Key figures for Rhône-Alpes region

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1 Key figures for Rhône-Alpes region EDITION Rhône-Alpes Chambers of Commerce and Industry Chambre Régionale de Commerce et d Industrie Rhône-Alpes 75, cours Albert Thomas Lyon Cedex 03 Tel. (33) Fax: (33)

2 Rhône-Alpes is one of the European Union s leading Regions, in terms of surface area, population size and creation of wealth. Its most valuable assets include: its strategic position as a European hub; proximity to major markets; an excellent living environment; and a young and active population. The high level of qualifications of its inhabitants and a strong research and innovation potential stimulate the region s dynamic economic activity and enhance its attractiveness. Surface area Human geography Rhône-Alpes: 43,698 km 2 or 8% of France's total surface area. Population Source: Insee Population (inhabitants) Rhône-Alpes R.A./France (%) 2004* 5,893, ** 5,645, *** 5,350, *Source: Insee, local population estimates, 1/01/2004 **Source: Insee, 1999 Census, initial counts ***Source: Insee, 1990 Census, initial counts Population of the main urban areas Lyon 1,348,832 Grenoble 419,334 Saint-Etienne 288,244 Annecy 136,815 Valence 117,448 Chambéry 113,457 Annemasse 106,673 Saint-Chamond 82,535 Roanne 80,272 Source: Insee, 1999 Census, last available data Structure of the population by age-group Age-group Rhône-Alpes (%) France (%) and over Source: Insee, local population estimates, 1/01/ Rhône-Alpes CCI s Key Figures for Rhône-Alpes

3 Employment Overall employment Overall employment Non-wage-earning R.A./France (absolute value) (%) (%) Total 2,412, Source: Insee, estimations of employment in Departments, 1/01/2003, provisional results Unemployment rate In % Rhône-Alpes France Unemployment rate Source: DRTEFP on 31/03/2005 Job description Number of paid jobs (%) Rhône-Alpes France Farmers Company directors Managers and superior intellectual professions Intermediate occupations Wage-earning employees Blue collar workers Source: Insee, 1999 Census, last available data Average net annual income by socio-professional category Company directors Managers and superior intellectual professions Intermediate occupations Wage-earning employees Blue collar workers Trainees Rhône-Alpes France Source : Insee DADS 31/12/2003, last available data Rhône-Alpes CCI s Key Figures for Rhône-Alpes 3

4 Training - Research In-service training and apprenticeship Number of training organizations 5,790 Turnover 783 M Source: DRTEFP 2004 Apprenticeship contracts 24,189 Qualification contracts 14,554 Source: DDTEFP 2004 Higher education Rhône-Alpes has 233,800 students, 8 universities and 35 grandes écoles. 15% of France s engineers are trained in the Region. Research and innovation Source: Department of Education Among Rhône-Alpes specialities: computer science, electronic, life sciences and health (biotechnology), chemistry and materials, physics, mathematics... Rhône-Alpes is involved in 16 competitiveness clusters among the 67 projects accepted by the government in july competitiveness clusters in Rhône-Alpes obtained an international label. Rhône-Alpes is the Region with the ninth largest number of patents in high-tech sectors filed in the European Union. Patents: 2,106 or 12.2% of the total for France. ANVAR grants: 38.8 M or 15.3% of the total for France. Transport - Communication Sources: ANVAR and INPI 2004 At the crossroads of Europe's main communication routes, Rhône-Alpes is serviced by the following excellent facilities: Lyon-Saint Exupéry international airport (6.22 million passengers in 2004, 76 regular lines in winter and 74 in summer) and the Annecy, Chambéry, Grenoble, Saint-Etienne and Roanne airports; 14 TGV (high speed train) stations and seasonal services (22.9 million passengers in 2004); a dense network of 1,337 km of motorways linked to the Swiss and Italian networks. With numerous logistic platforms, Rhône-Alpes is the hub of an intense flow of goods transport: road: 335 million tons in 2003; rail: 12.9 million tons in 2004; river and river-maritime: 2.1 million tons handled by public harbours in Rhône-Alpes in Sources: Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport, DRE, SNCF, harbours of Rhône-Alpes Chambers of Commerce and Industry 4 Rhône-Alpes CCI s Key Figures for Rhône-Alpes

