The Culture confirms itself as a vital component of the local economy, even if with some declines that need to be monitored. According to the latest report “I am culture 2025”, developed by the Economic Observatory of the Romagna Chamber of Commerce.
In particular in the province of Rimini they are 1.962 the “core culture” companies: 53.1% are activities relating to the world of services (architecture, design and communication), 34.0% production activities of replicable cultural goods and services (audiovisual and music, video games and software, publishing and printing), 12.8% activity of performing arts and visual arts (those linked to non-reproducible cultural goods and services, such as live shows) and 0.1% activities related to the conservation and valorisation of the historical and artistic heritage. Compared to the previous year a is detected increment dell’1,3%. As far as work is concerned, they are found 5 thousand 700 employed e 2.6 thousand employed in the companies ofcreative driven” (companies that do not belong to the supply chain but that use cultural contents and skills to increase the value of their products) (+2,8%). In comparison with the previous year, the 8.2 thousand employed in the cultural and creative production system are essentially stable (-0.1%). In terms of weight on total employment (4,9%), this is lower than the regional (5.9%) and national (5.8%) figures. In the national ranking, drawn up out of 107 provinces, Rimini ranks first 41° place by relative incidence (first three places: Milan, Florence, Rome); sixth positioninstead, together Forlì-Cesena, in regional ranking (after Bologna, Modena, Reggio Emilia, Parma and Piacenza).
As regards the wealth produced, in 2024 il added value of companies in the sector amounts to 335 million euros (-1.5% on 2023) while that of the “creative driven” stands on 153 million euros (+2,7%). Overall, i 488 million euros of added value of the Cultural and creative production system I am tending to be slightly decreasing (-0.6%).
In terms of weight of wealth on the total wealth produced (4,3%), as for employed people, this is also lower than that of Emilia-Romagna (5.3%) and Italy (5.7%). In the national ranking, Always out of 107 provinces, Rimini occupies the 45th place by relative incidence (first three places: Milan, Gorizia, Rome); fifth positioninstead, in regional ranking (after Modena, Bologna, Reggio Emilia and Parma).
“Taking inspiration from the data of the “I am culture” report, which talks about the economic and social value of companies operating in the cultural and creative sector, I would like to address a thought to all the people who are currently working to animate our squares and our theaters in these hours of celebration – he declares Carlo Battistinipresident of the Romagna Chamber of Commerce -. The cultural and creative production system is naturally not just entertainment, but a real industry which in our territory has exceeded the threshold of one billion euros of produced value. Behind every event, every installation and every digital innovation, there are extraordinary skills: from design and communication professionals to those who work in the performing arts. The 2024 data relating to the entire system give us a picture of growth for businesses and employment and, although the impact on total wealth is still slightly lower than the national averages, the vitality of our ‘core culture’ (+1.2% of businesses) exceeds the regional average. This tells us that the path is the right one: culture is the yeast that increases the value of our entire production system.”
