Italyrsquos Economy Is Showing Some Tangible Positive Signs They Come From Companies Making Up The Processing And Packaging Supply Chain Manufacturers Of Machinery Materials And Services Distributed Across No Less Than 9 Business Communities Including Both Technology Suppliers And Users This Ensemble Is What Is Referred To As The Ipackima Sample From The Name Of The International Exhibition Showcasing Them Which In Turn Names The Observatory Studying Their Dynamics In The Balance Of The First Semester 2014 And Forecasts For The Second Semester The Ipackima Sample Shows Good Performance For Companies Operating Along The Entire Production Chainthe Ipackima Observatory Analysis Report Edited By Professor Giampaolo Vitali Of The Business Economists Association Clearly Shows This Performance Is Better Than The Italian Industry Average Which Suffers From The First Signs Of The National Economyrsquos Slowdown In The First Semester 2014 As Well From The Negative Gdp Growth Still Expected For The Current Yearcompanies Are Partially Anticipating Future Recovery Mainly Due To Exports A Continuous Improvement In Commercial Internationalization Strategies In All Of The Nine Ipackima Business Communities Beverage Chemicals Industrial Amp Home Confectionary Dairy Grainbased Food Hygiene Amp Beauty Meat Vegetable Amp Fruit And Pharma Is Enabling Them To Compensate For The Protracted Stagnation In Domestic Demand The Italian Market Continues To Suffer From A Lack Of Trust In The Future A Variable That Heavily Affects The Investment Choices Of Most Of Italyrsquos Small And Mediumsize Enterprisesthe Sample Of Technology Manufacturers Studied By The Ipackima Observatory Includes 132 Companies Active In Different Business Communities Employing A Total Of 7000 People For Euro 22 Billion In Total Revenues They Are Mostly Small To Mediumsize Companies In The Industry Of Machinery Materialspackaging And Services On The Whole In Six Out Of Nine Business Communities The Sample Shows A Positive Balance Among Those Companies Reporting An Increase In Revenues For The First Semester 2014 In Seven Companies Report Growing Exports The Balance Is Also Positive In Terms Of Employment In All Of The Business Communities Where Figures Show Substantial Stability This Proves That Today For The Most Part Company Reorganization Processes Have Been Completedsimilar Data Have Been Collected For Technology Users Albeit To Different Extents Within Each Business Community Ndash Which However Does Not Affect The Overall Positive Results The Relative Sample Comprises 262 Companies Employing 25000 People For Total Revenues Of Approximately Euro 135 Billion It Includes Small Medium And Largesize Companies In Food And Nonfood Sectorsit Is Significant That The Second Semester Is Viewed In A Positive Perspective By All Business Communities With No Exception Including Those That Reported A Negative Revenue Balance In The First Half Of The Year More Specifically Among Ipackima Technology Suppliers Revenue And Exports Expectations For The Second Semester 2014 Are Positive With Optimists Outnumbering Pessimists And The Majority Of Companies Expecting Figures To Remain Stable Among Users Optimists Also Beat Pessimists In Terms Of Expectations About Revenues And Especially Exports Which Shows The Crucial Role Foreign Demand Plays In Kicking Off Italyrsquos Economic Recovery Ultimately It Will Be The Ability To Conquer Export Markets To Propel The Most Dynamic Segments Forward Especially As Long As The Domestic Demand Remains Stagnant The Nine Business Communities Analysed By The Observatory Are The Industrial Sectors Of Beverage Beverages Soft Drinks Water Energy Drinks Juices Baby Drinks Beer Wine Chemicals Industrial Amp Home Petrochemicals Paints Varnishes Inks Home Cleaning Detergents Confectionery Chocolate Gum Candy Candied Fruit Liquorice Jellies Nougat Sugared Almonds Dairy Milk Probiotics Yogurt Butter Cheese Cream Baby Food Ice Cream Grainbased Food Pasta Bread Cookies Pastries Flours Rice Cereal Couscous Feeds Hygiene Amp Beauty Fragrances Cosmetics Personal Hygiene Facial Amp Body Lotions Beauty Products Personal Care Meat Beef Pork Poultry Mutton Goat Horse Rabbit Fish And Other Meats Vegetable Amp Fruit 4th And 5th Range Vegetables Preserves Fresh Fruit Nuts Compotes And Pharma Drugs
