(Finance) – “In the first eleven months of 2024, theexport recorded substantial stability compared to the same period last year (-0.7%). THE sectors which from January to November 2024 offered the most positive contributions were: jewelery (+20.1%), sporting goods, games, musical instruments, jewellery, medical instruments and other nec products; food products, drinks and tobacco (+7.8%); pharmaceutical, chemical-medicinal and botanical articles (+7.6%), while the sectors that recorded the most significant contractions were motor vehicles (-16.4%), coke and refined petroleum products (-15.9%), means of transport (-10.8% overall, with -16.4% for motor vehicles), base metals and metal products (excluding machinery and plants) (-3.8%), Leather goods, excluding clothing and similar (-8.3%)”. Taking stock of the Istat data published today by the President of ICE, Matthew Zoppas.
“On the front of markets (always in the period January November 2024) exports to i Non-EU countries grew by 0.9%: Turkey (+25.8%, with the fundamental contribution of jewellery), Asean (+8.3%) OPEC (+7.6) and China (-21) stood out positively. .1%), Germany (-5.1%) and the United States (-3.6%), while exports to EU countries fell by -2.1%”, he added.
“The month of December it will be decisive to understand whether the overall exports of 2024 will be able to exceed the result of the previous year, i.e. 626 billion euros – underlined Zoppas -. The economic situation for the month of November offers a positive sign: compared to October 2024, Italian exports show a percentage growth of 1.4%. The driving force is sales in the non-EU area (+6.1%) compared to the EU area where they recorded a slight decline (-2.9%)”.
“Comparing the month of November 2024 with the same month of the previous year, the decline was around -2.7%. The decline in exports to Italy weighs the most Villages Europeans (-6%) compared to a substantial stability of those towards the non-EU area (+0.9%). On the front of markets the most significant drops (again in November 2024 compared to November 2023) are recorded towards Austria (-20.9%), Germany (-7.5%), Belgium (-8.6%) and France (-4.5%), Poland (-9.9%) and Romania (-8.5%) – continued the president of ICE –. In non-EU markets there was a marked growth towards Turkey (+38.9%) OPEC (+19.3%) and towards the United Kingdom (+12.9%) compared to a decline in the United States – 11, China -19.2%”.
“In the foreground, at a European level, the issue of duties for the USA on which an unknown still weighs. The forces diplomatic And government I’m working to get the best result from negotiations bilateraldespite the match being played at Union level. The decline in the markets is reflected in the performance of the sectors – he declared –. Those that contribute most to the reduction are motor vehicles (-32.8%), machinery and equipment not elsewhere classified (nec) (-8.5%), coke and refined petroleum products (-20.8%), articles in leather, excluding clothing, and similar (-13.1%)”.
“On an annual basis, exports of pharmaceutical, chemical-medicinal and botanical items are growing (+17.9%), sporting items, games, musical instruments, jewellery, medical instruments and other nec products (+24.3%) and food products, drinks and tobacco (+3.0%). difficulty found in sectors such as the automotive sector and the uncertainty of fashion, there are however some positive signs coming from food, pharmaceuticals and aerospace. Basins of potential important to develop which go hand in hand with the contribution that the recovery of sectors in crisis and currently blocked areas could make Russia And China“.