Export from Alicante to fallwith second month in a row. despite development experienced in most European markets, reduction in shipments to destinations such as Italy or Hollandbut above all, the difficulties Africa, Middle East and even some fields Latin America last May, it suppressed the foreign trade results of the province, as it did at the national level.
Foreign sales of Alicante companies, according to data released by ICEX this Thursday 619 million the euro in the fifth month of the year, 4.7% less Compared to the same period of 2022, which represents the second consecutive decline in this indicator, after the 6.3% contraction already recorded in April.
Of course, good data recorded in the first quarter, cumulative of the year continues to remain positive with total exports. 3,149 million euros, 6% more So last year.
it’s an evolution Very similar to that recorded by the entire Spanish foreign sectorIn May, when the international shipments were 33,942 million nationwide, there was a 3.1% decrease, which also experienced a 3.1% decrease in this case, while the accumulated figure continues to grow by 6.4% with 165.968 million.
According to the sectors, the decline in overseas sales was practically generalized, With few exceptions, the agri-food sector stands out, which has continued to show an enviable strength since the beginning of the year.
Thus, the export fruit In May, it rose 13% to 68.5 million euros. nice campaign of the citrus sector It is also due to the commercialization of other border-grown products from the province, such as strawberries and other red fruits, according to ICEX records. Likewise, sales vegetables and vegetables It rose 12% to reach 42 million, and even processed products – canned goods – rose a small 1% to 26.9 million.
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In the manufacturing industry, the most striking increases were knitwear export (5.4 million, 89% more) and other types of clothing (9.8 million, 115%). On the other hand, the products plastic -packaging, pipes, etc.- closed the month, which had a good course so far, with a minimum increase of 0.2%, with 42.4 million units.
On the contrary, the general trend is decreases in other industrial products coming out of the factories of the province. starting with it shoe -The largest manufacturing sector in Alicante- A new 12.5% drop orders from abroad go up to 90.5 million, so the accumulated figure for the year has already added 582.6 million, exceeding only 0.9% of the red figures.
In this sense, the employers’ association Avecal has stated that they Concerns about a slowdown in consumption because in much of the world – due to increases in interest rates and inflation – it always tends to affect fashion products first.
In other products, export furniture to 11.8 million, down 15.6%; of these toys decreased by 10.6% to 10.8 million; and those aluminum industry They shrank by 21.6% to reach 34.2 million, but the drop in the price of this metal also played a role in this case. HE marble Trabajado, on the other hand, lost 25% of its sales, up to nine million, although raw block shipments increased.
Looking at the situation of the main markets for Alicante products, one can see the fact that there was an improvement in the majority of European countries in May and the economic situation in most of them was better than expected. For this reason, Germany Acquired Alicante companies for 81 million (12.5% more); France 93 million more added (+3.3%); Portugal, 60 million (+20%); And United Kingdom remained at about 40.5 million.
However, these improvements failed to offset significant declines in other European markets such as: Italy (54 million, 16% less) or Holland (22.5 million, 26%); and above all the decline in other non-EU destinations, AlgeriaWhere the diplomatic conflict between the Spanish government and Algeria resulted in a 70% drop in shipments. Added to these are the bad data in the following countries: Mexican (-32%), Saudi Arabia (-22.5%), Arap emirates (-49%) or Australia (-22%).