Agribusiness, Fashion and Pharma are the driving sectors of Italian exports

In 2019 foreign trade continued to be a driving force for the Italian economy; despite a partial slowdown - mainly due to less favourable conditions in the international context - Italian exports remained positive: the cumulative growth for the period January-September 2019 over the corresponding period of the previous year stands close to 3% in euro.

As documented in the Exportpedia section - which contains the detail of Italian territorial exports by sector and destination market - the Agribusiness sector (with a cumulative growth of +8.1%), the Fashion industry (with a cumulative growth of +6.3%) and Chemical-Pharmaceutical (with a cumulative growth +6.2%) showed the most favourable performances; the best export growth results are reported to the Swiss (+17.2%), Japanese (+20.2%) and US (+9.4%) markets.

Italian Exports: % y/y changes in euro
January-September 2019

The size of the rectangles is proportional to the value of the exports

Source: ExportPlanning - Exportpedia

At a territorial level, there are numerous cases of excellence in Italy's 2019 exports, which confirm (and, in some cases, strengthen) the growth recorded in 2018.

Agribusiness: Best Italian Territories for Export Growths in 2018-2019

For the Agribusiness sector there are numerous cases of excellence, among which stand out:

• sales from the province of Cuneo of wine and other beverages to the United States (+26.1 million euros in the first nine months of 2019, after an increase of 48.5 million euros in 2018), fruit and spices to Germany (+70.2 million euro in the last seven quarters) and pasta, biscuits and other baked goods to France (+40.6 million euros);
• exports from the province of Verona to the German market of cheese and other dairy products (+17.2 million euros in the first nine months of 2019, after an increase of 46.2 million in 2018), wine and other beverages (+27.4 million euros in 2019, strengthening the growth recorded in 2018) and condiments and ready meals (+28 million euros in 2019 alone);
• export performances of the provinces of Foggia (preserves and juices to the UK), Avellino (pasta, biscuits and other bakery products to the US market) and Salerno (desserts, condiments and ready meals to the USA).