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This paper gauges the relative health of Italy's export trade. More specifically, it ascribes Italy’s jump in exports (they increased by 11% between 2011 and the first half of 2015) to two major macroeconomic developments: the global recovery and the depreciation of the Euro. The text’s author further explains why 1) the US continues to be Italy’s first strategic trading partner outside of the EU, and 2) Italian trade relations with the US and within the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) will be critically important to the success of Rome's “special export promotion plan.”