, AP, “Piracy Fuels Brazil’s Tecno Scene,” San Francisco Chronicle, October 19, 2007.
Counterfeit Goods Market in Russia
According to Russian officials, the counterfeit and pirated goods market in Russia is worth up to $6 billion.
Source: Russian News and Information Agency, “Russian fake products markets worth up to $6 billion-minister,” RIA Novosti, January 31, 2006.
Counterfeit Goods Market in Germany
An estimated 70,000 jobs and 20 to 30 billion Euros (25.8 billion to 38.7 billion USD) are lost to German businesses due to counterfeits.
Source: ”Counterfeiting thrives in Expanded EU” , Deutshe Welle, 4/26/05, and ” German Customs Seize Record Amounts of Pirated Goods,” Spiegel Online, March 14, 2007.
Canada Counterfeit Goods Market
The business industry in Canada estimates that the counterfeit and piracy market in Canada is worth as much as $30 Billion.
Source: Canadian Press, “Fake goods flooding into Canada an issue of crime and safety,” CBC News, April 2, 2007.
Counterfeit Goods Trade in Mexico
The counterfeit goods industry is estimated to be worth $12.5 Billion in Mexico.
Source: Sergio Solache, ” Counterfeit goods market explodes across Mexico,” Arizona Republic, October 15, 2006, (accessed: October 19, 2006).
