The sector of the Valencian metal, in positive for the first time from 2008
24 February 2014
The metal of the Valencian Community saldó 2013 with an increase of 9,2% of the productive activity, in front of the descent of the -0,7% that accused the Spanish production. As it stands out the Report of Coyuntura of the sector metalmecánico of the
Although this backstitch of the activity is significant, the metal continues showing signs of polarisation. Like this, and in front of an industry in roads of recovery thanks to the exports, the trade, services and sales and repair of car follow accusing signals of weakness because of his dependency of the internal market. This situation is hampering the generation of positive net employment, as it shows it the decrease of 3,9% of the number of places of work in almost all the subsectores in the last quarter of the year with regard to the previous, and the one who the metal closed the exercise with a total of 151.875 occupied in front of the 157.400 of 2012. Like contrapartida stands out the increase of 4,9% of the trade wholesale of the metal, that finished the year with 2.600 employments more.
The report of the patronal of the metal underlines, once again, the good behaviour of the exports, that in the first eleven months of 2013 grew 23,7%. It stands out the increase of 79% in the export of aerospace material, as well as the climbing of United States, Mexico, Belgium or Germany like markets of destination.
By his part, the confidence of the employers in the situation of the sector situated in 4,8, an indicator that goes back to suspend after the approved reached in the third quarter after two years, what shows that the recovery still is not consolidated. Nevertheless, the expectations aim to a first quarter of 2014 better that the previous.
