Intesa Sanpaolo published the data that emerged from monitor national of industrial districts by the Studies and Research Department of the banking group.
THEexport of industrial districts register a del% increase 14 in the third quarter of 2022. In general in the first nine months of the year le exports they climbed by 15,9% reaching the sum of 113,4 billion euros (+19,6% compared to the same months of 2019 when the threshold was just under 95 billion euros). The results are also the result of price hike to the production of manufactured products sold abroad (+12,4% between January and September 2022-2021 and +16% between January and September 2022-2019).
I markets in which the export registered the greater growth in value they were the United States (+3,4 billion euros), Germany (+2,9 billion) and France (+2,5 billion).
Industrial districts: return to pre-pandemic levels
The industrial areas have shown theirs great competitiveness beating the German competition. Germany's exports recorded an increase of 10,8% compared to 2021 (+15,9%) and of +15% compared to the period of 2019 (+19,6%). All the district supply chains have exceeded pre-pandemic levels: out of the 158 districts monitored, 138 are above the levels of the first nine months of 2019 and 128 districts are above the values of the same period of 2021. The sector with the highest peak was that of metallurgy +75,7% more than in 2019. Other sectors with an increase between 30% and 40% they were registered in the districts specialized in Other intermediates (37%), Household appliances (+33,1%) and Food and Beverage (+31,4%). Slightly below are the results of the districts specialized in Building materials and products and Furniture, up respectively by 29,9% and 28,5%.
In the other districts the values were more contained with +10,3% for mechanics and +10,8% for consumer goods of the fashion system. Good indications come from the producers of intermediate fashion goods who, thanks to an excellent third quarter (+15% compared to the same period of 2019), managed to close the gap compared to pre-crisis levels (+2,5%). TO territorial level all macro-areas are positive. Among the areas of the regions with i better results we find Lombardy in the North-West (+20%), Friuli-Venezia Giulia in the North-East (+20,2%), Umbria in the Center (+16,8%), Campania in the South (+23,1 ,XNUMX%).
The best districts for increased exports
Among the best districts for increased exports (in value) compared to the first nine months of 2019 there are:
- the metalworking supply chain with i Metalli di Brescia
- the Mechatronics of Reggio Emilia
- the mechanical engineering of Lecco
- the Thermomechanics of Padua
- the Fashion System with the Jewelery of Arezzo and Vicenza
- Belluno Eyewear
- the leather goods and footwear of Florence
- Prato textiles and clothing
- the sports shoe and sportsystem of Montebelluna
- Empoli Clothing
- Gallaratese clothing-textiles
- the home system with Sassuolo tiles
- the taps, valves and pots and pans by Lumezzane
- the Furniture and panels of Pordenone
- Wood and furnishings from Brianza
In agri-food sector the best results were recorded by:
- food of Parma
- from the Conserve of Nocera
- from Prosecco di Conegliano-Valdobbiadene
- from the dairy of south-eastern Lombardy
- Neapolitan food
- from the fruit and vegetables of the Bari area
- from Tuscan oil
The United States, Germany and France are the main export markets but a good contribution also came from some distant markets such as Korea, the United Arab Emirates and Mexico. A significant decline occurred in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.
Le Forecasts for autumn months are positive with the districts that should have maintained a good growth rate. For the 2023 a initial slowdown of foreign district sales in a less favorable world demand context.
