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Regions of Portugal - Centre

Area

Why the Centre Region?

The Centre has the second largest land area in mainland Portugal, with an international land border

of 270 km and a coastline of 280 km

Area (km2): 28,199.4 Inhab/Km2: 84.3 Population (N.): 2,375,902 (2010)

The Centre as good infrastructures: motorways, railways, ports and air transport systems

2Maritime ports

997.8km of railway networkElectrified rail network: 783.4 km

Double rail network: 214.4 km

7 Aerodromes Coimbra, Viseu, Lous, Leiria, Seia, Castelo Branco, Torres Vedras

The Centre region (NUT II) covers 8 Districts: Coimbra, Leiria, Castelo Branco, and part of Aveiro,

Viseu, Guarda, Santarm and Lisboa districts. For statistical purposes this Region is divided into 12

NUT III, with different characteristics:

Baixo Mondego Baixo Vouga Do-Lafes Beira Interior Norte Beira Interior Sul Cova da Beira

Pinhal Interior Norte Pinhal Interior Sul Serra da Estrela Pinhal Litoral Oeste Mdio Tejo

Its geographical location allows the Centre region to have a strategic positioning in the connection

between the two major metropolitan areas of Lisbon and Porto

With excellent water resources (underground and surface), the Centre has very good conditions for

the development of hydropower and mini-hydropower energy sources

With a rich natural heritage combined with beautiful landscapes and environmental surroundings,

the Centre has a strong potential for tourism development

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People

Why the Centre region?

Population

20% of the youth (0-14 years) population (13.7% of total Centres population), in Portugal, is living

in the Centre, the third largest region (after the North and Lisbon) in terms of total population

Resident Population on 31.12.2010: 2.376 million individuals (0.2% increase in 10 years) Projections for 2025 (Eurostat): 2.530 million individuals

Resident Population according to Age Groups

14,2 14,0 13,9 13,8 13,711,7 11,4 11,1 10,9 10,7

53,8 54,2 54,4 54,7 54,8

20,2 20,3 20,5 20,7 20,9

0,0

10,0

20,0

30,0

40,0

50,0

60,0

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Source: INE

0 - 14 years 15 - 24 years 25 - 64 years 65 years and over

Education

In the school year 2010/2011, students that enrolled in primary and secondary education accounted

for 20% and 22.4% of the national total, respectively

Between the school year 2006/2007 and 2010/2011 the number of students enrolled in higher

education increased by 8.8%


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Students enrolled according to the educational level / Number of students

graduated

241.1

20

244.8

98

266.0

47

226.3

28

216.9

14

80.2

75

76.6

11

110.7

54

72.4

74

78.8

39

82.2

00

80.1

91

81.3

19

85.7

49

74.5

74

18.450

21.750

18.260 18.307

0

100.000

200.000

300.000

400.000

2006/2007 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011

Sources: GEPE, MEC

5.000

10.000

15.000

20.000

25.000

Primary Education Secondary Education Higher Education Graduated students

In the 60 higher education institutions, located in the Centre region, the number of students that

enrolled exceeded 85,000 and graduates were 17,153 (22% of national total). The areas of

Business Studies (Management / Economics / Accounting), Engineering and Mathematics and

Health were chosen, respectively, by 15.7%, 15.6% and 14% of the enrolled students. Graduates in

these same areas represented, respectively, 13.6%, 13.9% and 15.8% of total

The Centre region has the largest number of students enrolled in higher education in areas of S&T

(30.4% of total)

Labour activity /Employment

Active population in 2011: 1,272 thousands individuals (23% of total)

Employed population (2011): 1,141 thousands of individuals (29% of total)

The Centre has a high employment rate (56% versus 54% in Portugal) and an activity rate of 62%

amongst 15-64 year olds


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Acti ve Popula tion / Employment

1.

371

1.

367

1.

348

1.

346

1.

272

1.

295

1.

293

1.

255

1.

243 1

.141

25,0 24,9 24,825,0

23,6

1.100

1.200

1.300

1.400

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Source: INE - Employment Statistics

22,0

23,0

24,0

25,0

26,0

Active Population Employed Population Employment (% of total)

Knowledge

About 55% of the individuals between 16-74 years old use computers and more than a half have

Internet access

Informati on Soci ety - Computer and Internet Access, 2010

53,850,1 49,4

45,5

59,555,4 53,7

51,1

0,0

10,0

20,0

30,0

40,0

50,0

60,0

70,0

Households Individuals 16-74

years

Households Individuals 16-74

years

Computer Internet

Source: INE/Survey on Information and Communication Technologies usage in private households, 2010

Centre Portugal


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Economy

Centre region Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2010: 32,161 million (19% of national GDP)

Third most important region in the national GDP ranking (1% increase compared to the previous

year)

GDP per capita: 13.5 thousand in 2010 (83 - index Portugal=100 and 68 index EU27=100)

GDP per i nhabi tant in PPP (UE27=100)

60

65

70

75

80

85

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010P

Portugal

Centre

Source: INEP=Provisional data

Annual average growth rate of GDP (2001-2010): 2.5% (national average in the same period: 2.8%)

