Uninterrupted growth of the Piedmontese industrial districts starting from 2021, with a first quarter of 2023 which confirmed the valuation (3.1 billion euros, with an increase of 11.9% compared to the same period of 2022). This is supported by the Monitor dei Distretti del Piemonte, drawn up by Direzione Studi e Ricerche di Intesa Sanpaolo and supported, in the numbers collected, also by the Sistema moda, the increase of 22% compared to the first quarter of 2022. Of particular note is the performance of the Biella textile industry which marked a significant 20.2%.
Also noteworthy are the flows of exports, positive both towards new markets (+14.8%), driven by China, Turkey, Romania and Hong Kong, and towards solid ones (+10.6%), led by France, Germany, Ireland, United Kingdom, Japan and Belgium. The contractions that were revealed among the top 25 commercial outlets concern Russia, Canada, Poland, Switzerland, Austria and Spain.