Production: Industry capacity use was highest in seven years in January

El uso de la capacidad instalada de la industria in January reached its highest level in seven years, according to an Indec report released today by the economy ministry.

The indicator is the Industrial Installed Capacity Utilization (UCII), which was 62% in January, an increase of 4.5 points year-on-year and an increase of 5.9 points compared to the same month in 2019, the highest level of energy volume. . en los ultimos 7 años, precisó el Indec.

“The industry is in many moments of production due to our conviction of the sector’s importance to the economy as a whole. We will accompany the traviesan más dificultados.We will take concrete steps to maintain activity levels, boost exports and create more jobs, ”said the Minister of Industry and Product Development. Jose Ignacio de Mendigren.

11 estuvien por encima de enero de 2022, out of 12 industry sector-related.

Furthermore, in January, the sub-intermens al en el so de la capacity installed for industrial use was also registered with UCII for 0.3 Puntos. Key Crescent Intermens Al Feron Metallica Bass and Edison Imprecion loss sectors: 4.7 y 7.2 puntos percentage respectively.

El informe del Indec difundido por Economia destacó also noted that 2022 was the year with the highest utilization of industrial installed capacity “since 2016”, with issuances in the series starting at an average of 66, 5 %, almost exactly two-thirds, an increase of 3.3 points compared to 2021 and 7.1 points compared to 2019.

In the same vein, a report by the Central Employment Federation of Argentina (CAME) found that SMEs grew 4.8% in real terms in February compared to the same period in 2022 (this is inflation discounted). aumentó 1.2% respect de enero.

su vez, el informe de CAME señala, en sentido contrario a los datos del Indec, que la capacity installed de las empresas de la sample (que se limita al industry industry pyme) “se redujo levemente, a 71.7%, es decir 0.9 puntos Percentage of po de bajo de enero” y que se trata del segundo mes donde se compinan progresión en la producción con menos uso de instalaciones. It can be explained by the increase.

A su vez, consecuencia de un contexto de inestabilidadad macro y alta inflation, CAME advises in February: “estuvo muy afectado por las subas de costos”.

“Las demoras en las entregas de insumos por parte de losprovidos y dudas de algunas empresas al momento de acceptar nuevos pedidos de producción, port temor a incumpli con los tiempos de entrega, se ubican entre los patternos observados. fabrica. Para las empresas exportadoras, las exigencias de los clientes sobre plazos y costos generaten incertidumbre”, abunda el informe.

The industrial pymes de CAME sample reveals 372 firms across the country, covering six sectors, of which four ended in growth and two in production decline. In February, Maderas and Furniture (+9.2%) were the fastest growing sectors over time, while Paper and Impressions (-7%) were the fastest growing sectors.

Alimentos y Bebidas tuvo un crecimiento interanual del 8.1% y de 2.8% recreto enero, acumulando un aumento de 6.6% en el primer bimestre.

A sector that continues to decline is the textile industry. In February, production fell by 5.1% for the year, down 4.4%. empresas dedicadas a la confección de uniformes escolares, que tuvenor mejor demanda que a principios de 2022, cuando el ciclo escolar no estaba del todo normalizado.

The Metals sector, Machinery, Equipment and Transport Materials had an annual growth rate of 6.9% and a monthly growth rate of 1.2%, while the Chemicals and Plastics products varied by 5.5% and -0.2% respectively.

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