1. A brief profile of socio-
economic system
of Basilicata region
Potenza

2. Territory and population
Surface: Kmq (3,3% of national territory)
Population: inhab. (1,0% of national population)
Population density: 60 inhab./kmq (191 national average)
2 Provinces
 Potenza inhab.
 Matera inhab.
131 Municipalities (only 12 over inhabitants)
Chief towns
 Potenza inhab.
 Matera inhab.
Population trends: -3,0% in the last 10 years (+4,7% national population)

3. increase of population
Demographic trends
Puglia
Matera
Potenza
Campania
Legend:
increase of population
unchanged population
Ionian
Sea
decrease of population
Tyrrhenian
Sea

4. Gross Domestic Product per capita
A still lagging region
Gross Domestic Product per capita
- Italy = 100 -
2009
1995
Basilicata
73,6
66,9
Southern Italy
North-Centre
68,6
116,2
66,1
118,7
Italy
100,0
Source: ISTAT

5. Regional economic growh has stopped at the beginning of 2000s
- annual average (%) growth GDP -
1995/
2008
2000
2000/
Basilicata
1,5
3,4
0,3
Southern Italy
1,1
2,1
0,5
Italy
1,2
1,9
0,8
Source: ISTAT

6. The industrial sector has an important role in regional economy
percentage contribution by macro-sectors to value added (2009)
Basilicata
Southern
Italy
Agricolture
6,1
4,2
2,6
Industry
24,2
18,7
24,8
- Manifactury
16,7
12,9
19,5
- Costruction
7,5
5,8
5,3
Services
69,7
77,2
72,6
tot. value added
100,0
Source: ISTAT

7. percentage contribution by macro-sectors to total employment (2010)
Still high share of employment in “traditional” sectors (agricolture and constructions)
percentage contribution by macro-sectors to total employment (2010)
Basilicata
Southern
Italy
Agricolture
8,4
6,7
3,9
Industry
26,1
21,5
28,5
- Manifacturies
14,7
12,1
20,1
- Costruction
11,4
9,4
Services
65,5
69,4
67,6
tot. employment
100,0
Source: ISTAT

8. More developed areas in Basilicata region
Puglia
Potenza
Matera
Campania
Ionian
Sea
Tyrrhenian
Sea

9. The main development constraints in the internal areas of Basilicata region
phenomena of depopulation and ageing population
fragmentation of urban structure
lack of infrastructure and services
absence of a solid entrepreneurial tissue

10. Firms and employment by sectors in manifacturing industries (2006)
absolute values
percentage
firms
employees
Food and beverage
Textiles/Clothing/Leather
Wood
Forniture and other industries
Paper and printing
Chemicals and plastic products
Glass and ceramics
Metal working
Mechanical equipment
Machinery
Transport equipment
total
1.097
343
498
271
274 99
370
840
197
269 41
4.309
5.050
1.682
1.277
4.826
824
2.156
2.344
4.199
1.460
979
7.890
32.819
25,5
8,0
11,6
6,3
5,2
3,4
8,6
19,5
4,6
6,2
1,0
100,0
15,4
3,9
14,7
2,5
6,6
7,1
12,8
4,4
3,0
24,0
Source: ISTAT

11. Employment by manifacturing sectors (%) and Basilicata specialization indexes
Italy
(b)
indexes
(a)/(b)
Food and beverage
Textiles/Clothing/Leather
Wood
Forniture and other industries
Paper and printing
Chemicals and plastic products
Glass and ceramics
Metal working
Mechanical equipment
Machinery
Transport equipment
total
first 3 sectors
15,4
5,2
3,9
14,7
2,5
6,6
7,1
12,8
4,4
3,0
24,0
100,0
54,1
10,1
14,3
3,7
6,7
5,3
8,7
5,4
18,3
12,2
9,1
5,7
44,8
1,53
0,36
1,05
2,19
0,47
0,76
1,32
0,70
0,33
4,19
1,00
Source: ISTAT

12. Firms and employees in manifacturing industry by firm size
absolute values
percentage
firms
employees
1-9
3.826
8.205
88,8
25,0
10-19
263
3.413
6,1
10,4
20-49
125
3.643
2,9
11,1
50-249 82
8.533
1,9
26,0
over 250 13
9.025
0,3
27,5
total
4.309
32.819
100,0
53,5
Source: ISTAT

13. Numerousness and average size of firms in UE
Countries
n° of firms every
1.000 inhab.
average size
of firms
UE 15
Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy
- North-Centre
- South
Netherlands
Portugal
United Kingdom
Spain
Sweden 49 33 42 38 43 37 70 25 78 87 61 35 66 64 54
7,2
11,0
7,5
10,1
6,9
7,6
10,2
2,3
9,6
4,2
4,7
2,8
12,2
4,6
11,1
5,8
6,6
Source: Eurostat

14. medium-high size firms in Basilicata region
external firms
especially in the sectors:
Transport equipment
Chemicals and plastic products
Mechanical industries
Food and beverage
low integrated with the local productive tissue

15. local firms in Basilicata region
small firms, strictly linked to local market and to sub-supply
low degree of openess to international trade
low level of innovation investment
lack of internal strategic functions

16. Employment rate 15-64 age (percent values)
Countries
rate
Regions
Ue 27
Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Portugal
United Kingdom
Spain
Sweden
64,1
71,7
62,0
73,4
68,1
63,8
71,1
59,6
60,0
56,9
65,2
74,7
65,6
69,5
58,6
72,7
North-Centre
South
Basilicata
64,0
44,0
47,1
Cyprus
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Malta
Poland
Czech Rep.
Slovak Rep.
Slovenia
Hungary
69,7
61,0
59,3
57,8
56,1
65,0
58,8
66,2
55,4
Source: Eurostat

17. Synthetic labour market indexes - 2010 -
Basilicata
Italy
Activity rate (15-64 age)
males
females
young people (15-24 age)
54,2
66,7
41,8
20,9
62,2
73,3
51,1
28,4
Unemployment rate
Long term unemployment
(% unemployed persons by over 12 months)
13,0
11,3
15,7
38,3
54,9
8,4
7,6
9,7
25,4
44,4

18. Employment trends by macro-sectors - indexes numbers 2000 = 100 -