5 Economic fabric In terms of GDP, Rhône-Alpes ranks second in France and seventh in the European Union. The Region has a sound industrial base, a rich tertiary sector and a thriving tourist industry. The regional economy is also characterized by a structural foreign trade surplus. With close to 3,300 head offices of large and medium-sized firms, Rhône-Alpes can be considered as an economic decision-making centre. It is particularly attractive to foreign firms. The Rhône-Alpes CCI s represent more than 210,000 industrial, commercial and service businesses. Rhône-Alpes GDP GDP R.A./France Position in France Per capita GDP 145,427 M 9.7% 2 nd 25,153 GDP: Gross Domestic Product Source: Insee, temporary figures for 2002 N of businesses per economic sector in Rhône-Alpes Agriculture Industry* Construction Trade Services** Total 54,116 35,390 37,561 76, , ,049 Source: SIRENE Insee, 1/01/2004 *The nomenclature of business activities includes the following trade codes: APE 151F, 158B, 158C and 158D (delicatessen, bakery and confectionery trades). These codes represent 5,969 businesses. **Excluding state bodies, local authorities, associations, foundations and professional associations. Total jobs per economic sector Agriculture Industry Construction Trade Services Rhône-Alpes (%) France (%) Source: Insee, estimations of employment in the Departments, 1/01/2003, provisional results Overall business creation Rhône-Alpes Rhône-Alpes (%) French rates 2004 Trend 04/03 (%) New business 21, Take-overs 5, Reactivation 5, Total 32, Repartition per economic sector Total new businesses R.A./France (%) Industry 1, Construction 5, Trade* 8, Services 16, Sources: SIRENE Insee and APCE and 2003 raw data (industry, construction, trade and services excluding agriculture and financial activities - trading sectors only) *Including codes: APE 151F, 158B, 158C and 158D (delicatessen, bakery and confectionery trades) Rhône-Alpes CCI s Key Figures for Rhône-Alpes 5

6 Changes in businesses registered by the CCIs Industry Construction Trade Services Total N of registrations 1,953 2,453 11,956 11,909 28,271 N of deregistrations 1,974 1,418 11,144 8,714 23,250 Source: CCI economic data Changes in craft industries Registrations R.A./France Deregistrations R.A./France (Absolute value) (%) (Absolute value) (%) Total Rhône-Alpes 9, , Source: Registers of the Chambre Régionale de Métiers 2003, last available data Foreign investment Rhône-Alpes has 888 businesses with over 50 employees, with a foreign capital base*. Source: CRCI Rhône-Alpes, July 2005 *The businesses considered as being detained by foreign capital are those: - where at least 30% of the capital is detained by a foreign company, - where at least 30% of the capital is detained by the French subsidiary of a foreign company Foreign trade Trade Rhône-Alpes Trend 04/03 R.A./France (%) (%) Exports 37,451.0 M Imports 31,114.9 M Source: Inter-regional Customs Office, Lyon Exports by category Rhône-Alpes R.A./France (%) Main products exported - Semi-processed goods industry 17,431.0 M Capital goods industry 8,331.6 M Consumer goods 4,286.1 M 8.4 Main customers countries - Germany 5,249.9 M Italy 4,549.3 M Spain 3,116.1 M 9.3 Source: Inter-regional Customs Office, Lyon Average value per ton exported Rhône-Alpes: 3,238 France: 1,697 Source: Inter-regional Customs Office, Lyon Rhône-Alpes CCI s Key Figures for Rhône-Alpes

7 Industry Number of businesses per category (in terms of n of employees) ND 0 employee 1 to 9 10 to and Over Total Total 2,478 10,106 15,219 5,779 1,808 35,390 ND: N of businesses for which n of employees is not specified Source: SIRENE Insee, 1/01/2004 Number of businesses with over 200 employees: 401 Number of private business employers and wage-earning jobs per sector Number of businesses* Wage-earning jobs a A Agri-food industry 4,975 47,098 b Consumer goods industry 3,540 63,560 c Automobile industry ,879 d Capital goods industry 4,404 98,356 e Semi-processed goods industry 7, ,889 f Energy 204 9,394 Total Rhône-Alpes industry 21, ,176 % a Agri-food industry b Consumer goods industry 30 c Automobile industry d Capital goods industry e Semi-processed goods industry f Energy a b c d e f N of businesses Rhône-Alpes ( % ) Wage-earning jobs Rhône-Alpes ( % ) Main industrial branches Source : Assedic, 31/12/2004 *only private businesses employing wage earners Rhône-Alpes has a remarkable industrial profile with a sound and diversified industrial base. A quarter of the regional added value derives from this sector, five points more than the national average. The Region is a leader in several growth areas, including digital technology, health, materials, environmental protection and energy. Rhône-Alpes generates almost a quarter of the country s electricity production. Rhône-Alpes CCI s Key Figures for Rhône-Alpes 7

