Attendance at Mido exceeded expectations

Attendance at this month's Mido exhibition in Milan was down compared to last year but exceeded expectations, claimed the organiser.

The annual show attracted more than 42,000 visitors, with a decrease of 9 per cent compared to 2008, according to Mido vice-president Dan Emanuel Levi.

He added that despite this drop 'the signals coming from the sector are good'.

'We are very pleased with the growth of Italian visitors, up 3 per cent. There was a fall in the number of foreign visitors, down 18 per cent, due to the global economic situation and this trend is almost parallel with other international trade fairs.'