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Clothing is another sector where popular brands are regularly ripped off by counterfeiters. Apparel accounted for 14% of the total counterfeit goods seized by U.S. agencies in 2007

Estimated annual industry loss: $12 billion
(Source: Coalition Against Counterfeiting and Piracy)

Counterfeit apparel seizures last year: $27 million
So far this year: $15.8 million