I PUNTI DI FORZA DEL NOSTRO PAESE di Marco For7s (Università Ca@olica di Milano e Fondazione Edison) Ambrosianeum Febbraio 2014 1 LA COMPETITIVITÀ 2 MORE DEBTS, MORE GROWTH, BUT UNSUSTAINABLE Source: compiled by Fondazione Edison on data from Eurostat 3 4 THE ACTUAL CRISIS OF THE ITALIAN INDUSTRY ORIGINATED FROM A COLLAPSE OF THE DOMESTIC DEMAND NOT FROM A LACK OF COMPETITIVENESS ON WORLD MARKETS 5 ITALIAN MANUFACTURING TURNOVER HAS FALLEN BECAUSE OF THE AUSTERITY Austerity effect 6 THE ITALIAN MANUFACTURING TURNOVER FOR EXPORTS IS GOING BETTER THAN GERMANY’S 7 The “country’s ins7tu7onal and infrastructural system factors” are the ones that more penalize the Italian economy, not the entreprises’ compe77veness Italy’s position in the ranking of the 60 economies covered by the World Competitiveness Yearbook Bureaucracy Collected total tax revenues Cost of capital Legal and regulatory framework Parallel economy DistribuEon infrastructure of goods and services Water transportaEon Maintenance and development of infrastructure Energy infrastructure Electricity costs for industrial clients Source: IMD, World Competitiveness Yearbook 2013 56 54 49 55 48 50 46 44 40 53 8 EMERGING COUNTRIES ARE MOVING UP, BUT ITALY’S MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IS STILL THE SECOND IN EUROPE AND THE FIFTH IN THE WORLD 9 10 Trade balances in manufactured products: G-­‐20 Countries, Year 2012 2013 forecast 125-­‐130 billions US $ (billions of US dollars) 2012 (billions of US dollars) 2012 (billions of US dollars) China Germany Japan South Korea 866 394 292 205 Italy 113 India Mexico Turkey South Africa ArgenEna -­‐8 -­‐20 -­‐24 -­‐28 -­‐29 -­‐34 -­‐52 -­‐60 -­‐81 -­‐99 -­‐130 -­‐140 -­‐146 -­‐610 France Indonesia Saudi Arabia Brazil United Kingdom Canada Russia Australia United States Source: compiled by Fondazione Edison on data from WTO 11 THE TRADE PERFORMANCE INDEX UNCTAD/WTO It is a composite indicator that ranks the 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) compeEEveness of 184 countries in 14 world trade macro-­‐sectors, based on 5 sub-­‐indexes: Value of net exports; Per capita exports; World export shares; Markets diversificaEon degree; Products diversificaEon degree. 12 UNCTAD/WTO Trade Performance Index 2012. Current index (*). Ranking of international competitiveness (189 nations). Number of top 10 placings in the world rankings for foreign trade competitiveness in 14 sectors (§) Number of Number of Number of Number of Number of Number of Number of Number of Number of Number of best second third fourth fifth sixth seventh eighth ninth tenth positions positions positions positions positions positions positions positions positions positions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 15 16 16 17 17 Germany ITALY Russia China France Australia South Korea Turkey Argentina Japan India South Africa United States United Kingdom Indonesia Canada Brazil Saudi Arabia Mexico 8 3 1 1 3 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 (*) Sum of 5 sub-indexes: net exports, per capita exports, share in world market, product diversification, market diversification. (§) Fresh food, Processed food, Wood products, Textiles, Chemicals, Leather products, Basic manufactures, Non-electronic machinery, IT & Consumer electronics, Electronic components, Transport equipment, Clothing, Miscellaneous manufacturing, Minerals. Source: compiled by Fondazione Edison on data from International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO 13 Position of G-­‐6 Countries, China and South Korea in the ranking of competitiveness of the Trade Performance Index UNCTAD-­‐WTO Year 2012 (ranking i n e ach sector worldwide; i n bold the placements among the top 10 most competitive countries) Countries GERMANY ITALY CHINA