According to the Italian fashion research institution PAMBIANCO, the Italian Fashion Association Research Center and the Como Silk Industrial Zone conducted a sample survey of 30 major silk companies, showing that the sales revenue of the Italian silk industry in the third quarter of 2008 fell by 2.5% compared with the same period in 2007. , sales volume fell by 2.3%. The domestic market was basically stable, with sales revenue falling slightly by 0.4%; demand in the international market was weak, and exports fell by 4%.
From January to September, sales revenue of the Italian silk textile industry fell by 1.9% year-on-year.