An increase in foreign attendance with very good results for France, United States, Switzerland, Russia, Netherlands, China and South Korea; a slight drop for Italy.
The 82nd edition of PittiFilati (24-26 January 2018) came to an end at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence amidst an atmosphere of excitement and positivity among the stands: with buyers arriving from over 50 foreign countries intent on discovering the new ideas, research and latest trends expressed in the collections of the protagonist yarn manufacturers and preparing sample collections for the next 2019 summer season.
The final attendance figures for this edition registered a small but significant growth in foreign buyers – around 1 per cent – for a total which widely exceeded 1,800; however, there was a slight drop in the number of Italian buyers of almost -2 per cent.Overall the fair once again welcomed in the region of 4,350 buyers in total, equaling the high levels achieved a year ago (an edition which saw growth of +2.5 per cent).
With regard to the reference foreign markets there were increased performances for France (+5 per cent), United States (+18 per cent), Switzerland (+10 per cent), Russia (+8 per cent in terms of the number of companies), Netherlands (+5 per cent), and for markets in the Far East like China, Hong Kong and South Korea; the numbers were down for United Kingdom, Germany and Turkey.