REP. OF JAPAN FRANCE UNITED UNITED Sectors KOREA KINGDOM STATES Fresh food 27 37 48 85 88 19 43 7 Processed food 1 6 24 71 81 2 43 37 Wood and paper 1 26 38 49 50 29 36 25 Textiles 2 1 3 8 34 18 21 34 Leather products 14 1 2 44 86 11 18 38 Clothing 16 1 2 47 77 12 20 42 Chemicals 1 21 27 8 6 5 7 14 Basic manufactures 1 2 4 3 8 28 31 44 Non-­‐electronic machinery 1 2 5 11 12 10 15 23 Electronic components 1 3 43 21 8 22 27 36 IT & Consumer e lectronics 11 22 7 6 40 17 18 21 Transport e quipment 1 17 7 3 8 13 31 34 Miscellaneous manufacturing 1 2 9 40 10 22 27 23 Minerals 32 63 75 83 89 33 25 29 Source: compiled by Fondazione Edison on data from International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO 14 ITALY'S COMPETITIVENESS ACCORDING TO THE TRADE PERFORMANCE INDEX UNCTAD/WTO Year 2012 (billion dollars) Sectors Position of Italy in the Ranking of Trade Performance Index Value of Italy's Export Italy's Net Trade CLOTHING 1 16.5 2.2 LEATHER PRODUCTS 1 20.7 11.2 TEXTILES 1 12.2 4.5 NON-ELECTRONIC MACHINERY 2 84.8 53.0 BASIC MANUFACTURES 2 53.9 12.0 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING 2 39.0 11.5 ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS 3 23.2 2.7 PROCESSED FOOD 6 28.6 5.2 278.9 102.3 TOTAL 8 BEST SECTORS Source: compiled by Fondazione Edison on data from International Trade Centre, UNCTAD/WTO 15 ITALY IS THE THIRD NET EXPORTER OF NON-­‐ELECTRONIC MACHINERY 16 NUMBER OF PRODUCTS IN WHICH ITALY HOLDS THE TOP POSITIONS IN THE WORLD TRADE Fortis-Corradini Index, Fondazione Edison © (case study on a total sample of 5,117 products traded at world level) Year 2011; value in billions of dollars Italy's position in the trade balance world rankings Number of products Trade balance corresponding values First 235 63 Second 390 74 Third 321 45 TOTAL 946 183 Source: compiled by Fondazione Edison on data from Istat, Eurostat and UN Comtrade data 17 Italy is the second country acer China for the highest number of non-­‐food manufactured products with a net trade value higher than of Germany’s Source: compiled by Fondazione Edison on data from United Na=ons Comtrade, Eurostat, Istat 18 CONTI PUBBLICI E CONTI PRIVATI 19 EUROZONE PUBLIC DEBT AND ITALY'S "MARKET SHARE" Source: compiled by Fondazione Edison on data from European Commission 30 170 29 165 28 160 27 155 26 25 150 24 145 23 140 22 135 21 20 130 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Italy's public debt/Eurozone's public debt measured in euro (in %, lec scale) Italy's public debt to GDP ra7o/Eurozone's public debt to GDP ra7o (in %, right scale) 20 DURING THE CRISIS ITALY’S GENERAL GOVERNMENT DEBT IS THAT GROWN LESS IN MONETARY TERM AMONG UE COUNTRIES AND UNITED STATES AFTER SWEDEN’S Government consolidated gross debt Millions of national currency Ireland Spain United Kingdom Finland Portugal United States Netherlands France Austria Germany Italy Sweden 2008Q3 2013Q2 71.376 400.870 689.069 55.616 119.377 10.024.725 276.610 1.289.913 174.380 1.633.873 1.653.905 1.226.559 204.495 943.410 1.422.213 110.125 214.801 16.738.320 442.324 1.912.205 232.801 2.146.830 2.076.182 1.460.859 pct chg 2013/Q2 compared to 2008/Q3 187% 135% 106% 98% 80% 67% 60% 48% 34% 31% 26% 19% Source: Eurostat 21 Note: data for Greece are not considered because not comparable with previous data. IN ABSOLUTE VALUE, THE PUBLIC DEBT OF OTHER BIG EUROPEAN COUNTRIES IS GROWING MORE THAN ITALY’S 22 PUBLIC DEBT HELD BY NON-­‐RESIDENTS IS GROWING FAST IN MANY COUNTRIES BUT NOT IN ITALY 23 ITALY IS AMONG THE FEW EUROPEAN COUNTRIES WITH GOVERNMENT BALANCE UNDER 3 PCT OF GDP Government balance, Year 2012 (pct of GDP) Germany 0.1 Poland Estonia -0.2 Belgium Sweden -0.2 Denmark Luxembourg -0.6 Netherlands Bulgaria -0.8 Czech Republic Latvia -1.3 Slovakia Finland -1.8 