Custom officials released counterfeit goods seizures at the nations ports for the first half of the Fiscal Year.  Nationally, seizures of counterfeit goods rose by 22 percent, with the estimated value of the goods rising by 141 percent.

From the Los Angeles Times:

Nationwide, Customs officials reported 7,245 counterfeit and piracy cases between October and March of 2007, compared to 5,940 cases for the same period in 2006. The estimated sales value of the bogus goods rose to $110.2 million from $45.7 million.

81 percent of goods seized came from China, up from 75 percent last year.

The largest counterfeit goods seized was shoes, accounting for 36 percent of all seized items.

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