the industry will end the year with an increase of more than 10%

In the framework of the usual meetings, The UIA Board of Directors addressed various issues such as prospects for 2022, according to projections at the international, regional and national levels. The sectoral and regional representatives carried out an analysis of the evolution of the activity, of the prospects for the last month of 2021 – based on the impact of logistics costs and the increase in freight – and of the projections for 2022.

According to the Center for Studies between January and September, the industry accumulated a growth of 17.7% year-on-year and 6.8% compared to 2019, a less anomalous year since it did not have a pandemic. In the accumulated of 2021, it was observed that, of the 12 sectors that make up the index, 8 of them had increases compared to 2019.

Durable goods, automotive, non-metallic minerals, chemicals, rubber, plastics, and tobacco stand out here. Also some segments of food, beverages, metalworking, paper and cardboard. Within the framework of the meeting, the president of the manufacturing plant, Daniel Funes de Rioja, reported on the institutional activities of the last weeks.

Among them, the meeting this afternoon with the Governor of Catamarca, Raúl Jalil – later, Jalil participated in a section of the Board of Directors meeting – and the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Employment of Catamarca, Lisandro Álvarez; and the work meeting with the head of government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA), Horacio Rodríguez Larreta; among others.

“The federal meetings with governors and parliamentary representatives to articulate the productive agenda will continue during 2022”, indicated the entity.