In the first nine months of 2009, the Italian stone industry exported a total of 2.041 million tons of marble and granite, stone and travertine, including raw materials and finished products, with a total value of 10.013 billion euros, a decrease of 14.5% in production and 21.3% in total imports and exports compared to the same period in 2008, according to data compiled by Internazionale Marmie Macchine Carrara.

This is evident from the fact that in the first nine months of 2007, Italy's stone exports totaled 14.25 billion euros, with nearly 3.5 million tons.

For 100 years, Italy has had a monopoly on the natural stone trade. Wherever you see stone products there, the imprint on them is "madeinitly" (Made in Italy). Italian natural stone products have become a well-known mass product. New processing and finishing technology, rapid processing technology of production technology, declining prices, and outstanding growth in natural stone consumption have all made the market volume of the Italian natural stone industry continue to grow. However, due to the impact of the financial turmoil and the European financial crisis, Italian stone has suffered a lot in recent years.