Packaging machines: export-import

Foreign trade of automatic packaging and wrapping machines. Data from January to December 2018

Source: Centro Studi Ucima elaborations on ISTAT data

During the period examined, the export data of automatic packaging and packaging machines recorded a growth compared to 2017. In fact, the year-on-year change in exports, amounting to more than 5.37 billion euros, is equal to + 5.5%. Imports also increased (+ 11.2%), although they confirmed significantly lower values (504.5 million euros).
The European Union is as ever in first place among the areas of destination of Italian exports, with a share of 38.1% of the total and a percentage growth of 7.6%, followed by Asia (19.0% of the total, - 8.0% compared to 2017) and North America (13.8%, + 25.1% on 2017).
Exports to Central-South America (+ 3.7%), Africa and Oceania (+ 12.0%) also grew, so too those towards non-EU Europe (+ 0.6%), albeit to a lesser extent.
In terms of individual markets, the United States is confirmed as the number one Italian export destination in the sector, with a share of 12.6% and an increase of 30.9% compared to the same period of 2017. In second place was France (-4.6%), and Germany in third (+ 3.2%). Among others, good results stand out in Spain (+ 31.1%), Russia (+ 17.0%), Brazil (+ 16.9%).
Imports of automatic machines in Italy come mainly from Germany (+ 21.8%), France (+ 12.1%) and China (+ 16.6%).