use of installed capacity grew almost 8 points in 2021 and had its best December in 5 years

use of installed capacity grew almost 8 points in 2021 and had its best December in 5 years

In December, all industrial items showed improvements both compared to 2020 and versus 2019, prior to the arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic.

In relation to two years ago, the blocks that grew the most were Automotive (+28.7 pp), Basic Metals (+14.8 pp), Non-metallic Minerals (+13.0 pp) and Metalworking (+11.9 pp). ).

It is worth remembering that last week the INDEC reported that industrial production rebounded 15.8% in 2021, compared to 2020, 7.1% compared to 2019, and 0.3% compared to 2018.

From the Government they highlighted that the production of agricultural machinery was the best of the 21st century, that of food the best since 2015 and that of bricks was a historical record.

In addition, they highlighted the role of financing at low rates, the development of national suppliers and the promotion of industrial parks, among other initiatives.

The industry had fallen three years in a row. Hand in hand with the productive reactivation, today the sector has 48,000 more jobs than at the end of 2019.

In this context, the Ministry of Productive Development prepares an industrial plan to add innovation, increase export potential and increase the participation of the local component in productionwith the objectives of creating new sources of work and promoting the generation of foreign exchange in a country with scarce reserves.

The initiative seeks, in addition to setting sectoral objectives, to develop specific tools according to the needs of the case.

Source: Ambito

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