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A brief profile of socio- economic system of Basilicata region. Potenza 25-10-2011. Territory and population. Surface: 9.992 Kmq (3,3% of national territory) Population: 589.000 inhab. (1,0% of national population) Population density: 60 inhab./kmq (191 national average) 2 Provinces
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A brief profile of socio- economic system of Basilicata region Potenza 25-10-2011
Territory and population • Surface: 9.992 Kmq (3,3% of national territory) • Population: 589.000 inhab. (1,0% of national population) • Population density: 60 inhab./kmq (191 national average) • 2 Provinces Potenza 385.000 inhab. Matera 204.000 inhab. • 131 Municipalities (only 12 over 10.000 inhabitants) • Chief towns Potenza 68.000 inhab. Matera 61.000 inhab. • Population trends: -3,0% in the last 10 years (+4,7% national population)
Demographic trends Puglia Matera Potenza Legend: Campania increase of population unchanged population Ionian Sea decrease of population Tyrrhenian Sea
A still lagging region Gross Domestic Product per capita - Italy = 100 - Source: ISTAT
Regional economic growh has stopped at the beginning of 2000s - annual average (%) growth GDP - Source: ISTAT
The industrial sector has an important role in regional economy percentage contribution by macro-sectors to value added (2009) Source: ISTAT
Still high share of employment in “traditional” sectors (agricolture and constructions) percentage contribution by macro-sectorsto total employment (2010) Source: ISTAT
More developed areas inBasilicata region Puglia Potenza Matera Campania Ionian Sea Tyrrhenian Sea
The maindevelopmentconstraintsinthe internalareas of Basilicata region • phenomena of depopulation and ageing population • fragmentation of urban structure • lack of infrastructure and services • absence of a solid entrepreneurial tissue
Firms and employment by sectorsin manifacturing industries (2006) Source: ISTAT
Employment by manifacturing sectors (%) and Basilicata specialization indexes Source: ISTAT
Firms and employees in manifacturing industry by firm size 53,5 Source: ISTAT
Numerousness and average size of firms in UE Source: Eurostat
medium-high size firmsin Basilicata region • external firms • especially in the sectors: • Transport equipment • Chemicals and plastic products • Mechanical industries • Food and beverage • low integrated with the local productive tissue
local firms in Basilicata region • small firms, strictly linked to local market and to sub-supply • low degree of openess to international trade • low level of innovation investment • lack of internal strategic functions
Employment rate 15-64 age (percent values) - 2010 - Source: Eurostat
Employment trends by macro-sectors- indexes numbers 2000 = 100 -