portugal - north region [aicep]

7/29/2019 PORTUGAL - NORTH REGION [AICEP]

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Regions of Portugal - North

Area

Why the North region?

The North has one of the largest land areas in mainland Portugal, with an international land borderof 568 km and a coastline of 142 km

Area (km 2): 21,286 Inhab/Km 2: 175.8 Population (N.): 3,741,092 (2010)

The North has good infrastructures: motorways, railways, ports and air transport systems

2 Maritime Ports ( Viana do Castelo and Leixes )

516.2 km of railway networkElectrified rail network: 397 km

Double rail network: 119.2 km

1 Airport - Porto city

9 Aerodromes - Braga , Bragana , Maia , Mirandela , Mogadouro , Vila Real , Chaves , Espinho ,

Macedo de Cavaleiros (Heliport)

The North Region (NUT II) covers 8 Districts: Viana do Castelo, Bragana, Braga, Porto, Vila Real,and part of Aveiro, Viseu and Guarda districts. For statistical purposes this Region is divided into 8

NUT III, with different characteristics:

Minho-Lima

Cvado Ave

Grande Porto

Tmega

Entre Douro e Vouga

Douro

Alto Trs-os-Montes

With a rich cultural heritage combined with other diversified and modern resources, the North region

has a strong potential for tourism development

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People

Why the North region?

Population

36% of the youth population, in Portugal, is centred in the North region Resident Population on 31.12.2010: 3.7 million individuals (35% of total in 2010 and an 0.2%

increase in 10 years) Projections for 2025: 3.913 million individuals

Resident Population according to Age Groups

16,1 15,8 15,6 15,4 15,112,9 12,6 12,2 12,0 11,7

55,9 56,3 56,7 56,9 57,0

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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Source: INE0 - 14 years 15 - 24 years 25 - 64 years 65 years and over

In 2010, the North region recorded the fourth highest rate of natural increase in population, following

Lisbon, Azores and Algarve

Education

In the school year 2010/2011, students enrolled in primary and secondary education accounted for36% of national total, in both levels of education

Between the school year 2006/2007 and 2010/2011 the number of students enrolled in highereducation increased by 9%


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Students enrolled according to educational level / Number of studentsgraduated

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Primary Education Secondary Education Higher Education Graduated students

In the 101 higher education institutions, located in the North region, the number of students thatenrolled exceeded 123,000 and graduates were more than 27,000 (1/3 of the national total). The

areas of Health, Engineering and Mathematics and Business Studies (Management / Economics /

Accounting), were chosen, respectively, by 17%, 15% and 14 % of the enrolled students. Graduates

in these same areas represented, respectively, 23%, 11.2% and 10.6% of total

Labour activity /Employment

Active population in 2011: 1,981 thousands of individuals (35.7% of total) Activity rate among people aged 15 or more: 62.3%

Active Pop ul ati on / Empl oyment

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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Source: INE - Employment Statistics

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Active Population Employed Population Employment (% of total)


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Employed population (2011): 1,722 thousands of individuals (31.1% of total) Employment rate among individuals with 15 years old and more: 54.1%

Knowledge

More than a half of the population between 16 and 74 years old use computers and 47% haveInternet access

Informati on Soci ety - Comp uter an d Interne t Access, 2010

58,451,3 51,3

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Households Individuals 16-74years

Computer Internet

Source: INE/Survey on Information and Communication Technologies usage in private households, 2010

North Portugal


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Economy

North region Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2010: 47,542 million (28% of national GDP) Second most important region in the national GDP ranking GDP per capita: 13.0 thousand in 2010 (80 - index Portugal=100 and 65 index EU27=100)

GDP per i nha bi tant in PPP (UE27=100)

55

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75

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85

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010P

P=Provisional data

Portugal

North

Source: INE

Annual average growth rate of GDP (2001-2010): 2.6% (national average in the same period: 2.8%)

GVA Breakdow n - 2010

Services67,4%

Agriculture,hunting,

forestry andfishing1,6%

Industry(energy and

construction)31,0%

Source: INE

Employment Breakdown - 2010

Services52,3%

Industry(energy andconstruction)

36,1%

Agriculture,hunting,

forestry andfishing11,6%

Source: INE

Second most important region in respect of turnover generated in 2009: 91,499 million (25,608million in the Manufacturing Industry) which represented 27.2% and 36% of national and

manufacturing turnover, respectively)


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Trade Balance

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M i l l i o n

Exports Imports Balance

+20%

Source: INE (declared values)

37.2%total exp.

