In 2010, the Italian manufacturer of tools machinery, robots and automation has proven to take full advantage of the recovery, confirming the top of world rankings where occupies the fourth position among the manufacturers and the third among exporters.
Growing: production of 4,196 million euros (+2.5 percent) and exports 2,604 million euros (+3 percent); consumption 2,467 million euros (+5.7 percent), domestic deliveries 1,592 millions (+1,7 percent). This, in brief, the budget 2010 illustrated on June 27th by Giancarlo Losma, president of Ucimu-Sistemi per produrre, the association of Italian manufacturers of machine tools, robots and automation, on occasion of the Annual Meeting where also Maurizio Lupi, vice president of the Chamber of Deputies, was present.
The recovery started in 2010, will intensify in 2011, as it is clear from the data processed by Centre of Studies & Industry Culture of Ucimu.
According to forecasts, in 2011, in fact, the production of the Italian tools machinery, robots, automation will grow to 4,955 million euros, an increase of 18.1 percent over the previous year.
The positive result is mainly determined by the performance of exports, up 22.3 percent, reaching 3,185 million euros.
If in 2010 China was the first export market of the Italian “made in Italy” industry, displacing Germany from the top of the list in the first three months of 2011 (latest figure available), sales of Italian machine tools addressed to German manufacturers, have marked a sharp increase. For this reason, Germany and China take up the same share of Italian exports, which accounted for 13.9 percent.
In particular, in the period from January to March 2011, the main target areas are: China (+13.8%) over the same period last year, Germany (+115.6%), United States (+123.4%), India (+58.9%), Brazil (+125.7%), France (-14.7%), Turkey (+110.5%), Poland (+96.3%), Russia (-52.5%), Switzerland (+42.7%).
With reference to the domestic market, in 2011, consumption, given up 11.7 per cent, will amount to 2,755 million euros, pulling the resumption of manufacturers deliveries who will reach the value of 1,770 millions, 11.2 percent more than last year.
