Such figures also suggest that international markets for counterfeit goods have an effect more locally. This is supported by claims made by Trading Standards that in the North West of England counterfeit goods cost legitimate businesses around £750 million and resulted in approximately 1000 job losses in 2003 (NCIS, 2005). The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) reported seizing counterfeit goods with a street value of £ million in the year 2005/06 (OCTF, 2006) and have previously estimated that the market for counterfeit goods in Northern Ireland is worth approximately £135 million per year (OCTF, 2003). .