France Hungary -2.0 Croatia Austria -2.5 United Kingdom Italy -3.0 Cyprus Romania -3.0 Portugal Lithuania -3.2 Ireland Malta -3.3 Greece Slovenia -3.8 Spain Source: Eurostat -3.9 -4.0 -4.1 -4.1 -4.4 -4.5 -4.8 -5.0 -6.1 -6.4 -6.4 -8.2 -9.0 -10.6 24 ITALY AND GERMANY HAVE THE BEST PRIMARY GOVERNMENT BALANCE Government primary balance, Year 2012 (pct of GDP) Germany 2.5 Lithuania Italy 2.5 Slovenia Hungary 2.2 Croatia Sweden 0.5 Portugal Bulgaria 0.1 Netherlands Austria 0.1 France Latvia 0.0 Denmark Estonia -0.1 Slovakia Luxembourg -0.1 Czech Republic Malta -0.2 United Kingdom Belgium -0.6 Cyprus Finland -0.7 Greece Poland -1.1 Ireland Romania -1.2 Spain Source: Eurostat -1.4 -1.7 -1.9 -2.1 -2.2 -2.3 -2.5 -2.7 -2.9 -3.1 -3.3 -4.0 -4.5 -7.6 25 IN THE LAST 2 DECADES, ITALY CUMULATED THE HIGHER GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SURPLUS OF THE WORLD IN THE MODERN HISTORY 26 27 28 29 CUMULATED GOVERNMENT BALANCE OF SELECTED COUNTRIES: 1996-­‐2013 (pct of GDP; Countries ordered by Government debt change excluding interest) Countries Primary Balance Cumulated Cumulated Cumulated Cumulated Cumulated interest government deficit surplus deficit balance excluding years in surplus A B C D=(A-­‐B-­‐C)=(F-­‐E) E FINLAND 68.9 4.7 37.0 27.3 14.4 ITALY 47.8 0.8 107.5 -­‐60.6 60.6 BELGIUM 64.1 3.3 91.5 -­‐30.7 31.5 GERMANY 21.1 5.5 52.2 -­‐36.6 38.1 AUSTRIA 19.3 4.9 54.4 -­‐40.0 40.0 NETHERLANDS 35.4 12.9 52.8 -­‐30.3 34.0 FRANCE 4.9 20.1 50.8 -­‐65.9 65.9 PORTUGAL 0.1 31.1 58.0 -­‐89.2 89.2 UK 17.3 36.9 46.8 -­‐66.4 71.2 SPAIN 25.9 38.2 50.3 -­‐62.6 68.3 USA 22.5 41.3 56.2 -­‐75.0 77.6 GREECE 22.5 43.6 110.7 -­‐131.8 131.8 IRELAND 42.1 62.3 42.9 -­‐63.1 81.1 JAPAN 0.6 72.9 45.9 -­‐118.2 118.2 Source: compiled by Fondazione Edison on data from European Commission Cumulated surplus excluding years in deficit F 41.6 0 0.8 1.5 0 3.6 0 0 4.8 5.6 2.6 0 18.0 0 Government debt change excluding interest G=B-­‐F -­‐36.9 0.8 2.5 4.0 4.9 9.3 20.1 31.1 32.1 32.6 38.7 43.6 44.3 72.9 New debt generated by interest H=E-­‐B 9.7 59.8 28.2 32.6 35.0 21.0 45.8 58.1 34.3 30.1 36.3 88.2 18.8 45.3 30 ITALY SHOWS ONE OF THE BEST GOVERNMENT «INDUSTRIAL CASH FLOW» AT THE WORLD LEVEL 31 SHORT, MEDIUM AND LONG-TERM FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY Risk classification in the 2013 assessment round (Western EU countries, escluding Greece, Ireland and Portugal) Low risk Medium risk High risk Malta (0.41) Belgium (0.3) United Kingdom (0.29) ITALY (0.28) Denmark (0.24) Short-term challenges: Sweden (0.24) France (0.19) S0 Indicator (early detection Netherlands (0.15) Finland of fiscal stress) (0.13) Luxembourg (0.12) Austria (0.07) GERMANY (0.02) Spain (0.45) Medium to long-term challenges: S1 Indicator (fiscal adjustment required until 2020 to reach a 60% public debt/GDP ratio by 2030, in per cent of GDP) GERMANY (-0.3) Austria (2.4) France (2.3) Luxembourg (-1.5) Denmark (Finland (2.1) ITALY (1.1) 2.5) Sweden (-2.7) Spain (6.1) United Kingdom (6.1) Belgium (5.2) Netherlands (3.1) Malta (3.1) Medium to long-term challenges: S2 Indicator ( ageinginduced fiscal risks) France (1.9) Denmark (1.7) GERMANY (1.4) ITALY (2.1) Luxembourg (8.6) Belgium (6.9) Malta (6.8) Netherlands (6.5) Finland (6.2) United Kingdom (6.2) Spain (5.6) Austria (4) Sweden (2.4) Source: European Commission, Public Finances in European Monetary Union 2013, p. 42 32 MEASURING THE PUBLIC DEBT: THE GDP IS NOT THE UNIQUE POSSIBLE DENOMINATOR. THE PRIVATE WEALTH IS ANOTHER ONE AND BY FAR MORE IMPORTANT Households net financial assets: Year 2012 (pct of GDP) Source: Eurostat 250 200 150 100 50 216 192 192 178 147 139 128 122 118 85 85 63 39 0 33 ITALY HAS THE SECOND PUBLIC DEBT OF THE EU IN PCT OF GDP, BUT ONLY THE FOURTEENTH IN PCT OF HOUSEHOLDS NET FINANCIAL ASSETS 34