the supply chain showcased by ipackima is a collection of industries worth 54 billion in revenues employing 153,000 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 whole.the 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 italy&rsquos trade balance toward surplus. the materials and packaging sectors show a more limited propensity to exports at about 18, in line with other industries.more in detail, the sector of instrumental goods is worth over 15.5 billion data 2013, of which no less than 9 is generated in foreign markets. packaging machinery is the flagship segment of the industry with 48.000 employees and 8 billion in revenues, 83.1 of which derives from exports it is followed by material handling and logistics machinery 5.3 billion revenues, 71.6 from exports and food processing machinery 2.2 billion revenues, 76.5 from exports. the packaging industry totals over 39 billion in revenues, of which 6.9 billion generated outside of italy, and employs 105.000 people.in 2013 the industry showcased by ipackima grew by 2.6 an overall increase resulting from 4.7 in instrumental goods and 1.8 in packaging driven by its impressive performance on foreign markets machinery 8.5, packaging 2.2. 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 0.5.
