Committee Against Smuggling and Counterfeiting Activities Destroying the Economy

Nike Shoes Among Most Counterfeited Goods in the World

April 18, 2016 by admin News 0 comments

The market for fake goods is on the rise, with international trade in counterfeited or pirated products valued almost a half a trillion dollars.
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development released a report today that said international trade of “fakes” represented 2.5 percent of overall world trade, or $461 billion, in 2013. That’s equivalent to the gross domestic product of Ireland and the Czech Republic combined.
 

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/nike-shoes-counterfeited-goods-world/story?id=38485256

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