Updated in Jan/2010

ELECTRONIC INDUSTRY

 

For 2010, however, Abinee is working with a prospect of growth in GDP of 4%, which will enable the sector has expanded by 11%, reaching revenues of $ 125 billion. The result is similar to that obtained in 2008, when revenues were R $ 123 billion, expanding by 10%.

The measures taken by the government to reduce taxes and boost consumption meant that the electro-electronic companies do not feel, for a long time, the effects of international crisis.

The sector, which suffered decline in the first half of 2009, 13%, has reduced the fall in the second half, to 1%, indicating recovery. Areas related to consumer durables, such as cell phones and computers, were the most affected .

The President Abinee, Barbato, believes that the segments that should boost the sector in 2010 are the telecommunications, especially in the infrastructure and bandwidth, computing, and energy, especially the area of generation. "Next year, generation begins to have a major impact, because, with the World Cup and the Olympics, we can not have any blackout in telecommunications, much less in the area of electricity. "

The trend is that the telecommunications industry experience 21% growth in 2010 and the computer 11%, "although there are companies that provide up to 20% for this sector," says Barbato. The challenges for 2010 include overcoming the difficulties to promote digital inclusion in the country and raising the rate of exchange to greater competitiveness of Brazilian exports and reduce imports, which currently represent 19% of revenues. "The important thing is to have prices competitive, "he says.

The 7,000 layoffs by companies affiliated with the registered Abinee, due to the external crisis, were completely reversed in 2009, when the sector accounted for 160,000 vacancies, against 162,000 in 2008.

Source: Agency Brazil, Abinee.