The results of the first eight months of this year for Italian exports of raw natural stones increased compared to the same period of the previous year. In fact, in the first 8 months of 2024, Italian exports of “raw materials” increased by 9.3% in value compared to the same period in 2023.
China remains the first buyer with an incredible increase in imports of Italian natural stones of 20.2%, while India, in second place, decreases its imports from Italy by -18.2%.
The United States is in third place in the import of raw natural stones from Italy (+72%), ahead of Germany (-6.5%), Saudi Arabia (+37%), France (+6.6%), United Arab Emirates (+65.7%), Switzerland (+4.2%), Spain (+127.2%) and Egypt (-43.9%).
Note that during this period, China (1) imported about 49.5% of all exports of Italian raw materials and about 5 times the values imported from India (2).
In the first 8 months of 2024, Italian exports in value, considering only raw materials, exceeded 303 million euros.
Source: Markets Trends Analysis Office CONFINDUSTRIA MARMOMACCHINE Association
