China

Market Overview

The United States Government estimates that global companies lose  more  than  $60 billion due to counterfeiting and piracy in China

6 counterfeit products listed.

China Black Market Country Page

Counterfeit Market Value:
$60 Billion

Source:   Bloomberg, " U.S., EU Pledge to Fight Counterfeit Goods From China, Russia," Bloomberg.com, June 19, 2006, http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000100& sid=aTSjqiimKzYc& refer=germany (accessed: June 20, 2006).
The Associated Press has placed the figure at $50 billion a year. AP, " China's piracy hurting its own industries," MSNBC.com, July 7, 2006, http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13617619/ (accessed: July 10, 2006).

Products

Market Value

Books

52 Million

Cigarettes

9.07 Billion Cigarettes

Movies

2.7 Billion*

Music

451.2 Million

Software

5.429 Billion

Video Games

589.9 Million