Today is not symbolic. It is the confirmation of who we are: a great manufacturing nation, competing and growing in global markets.
The numbers speak for themselves: Italy is fourth in the world in exports (excluding vehicles and energy), behind only China, the United States, and Germany, and third overall in trade surplus. An extraordinary achievement for a nation too often portrayed as backward, in decline, unable to withstand global competition. All false narratives.
In recent years, #MadeinItaly has undergone enormous evolution: it is no longer just fashion, food and design, even though we are proud of it, but it is also pharmaceutical, shipbuilding, defense, automation, space economy. In twenty years, the weight of “New Made in Italy” in the total surplus has more than doubled: from 17.8% to 42.8%.
Our businesses have transformed, innovated, adapted. Without losing one’s identity.
This is the fruit of a specific political choice: believe in Italy, defend Made in Italy, build a serious industrial strategy, as the Meloni government did with the Made in Italy Law and the 2030 White Paper. As chairman of the International Trade Committee in the House, I am well aware of how much this heritage is worth at international tables. I know what our strength is. I know how much each trade deal is worth: it’s work for our businesses, income for our families, prestige for our country.
Made in Italy is not a label. It’s an identity. And it’s our future.
