Rome - (Adnkronos Multimedia) - The Carpi district ( www.carpifashionsystem.it ) has almost 2 thousand firms, with a staff of 10,000 and a turnover of EUR 1 billion, half of which accounted for by exports. Situated a few kilometres from Modena, in the Emilia-Romagna region, it includes five local administrative units (comuni): Carpi , Cavezzo, Concordia, Novi and San Possidonio. This district is home to a network of small or tiny businesses in the textile sector, producing clothes, especially knitwear, largely for export markets. This is one of the areas where industry started earliest and developed most strongly. Out of a population of about 88,700 there is a workforce of 45,300 with an unemployment rate of 5%. The very high percentage workforce, together with a high level of business initiative, have enabled the local economy as a whole to draw on the skills of all sectors of the population, especially women. Manufacturing plays a very important part in the local economy. Within manu...