20 percent of the Greeks wear clothes made in Macedonia
Even 20 % of the clothes worn by Greeks, and is produced abroad, is Made in Macedonia. The Business association survey of textile manufacturers shows that at the end of 2012 only 23 % of production was domestic or Greek, and the remaining 77 % were coming from abroad. According to statistics, 1/5 of Greek apparel produced abroad comes from Macedonia. The list of major foreign producers includes Bulgaria with 57%, Macedonia 20 %, Albania 10 %, Turkey 7 % and Romania 4 %. It is open secret in Greece that the purchased clothes quite often on the internal label have a label Made in Macedonia. In the past and now Greek bloggers accused the famous fashion brands in Greece that they recognize the neighboring country under its constitutional name.