Briefly, we can state that the selection forecast and awaited by many observers had limited effects, especially in countries with a greater production vocation such as Italy and Europe in general.
Exports are the great locomotive.
These are some declarations made by exhibitors. Advantages from the low value of the Euro but also disadvantages due to the cost of raw materials. The sector is low on productivity and competition is strong, internally as well as externally. If the dollar stabilized the situation would get better. After 3 bad years there are positive signs of an uptake in the medium term.