Concerns are growing in Italy about the impact¹ of Brexit on exports to the UK. However there's also hope that rising demand in China could solve the problem.

 

意大利正在担心英国脱欧会影响到商品出口英国，但是中国对其商品上涨的需求也有希望解决这个问题。

 

Even if they won't openly admit it, even if they don't realise it, most Brits have a love affair with Italy in some way or another.

 

The three 'P's of Pizza, Prosecco and Prosciutto aren't just fashionable, they've become so commonplace² that they've pretty much been adopted into British culinary culture - and that's just food!

 

Demand in Great Britain for all things Italian is so great that, in 2016, the UK was the largest single market for exports from the country.

 

In total, the UK imported a whopping 22.5 billion euros worth of Italian goods.

 

Although this is a record total, there are clouds on the horizon.

 

Brexit is widely expected to increase the cost of trade between European countries and the UK. Whilst³ I've painted a picture of an enduring⁴ popularity⁵ of Italian exports in the UK that could overcome a price rise, recent history suggests that isn't the case.

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