8 Building - Civil engineering Number of businesses per category (in terms of n of employees) ND 0 employee 1 to 9 10 to and over Total Total 3,078 15,282 16,309 2, ,561 ND: N of businesses for which n of employees is not specified Source: SIRENE Insee, 1/01/2004 Number of businesses with over 200 employees: 20 Number of private business employers and wage-earning jobs Businesses* Wage-earning jobs Total Rhône-Alpes construction 18, ,446 Source: Assedic, 31/12/2004 *only private businesses employing wage earners Characteristics of the construction sector 78 % of all employees in the sector work in the building industry and 22% in the civil engineering industry. In 2003, a total of 3.34 billion euros was spent on civil engineering projects in the Rhône-Alpes region. The total turnover of the building industry amounted to billion euros. Rhône-Alpes counts 2.83 million of houses and appartments. Construction of business premises Sources: CERA 2004, Insee 1999 Census Surface area of R.A./France builings (sq.m) (%) Agriculture 552, Industry 1,137, Storage 346, Trade 346, Offices 325, Other 911, Total 3,620, Source: SITADEL DRE Construction of housings N of dwellings started R.A./France (%) Individual 22, Collective 21, Total 43, Source: SITADEL DRE Rhône-Alpes CCI s Key Figures for Rhône-Alpes

9 Trade Number of businesses per category (in terms of n of employees) ND 0 employees 1 to 9 10 to and over Total Total 5,608 31,384 33,417 5, ,287 ND: N of businesses for which n of employees is not specified Source: SIRENE Insee, 1/01/2004 Number of commercial establishments with over 200 employees: 84 Number of private business employers and wage-earning jobs per sector Number of businesses* Wage-earning jobs Trade and car repair 6,151 45,469 Wholesalers and intermediaries 9,811 97,619 Retailers and repairs 22, ,386 Total trade in Rhône-Alpes 38, ,474 Source: Assedic, 31/12/2004 *only private businesses employing wage earners Main commercial activities Retail trade consists both of small neighbourhood shops, which play a key part in regional development, and an increasing number of supermarkets. Many leading French groups were born in the Region. Business-to-business trade is firmly established in Rhône-Alpes, with specialization in wholesale trade in industrial equipment. Trading facilities with over 300 sq.m. Number of businesses Sales area (sq.m) Hypermarkets ,327 Supermarkets ,596 Discount stores ,953 Department stores 32 93,665 Specialized large stores* 2,993 3,196,072 Total 3,886 4,702,613 *Excluding plant nurseries, storage areas for materials merchants, garages and car dealers, caravan dealers. Source: Chambers of Commerce and Industry Rhône-Alpes, 31/12/2004 Tradable expenditure of households Rhône-Alpes France Tradable expenditure 48, M 551, M Average expenditure per household 21, , Source: ACFCI, IDC 2005, household consumption expenditure in 2004: main current expenses, excluding certain services Rhône-Alpes CCI s Key Figures for Rhône-Alpes 9

