Post on 13-Jan-2016
Economic Activities
PRIMARY SECTOR:
Agricultural production (vineyards and olive groves)Cattle (pork, bulls/cows, goats…)Fishing ports (tuna)
3,8% GDP
Gross Domestic Product
Auxiliary Wine Industry:
More than 100 vineries in Jerez, Puerto de Santa María, Chiclana, Sanlúcar… International commerce
27 companies 94 fish-farmsapprox. 200 jobs 3.400 hectares (40% of the Andalusian surface dedicated to it).
Aquiculture:
SECONDARY SECTOR: 26,2%
GDPShipbuilding and metalworking:
85 companies which employ 6.000 people.Have a turnover of 385 M. €
Navantia is the first company in Spain that leads military and civil naval constructions (although currently it’s in a period of low activity)
Gross Domestic Product
Petrochemistry:
CEPSA and CLH 2 companies that provides (national and international) gas, oil, electricity…
Renewable Energy
Wind power4 wind parksExport electricity to other countries
Solar energyExport electricity to other countries
Aeronautical Sector:
EADS and AIRBUS, two main companies of the Technology park that are involved in the European project of the plane.
Self-propulsion and electronic Sector:
VISTEON, is a company responsible for creating electronic components for many car brands like Ford, Toyota, etc. Actually Visteon is closed about the economic crisis
Ports:
Cadiz have 2 of the most important ports of Spain: Cádiz and Algeciras. Both have a big amount of international freight traffic and docking of many cruise ships which directly affect to service sector of those 2 cities.
TERTIARY SECTOR:70% GDP
Gross Domestic Product
The major source of income in province: beaches, culture, golf, wind sports, cruises…
Hotel Industry
Civil service
Tourism
very high rate of unemployment: 32%. It’s the third highest province of Spain
Unemployment
Economic crisis => many companies are closing
Income per capita is 7.006 € : 71,5% of the national average, the lowest in Andalusia and the third lowest in Spain