GVA Breakdown - 2010

Services

66,2%

Industry

(energy and

construction)

30,2%

Agriculture,

hunting,

forestry and

fishing

3,6%

Source: INE

Empl oyment Breakdown - 2010

Services

50,8%

Industry

(energy and

construction)

28,9%

Agriculture,

hunting,

forestry and

fishing

20,3%

Source: INE

Third most important region in respect of turnover generated in 2009: 51,319 million (15,922

million in the Manufacturing industry) which represented 15.3% of national turnover and 23% of

manufacturing turnover)


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A region with valuable natural resources: non-metallic minerals (clay and kaolin) which are

important to the ceramic, glass and cement industries and a forest landscape (47% of the Centre

region) that enables the development of wood, pulp and paper industries

The Centre area comprises of four specialized industrial areas: Estarreja (chemical industry),

Covilh (textiles and clothing); Marinha Grande (glass, plastics and moulds) and Aveiro (metal

products and ceramics)

The Centre region has an important fishing sector: good infrastructures, responsible for almost 30%

of total nominal catches, 68 units for fishing processing (2008), concentrated in Murtosa, lhavo and

Figueira da Foz (78% of total)

Balance of trade surplus, registering an 8% export growth in 2011 and sales outside the EU-27accounting for 23% of total

Trade Balance

7.

558

7.

654

6.

468

7.

413

8.

002

6.8

07

7.0

25

5.3

85

5.9

43 6

.947

751

629 1

.083

1.4

70

1.0

55

0

1.000

2.000

3.000

4.000

5.000

6.000

7.000

8.000

9.000

2007 2008 2009 2010P 2011P

P=Preliminary data(2010-2011)

Million

Exports Imports Balance

+ 8%

Source: INE (declared values)

12%total exp.

Five major clients: Spain, France, Germany, Angola and Italy

Industrial products and machinery represents more than 80% of total exports in 2011


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Internacional Trade - Main Products, 2010P

1.4

31.7

47

965.7

28

959.8

21

718.3

479

75.7

45

663.4

20

869.7

15

627.6

16

713.5

66

170.2

18

0

200.000

400.000

600.000

800.000

1.000.000

1.200.000

1.400.000

1.600.000

Machinery and tools Vehicles and othertransport material

Wood pulp andpaper

Base metals Plastics and rubber

P=Preliminary data

Thousand

Exports Imports

Source: INE (declared values)

Proportion of exports of high technology goods in 2011: 1.98%, with emphasis on the sub-region of

Baixo-Vouga (4.5%)


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Companies

More than 229,000 companies are located in the Centre (21.6% of total). These companies

generate a turnover exceeding 51 billion (15.3% of national turnover) and have more than

681,000 employees

Almost 70% of companies located in the Centre are micro companies

Business Enterpr ises - Number of companies and R&D

Personnel, 2009

1.060.906

3.717.920

681.845

74.234

718.507

18.185

177.994

107.536

472.730

30.577

97.584

514.326

1.596.929

110.338

268.139

229.099

Business

Enterprises (N.)

R&D Personnel

(N.)

Business

Enterprises (N.)

R&D Personnel

(N.)

Portugal

Centre

Services

Construction

Manufacturing

Total

Source: INE

The manufacturing industry is represented by more than 18,000 companies, which generate a

turnover exceeding 15 billion (22.5% of national turnover) and have approximately 178,000

employees. The most representative industries are the following: Food industry (19% of total

Manufacturing Industry turnover), Metal products (13.3%), Non-Metallic Minerals (11.6%), Pulp and

Paper (7.4%) and Automotive industry (6.2%)


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Business Enterpr ises - Turnover and GVA, 2009

335.887

82.736

51.319

70.630

16.715

15.922

3.542

1.191

185.085

38.964

24.912

3.346

9.846

5.739

9.501

34.581Turnover (M)

GVA (M)

Turnover (M)

GVA (M)

Portugal

Centre

Services

Construction

Manufacturing

Total

Source: INE


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In 2010, the agriculture and fishing sector, in the Centre region, registered the largest turnover per

company at national level (128 thousand euros)

Number of exporting companies in 2010: 3,843 (21.6% of total)

The Centre region has 792 Research Institutions (R&D Centres) with international recognition

Business Companies - R&D Personnel (Thousand)

6.133

9.459

12.784

14.510

13.922

2.748

2.549

2.845

2.068

1.292

Portugal

Centre

Portugal

Centre

Portugal

Centre

Portugal

Centre

Portugal

Centre

2005

2006

2007

200

8

2009

Source: INE

R&D personnel hired by companies and spending in R&D more than doubled, between 2005 and

2009

Business Enterpr ises - R&D Expenditur e (Thousand)

462.015

736.402

1.010.790

1.295.099

1.311.070

123.129

69.938

176.320

150.607

164.648

Portugal

Centre

Portugal

Centre

Portugal

Centre

Portugal

Centre

Portugal

Centre

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Source: INE

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