North Region - CVADO

Area (2010)

km

Population Density (2010)

Inhab./Km

Resident Population (31.12.2010)

1,245.8
2

333.0

N.

414,815

Population < 15 years

N.

68,457

Population > 65 years

N.

55,881

Secondary Education - Success rate (2009/2010)

83.6

Higher Education Proportion of students enrolled

in S&T areas (2010/2011)

38.9

Hospitals (2009)

N.

12

N./1000
Inhab.

3.0

Public water supply systems

98

Sewerage systems

81

Wastewater treatment plants (WWTP)

68

Doctors (2010)
Environmental indicators (2009)

Motorways

IP1/A3 (north-south), IC1/A28 (coastline northsouth); IC14/A11

Air transport systems

Francisco S Carneiro Airport (Porto)

Railways

Minho Line; Braga railway branch

Maritime Ports

Viana do Castelo and 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

4,634

4,940

5,151

5,070

5,227

Cvado
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

Cvado

4.3

6.6

4.3

-1.6

3.1

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

Cvado

11,345

12,039

12,506

12,276

12,625

Source: INE

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GDP per capita (index Portugal=100)

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

%
North
Cvado

78

79

80

80

80

75 / 95*

75 / 95*

77 / 97*

77 / 97*

78 / 97*

Source: INE
* Index North =100

Primary and Secondary Education

2009/2010

Educational Institutions
Secondary
Primary level
level

Primary
Level

N.

Students Enrolled
Secondary
Professional
level
courses
N.

Portugal

8,406

937

1,256,462

483,982

107,266

North

3,016

323

467,835

178,350

40,923

Cvado

360

32

54,992

21,728

5,077

Amares

20

2,359

783

295

Barcelos

113

16,268

4,945

1,272

Braga

132

15

24,429

11,916

2,296

34

4,743

1,538

344

766

238

109

53

6,427

2,308

761

Esposende
Terras de Bouro
Vila Verde
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

Norte

101

123,754

27.8

25,898

32.9

Cvado

21,866

36.6

3,945

15.2

Amares

n.a.

n.a.

Barcelos

3,059

15.8

n.a.

n.a.

Braga

18,807

78.1

n.a.

n.a.

Esposende

n.a.

n.a.

Terras de Bouro

n.a.

n.a.

Vila Verde

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

Active Population
2011

Total
Thousands

Activity Rate

Unemployment Rate

Portugal

5,543

61.3

12.7

North

1,981

62.3

13.0

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

Cvado
Source: INE Employment Statistics 2011

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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

Cvado

829

585

789

879

Amares

793

617

791

806

Barcelos

753

578

716

838

Braga

908

598

889

924

Esposende

746

523

721

782

Terras de Bouro

792

558

1077

675

Vila Verde

716

594

667

786

Source: INE
*Worker with a fulltime job

Registered Unemployment
2006

2007

2008
N indivduos

2009

2010

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.

Cvado

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
Cvado

151,021

3,397

35,206

112,418

42,480

668

13,177

28,635

4,574

95

1,666

2,814

Source: INE

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

Cvado

2.1

36.4

61.5

Source: INE

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Companies
2009
Portugal
Norte
Cvado

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

38,373

4,768

137,433

43,317

9,414,816

2,579,150

Amares

1,455

103

4,235

679

322,678

57,418

Barcelos

10,659

2,630

43,290

21,278

2,397,402

1,040,356

Braga

18,560

1,261

65,794

14,628

5,352,458

1,120,026

3,501

382

11,861

3,627

718,245

241,196

500

19

1,013

108

43,605

10,981

3,698

373

11,240

2,997

580,428

109,174

Esposende
Terras de Bouro
Vila Verde
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

1,385,067

1,325,595

1,263,914

1,414,502

1,715,985

Cvado

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

865,621

845,690

723,441

857,482

1,004,940

Cvado

2009
Thousands euros

2010

2011

Source: INE
Note. Declared values by Companies registered municipality

International Trade of Goods

Exports
2010

Imports
ExtraTotal
EU27
Thousands euros

Total

EU27

Portugal

36,762,238

27,573,243

9,188,996

North

13,126,114

10,574,180

2,551,934

1,420,134

1,291,992

128,142

Cvado
Amares

EU27

ExtraEU27

57,053,115

43,204,547

13,848,568

10,791,165

8,791,734

1,999,431

861,460

685,321

176,139

5,819

2,780

3,040

13,397

5,519

7,878

Barcelos

491,556

453,585

37,971

183,470

156,871

26,600

Braga

766,619

698,892

67,727

553,843

426,713

127,130

Esposende

120,284

108,558

11,726

74,950

65,982

8,968

18

18

2,740

2,686

55

35,839

28,177

7,661

33,059

27,550

5,509

Terras de Bouro
Vila Verde

Source: INE
Note: Declared values by Companies registered municipality

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Research & Development in Companies

2001
2009
R&D Total
R&D Total
R&D Personel
R&D Personel
Expenditure
Expenditure
Thousands
Thousands
%
Total
%
%
Total
%
euros
euros
1,038,432
100.0
22,970
100.0 1,311,070
100.0
13,922
100.0

Portugal
North
Cvado

212,657

20.5

4,961

21.6

293,173

22.4

4,215

30.3

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

16,818

5.7

370

8.8

Source: INE

Tourism
2010

Number of Tourist
Nights Spent in
Hotels

Portugal
North
Cvado
Amares
Barcelos

Average Stay *

Number of Establishments
Total

Hotels

23,608,207

2.4

2,011

771

1,926,704

1.8

441

163

155,516

1.8

63

23

3,152

9,264

Braga

97,567

1.6

22

13

Esposende

40,939

2.3

Terras de Bouro

2,890

2.1

18

Vila Verde

1,704

...

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

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