SWOT Analysis - Central Europe

atio. Csongrád, Hajdú-Bihar counties have similarly poor export ratio whereas
the productivity indices slightly better.
There are three sector which plays a major role of the industrial development’
performance in Baranya county: the electricity, gas, steam, water supply,
food, beverages, and tobacco productions, and mechanical engineering.
Sale gives more than 20%, electricity, gas, steam and water supply gives 38%
of the industrial production. Major representatives are the companies
belonging to the PannonPower Holding (electricity and heat production), the
E. ON group of companies: the South-Transdanubian Electricity Supply
Company Ltd. and the South-Transdanubian Gas Supply Co. (electricity and
natural gas sales), Pécs Waterworks Co. (water production and sales), and
the PÉTÁV Ltd. (district heating). The energy sector companies employ a total
of more than 4 thousand people, and, more than 1,800 employees directly in
the city. The annual production value is nearly 55 billion, the sales is 139 billion
HUF, respectively. This sector sale only for the domestic markets, and plays an
important role of energy supplies in the region's economy. The operation
provides employment for many SMEs, however, this sector won’t play a
leading role or boost the local economy. Food, beverages and tobacco
production ensure close to 40% of the annual production and 26.8% of total
sales. Only 13.16% of the turnover came from abroad. According to the
production data it is the strongest, but also the most vulnerable sector in Pécs.
The sector indicators have deteriorated because of the negative trends of
recent years (closing down the MIZO dairy company and the integration into
the South-Pick Szeged Meat Co.). Marketing problems facing the American
Tobacco BAT (the high rate of smuggled goods sold in our country), Pécs
Brewery Co. (low market share and high production costs). We cannot
expect positive change in the near future. This sector won’t play a leading
role in the economy’s stimulation of the city and the region either.
The machine industry provided the 20.9% of the total production value of the
whole industrial production accounted for. This sector took part in the
industrial sales by 16%. The export share within the sales was 85.33%,