10 Services Number of businesses per category (in terms of n of employees) ND 0 employees 1 to 9 10 to and over Total Total 13,387 88,102 53,574 8,768 1, ,695 Excluding state bodies, local authorities, associations, foundations and professional associations. ND: N of businesses for which n of employees is not specified Source: SIRENE Insee, 1/01/2004 Number of businesses with over 200 employees: 321 Number of private business employers and wage-earning jobs per sector Number of businesses* Wage-earning jobs a Transport 5,343 98,020 b Financial activities 4,784 43,197 c Property 13,990 33,953 d Services to business 21, ,704 e Services to private individuals 25, ,900 f Education, health, social services 13, ,422 g Administration (assoc., econ. organis.) 4,971 47,481 Total services Rhône-Alpes 89, ,677 % N of businesses Rhône-Alpes ( % ) Wage-earning jobs Rhône-Alpes ( % ) a b c d e f g a Transport b Financial activities c Property d Services to business e Services to private individuals f Education, health, social services g Administration (assoc., econ. organis.) Source: Assedic, 31/12/ Private businesses excluding jobs in the public administration and local authorities. All services together (commercial and non-commercial sectors) accounted for 1,275,331 wage-earning jobs on 1/01/2003, as established by Insee. *only private businesses employing wage earners Main activities in the tertiary sector The service sector accounts for the major part of the regional economy. More than half of all start-ups are in this sector. Rhône-Alpes has an extensive offer of services for business (engineering, computing, temporary work, etc.), owing to the density of its economic fabric. The region is also one of France s main centres as regards transport and logistics. Tourism contributes to the development of services to the general public. 10 Rhône-Alpes CCI s Key Figures for Rhône-Alpes

11 Crafts Craft enterprises per category (in terms of n of employees) 0 employee 1 to 5 6 to and + Total Total 37,414 43,115 8,827 5,034 94,390 Source: Chambre Régionale de Métiers Rhône-Alpes, 31/12/2003, last available data Some craft businesses are listed both as trades and as companies, and are therefore counted twice Wage-earning jobs per craft sector Rhône-Alpes Food 33,353 Production 80,904 Building 76,571 Services 66,214 Other 1,221 Total 258,263 Agriculture Farms and population Source: Chambre Régionale de Métiers Rhône-Alpes (excl. apprentices), 31/12/2003, last available data Rhône-Alpes (Absolute value) R.A./France (%) Farms 56, In organic farms Domestic working population* 57, Permanent employees* 6, Agricultural land *equivalent full time Source: Agreste Rhône-Alpes, agricultural census 2000, last available data Rhône-Alpes France Usable agricultural land (hectares) 1,696,140 29,621,486 Proport. of usable agric. land / total surface (%) Proport. of wooded areas / total surface (%) Income from agricultural produce Source: Agreste Rhône-Alpes 2004 Rhône-Alpes R.A./France (%) Crops 1,898.5 M 5.1 Livestock 1,344.9 M 5.5 Total 3,243.4 M 5.2 Main produce Source: Agreste Rhône-Alpes 2004, provisional results A total of 48 Appelations d Origine Contrôlée (AOC) have been registered. The Region is distinguished above all by its production of quality wines and its wide variety of cheese specialities and fruit. It is a leader in France in the processing of organically-grown foods. Rhône-Alpes CCI s Key Figures for Rhône-Alpes 11

12 Tourism Tourist capacity Number of beds R.A./France (%) Registered hotels 143, Registered campsites 187, Tourist residences 110, Furnished flats/houses 179,634 n.a. Bed and breakfast, gites and rural gites 47, Country homes* 1,675, Group accomodation 116,841 n.a. Source: Regional Tourism Observatory 2003, last available data *Source: Insee 1999 Census, last available data Hotels Graded hotels No stars 1 star 2 stars 3 stars 4 stars Number of hotels , Sources: DDCCRF and prefectures, 2004 Number of nights of tourist accommodation sold Nights of accommodation Rhône-Alpes Summer season ,813,229 Winter season 2004/ ,578,611 Source: Regional Tourism Observatory Assets for tourism The Region s natural environment and cultural activities are valuable assets for its tourist industry. In terms of number of visits, Rhône-Alpes is number one in tourism in France. Tourist attractions includes: the largest skiing area in the world with over 200 resorts (77% of the national turnover for the ski-lifts); rural tourism: 2 national parks, 6 regional nature reserves and 35,000 hectares of natural and artificial lakes; health tourism:16 spas and 7 health resorts; urban, gastronomic and cultural tourism, with 200 festivals, the largest number of events of this kind in the country; business tourism, with 30 towns and 700 hotels with conference facilities. Lyon ranks third in France as regards hosting of international conferences. Sources: Regional Tourism Observatory, Comité régional du Tourisme, UAI, Chambre Régionale de Commerce et d Industrie Rhône-Alpes ISSN Publication date: December Rhône-Alpes CCI s Key Figures for Rhône-Alpes