Socio-Economic impact
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The Port is, unquestionably, an important factor in the socio-economic development of the province of Huelva, and makes an important contribution to the province’s employment and Gross Value Added. In 2021, the Port Authority put out a call to tender for technical assistance to prepare two-yearly impact studies on the Port of Huelva in order to provide continuity to its work to determine the impact of the port activity on its hinterland. The study conducted in 2021 measures the economic impact of the Port of Huelva in 2020. The results of the study showed that the Port of Huelva, given its activity, is the essential logistical support for the main economic sectors of the province.
The study applies a methodology based on the 2016 input-output framework of the Andalusian Institute of Statistics and Cartography, which allows the total impact to be estimated on the Gross Value Added (GVA) and employment, disaggregated into direct, indirect and induced effects, along with the contribution to the regional and provincial economy.
The port ecosystem considered in the impact assessment consists of 190 companies and entities, 78 of which are considered port industry while there were 112 companies included as dependent industry.
All the impact studies conducted can be consulted on the Port of Huelva website.
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Estimate of the number of direct and indirect jobs and those induced by the port community (E_14)
The number of attributable jobs was 36,589 jobs, out of which:
| Activity without investments | Investment Impact | Total Wokers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 1,174 | - | 1,174 |
| Indirect | 1,218 | 1,744 | 2,962 |
| Inducid | 2,235 | 774 | 3,009 |
| Total Port Industry | 4,627 | 2,518 | 7,145 |
| Direct | 2,401 | - | 2,401 |
| Indirect | 9,189 | 5,023 | 14,212 |
| Inducid | 1,966 | 10,865 | 12,831 |
| Total Dependent Industry | 13,556 | 15,888 | 29,444 |
| Direct | 3,575 | - | 3,575 |
| Indirect | 10,407 | 6,767 | 17,174 |
| Inducid | 4,201 | 11.639 | 15,840 |
| Total Impact | 18,183 | 18,406 | 36,589 |
That accounted for 1.2% of employment in Andalusia and 19.4% of the province of Huelva
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Estimate of the Gross Value Added of the port community (E_15)
On the other hand, and with respect to the contribution to the GVA, the amount stood at €2,122,820,000, which meant a contribution to the Andalusian GVA of 1.4% and 21.9% of the provincial GVA, distributed as follows:
| Activity without investments | Investment Impact | Total GVA | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 89,600 | - | 89,600 |
| Indirect | 58,600 | 87,900 | 146,500 |
| Induced | 59,150 | 37,720 | 96.870 |
| Total Port Industry | 207,350 | 125,620 | 332,970 |
| Direct | 376,180 | - | 376,180 |
| Indirect | 543,900 | 244,900 | 788,800 |
| Induced | 95,760 | 529,110 | 624,870 |
| Total Dependent Industry | 1.015,840 | 774,010 | 1,789,850 |
| Direct | 465,780 | - | 465,780 |
| Indirect | 602,500 | 332,800 | 935,300 |
| Induced | 154,910 | 566,830 | 721,740 |
| Total Impact | 1.223,190 | 899,630 | 2,122,820 |
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