In the first eleven months of 2023, the value of Italian exports of machines, tools and other equipment for the processing of natural stone increased by 1% compared to the same period of the previous year.
If we consider the “top ten” of the main buyers of Italian machinery and equipment, our sales increased in Turkey by 35.8% (2), in Canada by 28.6% (3) and in Portugal by 7.5% (9) while they decreased in the United States by -14% (1), in Germany by -12% (4), in India by -0.3% (5), in Spain by -18.8% (6), in Poland by -9.1% (7), in France by -20.9% (8) and in U.K. by -6.2% (10).
Out of the ranking of the top ten countries investing in Italian technology is Brazil, which in terms of investments in Italian machinery and equipment in this period has been overtaken by all the other countries just mentioned but also by Algeria (Brazil -14%).
It’s important to remember that in the first 10 months of 2023, the Italian export of Italian machinery and equipment to the United States (1) was about 3 times the exports to Canada (2) and about 3.1 times the exports to Turkey (3).
Source: Markets Trends Analysis Office CONFINDUSTRIA MARMOMACCHINE Association
