Rio de Janeiro – Lombardy and Brazil traded almost €900 million in six months. In particular, imports are growing (+ 32.8%), but exports still account for nearly €600 million and represent a third of Lombardy exports in all of Latin America. Milan alone accounts for half of imports and 39.2% of exports, followed for imports by Bergamo with the 8.6% of the total and Como (7.8%); while for exports, tied in second place, there are Bergamo and Brescia (both with 13.7%). Exports increased compared to 2014 for Mantova (+ 57%) and Monza and Brianza (+ 7.5%). The most imported products are food (37.1% of the total, for an increase compared to 2014 of 73.8%), metals (15.2%, + 56.4%) and agriculture and forestry (11.6%, +68.1%). One third of exports is represented by machinery, followed by chemical products (14.5%) and electrical appliances (11.7%), marking an increase of 34.7%. These elements were revealed by a Chamber of Commerce of Milan analysis of Istat data for the first half of 2015 and 2014. The most exported goods per province, there are: means of transport for Varese, machinery for Como, Milan, Bergamo, Brescia, Pavia, Mantua and Lecco; metals for Sondrio and Cremona; electric products for Lodi; and pharmaceutical ones for Monza and Brianza. (9Colonne)
