The Supply Chain Showcased By Ipackima Is A Collection Of Industries Worth 54 Billion In Revenues Employing 153000 People And Represents A Clear Case Of Success In Italy All Economic Indicators Point To Trade Balances Exceeding The National Industrial Average Additionally As Revealed By Recent Analyses Carried Out By The Ipackima Observatory Studying The Industry It Evolves According To Dynamics That Actually Anticipate The Economic Recovery In The Country Ndash Which Is Longer In Coming Than Expected For The Italian Manufacturing Industry As A Wholethe Propensity To Exports Is One Of The Characteristics Of This Macrosector On The Whole 35 Of Total Revenues Is Generated In Markets Outside Of Italy With Impressive Peaks Like 78 Reached By Instrumental Goods Which Are Contributing A Great Deal To Shifting Italyrsquos Trade Balance Toward Surplus The Materials And Packaging Sectors Show A More Limited Propensity To Exports At About 18 In Line With Other Industriesmore In Detail The Sector Of Instrumental Goods Is Worth Over 155 Billion Data 2013 Of Which No Less Than 9 Is Generated In Foreign Markets Packaging Machinery Is The Flagship Segment Of The Industry With 48000 Employees And 8 Billion In Revenues 831 Of Which Derives From Exports It Is Followed By Material Handling And Logistics Machinery 53 Billion Revenues 716 From Exports And Food Processing Machinery 22 Billion Revenues 765 From Exports The Packaging Industry Totals Over 39 Billion In Revenues Of Which 69 Billion Generated Outside Of Italy And Employs 105000 Peoplein 2013 The Industry Showcased By Ipackima Grew By 26 An Overall Increase Resulting From 47 In Instrumental Goods And 18 In Packaging Driven By Its Impressive Performance On Foreign Markets Machinery 85 Packaging 22 This In Turn Resulted In Stable Employment Levels In Spite Of The Protracted Weakness Of The Domestic Market Which Nonetheless Registered A Slight Increase Of 05
