Monday, June 14, 2010

SME performance review - fact sheet from Italy

In Italy, SMEs count for a percentage (99.9%) close to the EU average (99.8%); however they are represented here more than elesewhere by the micro-enterprises, which count for 94.6% of the total. The contribution of the Italian SMEs to level of employment is much higher (47%) than the European average (30%) and the contribution of the entire Italian SMEs sector is significantly higher ( 81%) in respect to the European average (67%).
In terms of added value, SMEs contribute (71.7%) more than the EU average (58%). However the historical timeframe 2002 - 2009 indicates that the number of SMEs grew less (-7%) in respect to the EU average and the percentage of new jobs created is 3% less than that of EU.

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