The North is the region that exports the most (37% of total exports and an average annual growth of

3% between 2007 and 2011) and where exports outside the EU represents nearly 20% of total

exports

5 Major clients Spain, Angola, France, USA and Germany Its main exports are industrial products (the manufacturing industry has an important role in this

region). They are export leaders in the traditional sectors such as textiles, clothing and footwear

Internatio nal Trade - Main Products, 2010P

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Textilematerials

Machineryand tools

Vehicles andother

transportmaterial

Footwear Plastics andrubber

Base metals Wood

P=Preliminary data

M i l l i o n

Exports

Imports

Source: INE (declared values)

Emerging sectors: Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) and Biotechnology (R&D) Proportion of exports of high technology goods in 2011: 1.8%, with emphasis on the sub-region of

Minho-Lima (3.6%)


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Companies

More than 340,000 companies are located in the North. These companies generate a turnoverexceeding 90 billion (27% of national turnover) and have more than 1.2 million employees

Business Enterprises - Number of companies and R&DPersonnel, 2009

1.060.906

3.717.920

342.044

1.222.869

74.234

718.507

34.888

368.691

107.536

472.730

32.953

172.863

514.326

1.596.929

164.652

448.138

BusinessEnterprises (N.)

R&D Personnel(N.)

BusinessEnterprises (N.)

R&D Personnel(N.)

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h

Services

Construction

Manufacturing

Total

Source: INE

The manufacturing industry is represented by almost 35 000 companies, which generate a turnoverexceeding 25 billion (36% of national turnover) and have approximately 370 000 employees. The

most representative industries are the following: Food industry (10.2% of total Manufacturing

Industry turnover), Clothing (9.4%), Metal industry (9.3%), Textiles (8.2%), Leather Goods (6.4%)

Electronic equipment (5.9%) and Wood and Cork (5.8%)

Business Enterpr ises - Turnover and GVA, 2009

335.887

82.736

91.449

22.495

70.630

16.715

25.608

6.964

34.581

9.501

11.921

3.264

185.085

38.964

45.640

8.390

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h

ServicesConstruction

Manufacturing

Total

Source: INE


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The North region concentrates the largest number of companies in the areas of Industry and Energy,Construction and Wholesale and Retail Trade. In 2010, Industry and Energy companies

represented 46% of total

Number of exporting companies in 2010: 6,717 (38% of total and an increase of 2.7% over thesame period)

The North region has 1,083 Research Institutions (R&D Centres) with international recognition Engineering, Technology and Social Sciences were the areas that most invested in R&D (about

60% of total R&D expenditure in this region)

Business Companies - R&D Personnel (Thousand)

6.133

1.744

9.459

2.544

12.784

3.344

14.510

4.138

13.922

4.215

Portugal

North

Portugal

North

Portugal

North

Portugal

North

Portugal

North

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Source: INE

R&D personnel hired by companies and spending in R&D more than doubled, between 2005 and2009

Business Enterpr ises - R&D Expenditur e (Thousand)

462.015

736.402

1.010.790

1.295.099

311.683

1.311.070

293.173

215.579

114.461

165.020

Portugal

North

Portugal

North

Portugal

North

Portugal

North

Portugal

North

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Source: INE


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Major traditional sectors located in the North: textiles and clothing, footwear, furniture Sectors with greater potential: information technology, communications and electronics (ICTE),

machinery and electrical equipment, and biotechnology (in this case ranging from food industry to

health)