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North Region - AVE

Area (2010)

km

Population Density (2010)

Inhab./Km

Resident Population (31.12.2010)

1,245.9
2

421.3

N.

524,896

Population < 15 years

N.

80,393

Population > 65 years

N.

72,165

Secondary Education Success rate (2009/2010)

83.3

Higher Education Proportion of students enrolled


in S&T areas (2010/2011)

20.2

N.

Hospitals (2009)

N./1000
Inhab.

1.8

82

Sewerage systems

58

Wastewater treatment plants (WWTP)

62

Doctors (2010)
Environmental indicators (2009)
Public water supply systems

Motorways

Highways: A1, A3, A7, A11

Air transport systems

Francisco S Carneiro Airport (Porto)

Railways

Minho Line

Maritime Ports

Leixes

GDP (current prices)


2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Million euros
Portugal
North

160,855

169,319

171,983

168,504

172,571

44,593

47,385

48,488

47,205

48,542

5,635

6,002

6,137

5,924

6,118

Ave
Source: INE

GDP (annual percentage change)


2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

%
Portugal

4.3

5.3

1.6

-2.0

2.4

North

3.9

6.3

2.3

-2.6

2.8

Ave

2.8

6.5

2.3

-3.5

3.3

Source: INE

GDP per capita (current prices)


2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Euros
Portugal

15,197

15,961

16,191

15,848

16,223

North

11,927

12,659

12,951

12,618

12,982

Ave

10,790

11,465

11,709

11,301

11,668

Source: INE

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GDP per capita (index Portugal=100)


2006

2007

2008

78

79

71 / 90*

72 / 91*

2009

2010

80

80

80

72 / 90*

71 / 90*

72 / 90*

%
North
Ave
Source: INE
* Index North =100

Primary and Secondary Education


2009/2010

Educational Institutions
Secondary
Primary level
level
N.

Primary
level

Students Enrolled
Secondary
Profissional
level
N.

Portugal

8,406

937

1,256,462

483,982

107,266

North

3,016

323

467,835

178,350

40,923

429

35

66,513

23,184

6,858

42

6,504

1,863

324

Ave
Fafe
Guimares

121

19,760

5,876

1,610

Pvoa de Lanhoso

29

2,956

1,008

395

Santo Tirso

72

9,401

3,561

1,494

Trofa

29

5,297

1,781

244

Vieira do Minho

17

1,600

404

125

V. Nova Famalico

98

10

17,681

7,565

2,396

Vizela

21

3,314

1,126

270

Source: INE

Higher Education
2010/2011

Educational
Institutions

Students
Enrolled

Attainment Rate *

N.

Students Graduated
2009/2010
N.
%

Portugal

300

396,268

31.5

78,609

100.0

North

101

123,754

27.8

25,898

32.9

Ave

3,816

5.8

1,176

4.5

Fafe

534

5.0

n.a.

n.a.

Guimares

123

0.5

n.a.

n.a.

Pvoa de Lanhoso

842

30.7

n.a.

n.a.

Santo Tirso

0.0

n.a.

n.a.

Trofa

0.0

n.a.

n.a.

Vieira do Minho

0.0

n.a.

n.a.

V. Nova Famalico

2,317

14.4

n.a.

n.a.

Vizela

0.0

n.a.

n.a.

Source: INE
* Proportion of resident population in education, in relation to the total population with an age group corresponding to the normal frequency of
this level of education

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Active Population
2011

Total

Activity Rate

Unemployment Rate

Thousands

Portugal

5,543

61.3

12.7

North

1,981

62.3

13.0

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

Ave
Source: INE Employment Statistics 2011

Average Monthly Net Wage Global and by Sector of Activity


2011

Worker
Average Wage*

Agriculture,
Forestry and
Fishing

Industry,
Construction,
Energy and Water

Services

Portugal

808

589

735

847

North

747

584

662

815

2009
Portugal

1,034

738

945

1,088

North

901

639

828

970

Ave

798

608

754

880

Fafe

674

633

622

762

Guimares

773

624

717

880

Pvoa de Lanhoso

703

578

647

800

Santo Tirso

773

674

724

868

Trofa

911

591

929

889

Vieira do Minho

676

523

594

734

V. Nova Famalico

878

591

840

945

Vizela

645

513

614

735

Source: INE
*Worker with a fulltime job

Registered Unemployment
2007

2008
2009
2010
Number of unemployed persons

2011

Portugal

377,436

402,545

504,775

519,888

605,134

North

173,571

183,893

228,494

234,169

254,514

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

Ave

Source: Instituto do Emprego e Formao Profissional


Note: Number of registered unemployed, by municipality of residence, in the Employment Centres (annual average of month-end values)

