Istat: North drives GDP growth, more employed in the South, + 1.3%

(ANSA) - ROME, 01 JUL - "In 2021 the economic recovery was more marked in the areas most affected by the 2020 crises. Against a national average of + 6.6%, gross domestic product grew in volume by 7.4 % in the Northwest and 7% in the Northeast ", according to an Istat report.

    The increase in GDP was less pronounced than the average in the Center (+ 6%) and in the South (+ 5.8%), despite the fact that in the latter area the best performance was recorded for construction (+ 25.9%) and agriculture. (+ 3.6%).

The recovery of employment was also characterized by greater dynamism in the South (+ 1.3%) compared to the rest of the country.

   Employment growth was + 0.5% in the Northwest, + 0.2% in the Northeast and + 0.3% in the Center.

    The recovery in the Northern regions was driven by Industry in the strict sense (+ 12.8% in the North-West and + 13.1% in the North-East) and Construction, which recorded a growth of 22.8% in the North. -west.

    "In terms of employment, construction is the most dynamic sector, especially in the South (+ 11.1%), while the most contained increase in Centrosegna (+ 2%)", reads the report Preliminary estimate of GDP and territorial employment.

   Employees in financial, real estate and professional services also grew, with the best results in the Center (+ 2.3%) and in the North-East (ANSA).