Secondary School

“Bahía de Cádiz”

ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES

IN PROVINCE OF CADIZ

Cádiz:- Andalusian Province- Located at Southern part of

Spain- Divided into 44 municipalities

In Cádiz you can find out:

Beaches

Open country

Mountain range

Its capital

Economic Activities

PRIMARY SECTOR:

Agricultural production (vineyards and olive groves)Cattle (pork, bulls/cows, goats…)Fishing ports (tuna)

3,8% GDP

Gross Domestic Product

Auxiliary Wine Industry:

More than 100 vineries in Jerez, Puerto de Santa María, Chiclana, Sanlúcar… International commerce

27 companies 94 fish-farmsapprox. 200 jobs 3.400 hectares (40% of the Andalusian surface dedicated to it).

Aquiculture:

SECONDARY SECTOR: 26,2%

GDPShipbuilding and metalworking:

85 companies which employ 6.000 people.Have a turnover of 385 M. €

Navantia is the first company in Spain that leads military and civil naval constructions (although currently it’s in a period of low activity)

Gross Domestic Product

Petrochemistry:

CEPSA and CLH 2 companies that provides (national and international) gas, oil, electricity…

Renewable Energy

Wind power4 wind parksExport electricity to other countries

Solar energyExport electricity to other countries

Aeronautical Sector:

EADS and AIRBUS, two main companies of the Technology park that are involved in the European project of the plane.

Self-propulsion and electronic Sector:

VISTEON, is a company responsible for creating electronic components for many car brands like Ford, Toyota, etc. Actually Visteon is closed about the economic crisis

Ports:

Cadiz have 2 of the most important ports of Spain: Cádiz and Algeciras. Both have a big amount of international freight traffic and docking of many cruise ships which directly affect to service sector of those 2 cities.

TERTIARY SECTOR:70% GDP

Gross Domestic Product

The major source of income in province: beaches, culture, golf, wind sports, cruises…

Hotel Industry

Civil service

Tourism

very high rate of unemployment: 32%. It’s the third highest province of Spain

Unemployment

Economic crisis => many companies are closing

Income per capita is 7.006 € : 71,5% of the national average, the lowest in Andalusia and the third lowest in Spain

Thank you for all