Economy in the Rhein-Kreis Neuss
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Corona crisis hits the industry hard
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IHK General Manager Jürgen Steinmetz: “We can see from the figures that the general foreign demand and the willingness to invest internationally have not yet reached the pre-crisis level again.”
Photo: IHK / Andreas Bischof
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Rhine district The sales of the industrial companies in the Rhine district of Neuss, Mönchengladbach, Krefeld, Mönchengladbach and in the district of Viersen are still well below the previous year’s level.
The sales of the industrial companies in the Rhine district of Neuss, Mönchengladbach, Krefeld, Mönchengladbach and in the district of Viersen are still well below the previous year’s level. This is shown by an evaluation of data from the state statistical office IT.NRW by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK) Middle Lower Rhine. Total industrial sales in the region declined 9.3 percent in January and February compared to the same months of the previous year. This is announced by the IHK.
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The industry in the Middle Lower Rhine is now even more affected by the consequences of the corona pandemic than the industry in North Rhine-Westphalia. There the decrease was 5.6 percent. “That fits in with the observations we made in our economic survey at the beginning of the year,” says IHK Managing Director Jürgen Steinmetz, commenting on the analysis. “The assessments of the situation were very cautious at the time.”
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While domestic sales in January and February 2021 were around 8.1 percent below the previous year’s values, foreign sales were 10.3 percent. “We can see from the figures that the general foreign demand and the willingness to invest internationally have not yet reached the pre-crisis level,” explains Steinmetz. “Of course, this weighs heavily on locations with strong exports such as the Middle Lower Rhine.”
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Apparel manufacturers are hardest hit. They recorded a decrease of 57.1 percent. “This also fits in with the slump in sales in the textile retail sector,” explains the IHK managing director. In the chemical industry, which is important for the region, the overall decline in sales in January and February was 9.7 percent. Only a few sectors were able to present slightly better sales figures than in the same months of the previous year – for example the producers of rubber and plastic goods.
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