Italian manufacturers and merchants associations, organized farm groups, and the Roman Catholic Church are the three major trade union confederations who are known to exert political pressures. ... Italy's closest trade ties are with the other countries of the European Union, with whom it conducts about 55% of its total trade. Its largest trade partners, in order of market share, are Germany (16.1%), France (11.7%), and the UK (5.9%). ... With a large population and a high per capita income, Italy is one of the United States" most important trade partners. Total trade between the U....

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