Malaga exports rise to a record high despite the pandemic

Malaga exports have risen to a record high despite the pandemic.

The province of Malaga is the Andalucian economic powerhouse, but surprisingly it is not among the most exporting of provinces in the region. In fact, in the rankings, it occupies sixth-place, with 7% of the total sales, with only Granada and Jaén below it, however, Malaga exports are holding up to the pandemic very well.

A new foreign trade report reveals that in early2020 – when the economic downturn took effect – Malaga actually surpassed the 2019 record, placing the export turnover at 2,287 million euros, 1.93% more than the previous year.

This year, 2021, it looks like things are going the same way, as between January and July, the province has exported goods to the value of 1,391 million, a record for this time of the year and 5% more than the previous year, according to data from the monthly foreign trade report published by the Ministry of Industry Commerce and Tourism and Extenda- the foreign promotion agency of the Junta de Andalucía.

 
Consumer goods
The third most powerful section within Malaga, after food, fruit, and capital goods, is that of consumer manufacturers, here it stands out above all textiles and clothing, with 102.3 million euros in sales between January and July 2021.
Spain as a country exports annually €186 billion euros worth of goods to other countries and that figure continues to grow.
 

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