GVA Total and by Sector of Activity

2010

Agriculture,
Livestock, Hunting,
Forestry and
Fishing

Total

Industry

Services

Million euros
Portugal
North
Ave

151,021

3,397

35,206

112,418

42,480

668

13,177

28,635

5,354

59

2,446

2,850

Source: INE

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GVA by Sector of Activity (%)


2010

Agriculture,
Livestock, Hunting,
Forestry and
Fishing

Industry

Services

Portugal

2.2

23.3

74.4

North

1.6

31.0

67.4

Ave

1.1

45.7

53.2

Source: INE

Companies
2009
Portugal
North
Ave
Fafe

Number of Companies

Turnover
(thousands euros)

Number of Employees

Total
1,060,906

Manufacturing
74,234

Total
3,717,920

Manufacturing
718,507

Total
335,887,312

Manufacturing
70,629,521

342,044

34,888

1,222,869

368,691

91,449,328

25,607,752

43,208

7,008

183,311

92,356

11,619,306

5,234,569

4,228

801

14,308

6,349

699,156

272,772

13,496

2,293

62,706

33,442

3,625,398

1,603,624

Pvoa de Lanhoso

1,691

241

5,469

1,953

271,031

105,419

Santo Tirso

5,761

918

23,360

12,084

1,531,249

626,872

Trofa

3,747

613

15,677

6,928

1,369,874

605,793

Guimares

Vieira do Minho
V. Nova Famalico
Vizela

926

50

2,185

217

94,221

4,808

11,564

1,727

51,182

25,922

3,694,410

1,823,883

1,795

365

8,424

5,461

333,967

191,397

Source: INE

Exports of Goods
2007

2008

Portugal

38,294,062

38,847,346

31,696,763

36,762,238

42,325,641

North

14,571,024

14,549,609

11,859,865

13,116,950

15,745,861

3,184,179

3,176,884

2,798,118

3,151,515

3,648,419

Ave

2009
Thousands euros

2010

2011

Source: INE
Note. Declared values by Companies registered municipality

Imports of Goods
2007

2008

Portugal

59,926,543

64,193,886

51,378,501

57,053,115

57,729,732

North

13,078,091

13,635,918

10,542,771

10,774,639

12,244,119

1,911,878

1,932,499

1,532,525

1,903,981

2,231,094

Ave

2009
Thousands euros

2010

2011

Source: INE
Note. Declared values by Companies registered municipality

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International Trade of Goods


Exports
2010

Imports
ExtraTotal
EU27
Thousands euros

EU27

ExtraEU27

57,053,115

43,204,547

13,848,568

10,791,165

8,791,734

1,999,431

1,909,595

1,305,606

603,989

Total

EU27

Portugal

36,762,238

27,573,243

9,188,996

North

13,126,114

10,574,180

2,551,934

3,151,836

2,632,391

519,445

Fafe

112,398

102,626

9,773

58,167

39,578

18,589

Guimares

968,621

791,617

177,005

496,538

243,269

253,268

65,936

62,809

3,127

19,472

13,128

6,344

Santo Tirso

392,449

340,333

52,116

270,422

236,721

33,701

Trofa

284,616

233,029

51,587

329,723

242,820

86,903

460

269

191

539

518

21

1,214,768

1,002,520

212,248

713,249

513,725

199,524

112,588

99,190

13,399

21,486

15,847

5,639

Ave

Pvoa de Lanhoso

Vieira do Minho
V. Nova Famalico
Vizela

Source: INE
Note. Declared values by Companies registered municipality

Research & Development in Companies

Portugal

2001
R&D Total
R&D Personel
Expenditure
Thousands
%
Total
%
euros
330,311
100.0
3,875
100.0

North
Ave

2009
R&D Total
R&D Personel
Expenditure
Thousands
%
Total
%
euros
1,311,070
100.0 13,922
100.0

58,197

17.6

1,078

27.8

293,173

22.4

4,215

30.3

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

68,902

23.5

634

15.0

Source: INE

Tourism
2010

Number of Tourist
Nights Spent in
Hotels

Portugal
North
Ave
Fafe
Guimares
Pvoa de Lanhoso
Santo Tirso

Average Stay *

Number of Establishments
Total

Hotels

23,608,207

2.4

2,011

771

1,926,704

1.8

441

163

93,213

1.6

30

13

60,742

1.6

13

11,487

Trofa

5,316

1.3

Vieira do Minho

3,116

V. Nova Famalico

3,914

Vizela
Source: INE
"" Data not available
* Number of nights spent in hotels

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