In 2016, the trade balance of 'made in Italy' products recorded a positive value equal to 121,6 billion euros: a figure almost in line with what has happened in recent years. A result, however, that 'obscures' the negative result achieved by 'non-made' manufacturing products (-31,2 billion euros) which, traditionally, are attributable to sectors mainly characterized by highly structured companies.
MOBILE STEERING, FASHION AND METAL PRODUCTS
Among the "made" products, the lion's share was made by machinery (motors, turbines, pumps, compressors, taps, ovens, burners, machines for the leather, footwear and metal processing industries, etc. .) with a positive balance of 48 billion euros (equal to 39,5 per cent of the “made in” balance). Excellent performance in the fashion sector (textiles, clothing, footwear and accessories), which has achieved a positive result of 18 billion and metal products (tanks, tanks, radiators, cutlery, tableware, steam generators, utensils, etc.). ) That have reached + 10,9 billion + of furniture (+ 7,2 billion). On the other hand, the other manufacturing productions, ie those not attributable to "made in Italy", were characterized by very negative trade balances: the paper, printing and wood industries (excluding furniture) with -1,4 billion, tobacco with -1,8 billion, metallurgical products (foundries, production of iron, steel, ferro-alloys, pipes, pipes, cables, etc.) with -2,9 billion, cars with -4,7 billion, chemical-pharmaceuticals with 8,6 billion and computers and information technology with -11,6 billion. In general, they recall from the CGIA, for “made in Italy” products we mainly identify those attributable to the sectors of the “four A's”: that is clothing-fashion; home furnishings; Mechanical Automation and Food. Portfolios that are largely distinguished by the presence of family-run PMIs, which in many cases have reached world leadership positions in their own industries. Following this extraordinary phenomenon that began in the early 60s of the twentieth century, the expression "made in Italy" has been transformed into something much more important than a simple trademark of origin, coming to assume the characteristics of a a real “brand”, with a well-defined identity and which has become synonymous with quality and reliability that are recognized throughout the world. At a territorial level, the main regions of this extraordinary result are, in particular, three: Veneto (with a "made in" balance of +25,5 billion), Emilia Romagna (+ 23,6 billion) and Lombardy (+21,4 billion). Consider that in 2016 the percentage incidence of these three companies on the Italian trade balance was 58,7 per cent. “Thanks to this result - begins the coordinator of the CGIA Studies Office - we can say that the success of the made in Italy production has designed the new industrial triangle of the country. If the engine of the economy was concentrated between Milan, Turin and Genoa, for some decades, on the other hand, this figure has maintained a top position on the Milanese city, but has moved on to two new ones: Venice and Bologna.
OUR PRODUCTS SPOPLE IN GERMANY, FRANCE, USA AND UNITED KINGDOM
Germany (30,8 billion euros), France (28,3 billion), the United States (25,9 billion) and the United Kingdom (14,9 billion) are the main markets for “made in Italy” products. These four countries account for 37 per cent of total “made” exports. "Made in Italy products - reports CGIA Secretary Renato Mason - are still today the main items of Italian exports and, over the years, the trade surplus recorded by these goods has allowed the country to finance the purchase of energy and raw materials on which it depends. From all this we can deduce the crucial importance of pursuing policies suitable for maintaining and increasing the competitive positions achieved up to now, especially by the industrial districts which continue to be the natural habitat for the birth of these productions ".
EXPORTS WERE ALWAYS IN THE FIRST MONTHS OF 2017
Still with reference to “made in Italy”, the data referring to exports are very encouraging even in the first four months of this year. Compared to the same period last year, in fact, foreign sales increased by 4,4 billion euros (+ 5,1 percent). In absolute terms, the data referring to the refining of petroleum products (+1,7 billion euros) and machinery (+1 billion euros) stands out. Again in relation to exports alone, those of "non-made" products are also growing: in particular the chemical-pharmaceutical sector (+1,8 billion) and motor vehicles (+1,2 billion euro).
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