Hessen Facts and Figures

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1 Hessen 2017 Facts and Figures

2 CONTENTS Infrastructure Hessen at the heart of Europe 3 Labour Market and Workforce Workforce breakdown by economic sector 12 The largest commercial airports in Europe 4 Foreign-born workforce 13 Hessen in Germany 5 Dual vocational training in the STEM sectors in Hessen 14 Economic Structure Selected structural data compared by federal state Hessen and its administrative districts Financial Centre Frankfurt Financial institutions Fintech incubators Trade Fairs International trade fair centre Frankfurt Hessen exhibition calendar The ten largest industrial employers in Hessen Global Hessen Hessen compared with countries worldwide The most important exports The most important trading partners Foreign direct investment in Hessen Research and Development R&D spending compared by federal state Universities and research institutes Selected universities in Hessen

3 INFRASTRUCTURE HESSEN AT THE HEART OF EUROPE the gateway to Europe 510 million consumers with strong purchasing power in Europe Stockholm access to every market 44 million consumers in a 200km radius around Frankfurt Dublin Copenhagen Moscow the European transport hub reach every European business centre in less than 2.5 hours of flying time London Amsterdam Warsaw Paris FRANKFURT the hub for data traffic with the world s largest internet exchange point in Frankfurt Lisbon Madrid Rome Istanbul 3 Source: Eurostat DE-CIX Hessen Agentur calculations

4 INFRASTRUCTURE THE LARGEST COMMERCIAL AIRPORTS IN EUROPE Frankfurt airport 61% connecting passengers Traffic performance 2016 by division Cargo (total traffic, thousand metric tons) Passengers (total traffic, millions) Aircraft movements (thousands) Frankfurt (FRA) 2, ,9 61 million air passengers per years Paris (CDG) 2, ,0 Amsterdam (AMS) 1, ,9 2.2 million metric tons of cargo per year London (LHR) 1, ,2 4,580 direct flights per week China: 254 GB: 248 USA: 217 Japan: 37 India: 35 Korea: 18 Frankfurt airport summer flight schedule 2017: 96 airlines 299 destinations in 97 countries 4 Source: ACI Fraport AG Hessen Agentur research

5 INFRASTRUCTURE HESSEN IN GERMANY Stockholm 12 h 3 h Moscow Fast internet: Hessen is ranked third among German rural states in terms of broadband expansion Latest delivery of goods cut-off time in Germany Direct connection to the German high-speed rail network London Brussels Paris Berlin Warsaw Frankfurt Budapest Vienna 1,5 h Madrid 15 h Rome Istanbul Frankfurter Kreuz (A3/A5): one of the busiest motorway interchanges in Europe with 335,000 vehicles per day 340 long-distance trains, 290 regional trains and 350,000 passengers pass through Frankfurt Main Station every day 5 Source: Statista 2016 Deutsche Bahn Hessen Agentur research (2016)

6 ECONOMIC STRUCTURE SELECTED STRUCTURAL DATA COMPARED BY FEDERAL STATE Selected German rural federal states, 2016 Germany Hessen Baden- Wuerttemberg Bavaria Lower Saxony North-Rhine- Westphalia Area (km²) 357,340 21,115 35,751 70,550 47,615 34,110 Population (millions) People per km² Unemployment rate (total civilian workforce, %) GDP per capita* ( at current prices) 37,100 42,700 42,600 42,950 32,600 36,500 GVA ( billions) 2, Tertiary sector (share of gross value added, %) Source: Statistisches Bundesamt Statistische Landesämter Statistik der Bundesagentur für Arbeit Arbeitskreis VGR der Länder Hessen Agentur calculations * 2015

7 ECONOMIC STRUCTURE HESSEN AND ITS ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS Area and population, 2015 Administrative district Area (km²) Population (millions) People per km² Kassel 8, Giessen 5, Darmstadt 7, Hessen total 21, Persons employed subject to social insurance contributions, 2016 Administrative district Total In industry (%) In services (%) Kassel 456, Giessen 354, Darmstadt 1,646, Hessen total 2,457, Giessen Kassel Darmstadt Administrative district of Kassel Administrative district of Giessen Administrative district of Darmstadt 7 Source: Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt Statistik der Bundesagentur für Arbeit Hessen Agentur calculations

8 FINANCIAL CENTRE FRANKFURT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS With around 200 domestic and foreign banks, the Deutsche Bundesbank and the European Central Bank (ECB), Frankfurt holds a leading position in the German financial sector and plays a prominent role in the mainland European financial sector: Over 90 percent of the total German exchange turnover is generated at the financial centre Frankfurt. employees at 7,900 companies in Frankfurt s financial services sector Frankfurt Stock Exchange is one of the biggest securities trading centres in the world Banks in the financial centre Frankfurt 2017 About 200 financial institutions 159 foreign banks Around 100,000 people work in Frankfurt s finance sector, 62,000 in the bank sector Europe s largest futures exchange, third largest in the world House of Finance interdisciplinary research and education activities with a focus on finance Fintech hub: with about 100 companies, the Frankfurt- Rhein-Main region is among the largest fintech centres in Germany 8 Source: Deutsche Bundesbank Helaba Deutsche Börse AG Eurex Group Ernst & Young Frankfurt Main Finance e.v.

9 FINANCIAL CENTRE FRANKFURT FINTECH INCUBATORS Venture capital investments of about 1b (since 2014) Accelerator Frankfurt GmbH TechQuartier FinTech Community Frankfurt VABN Aurelis Real Estate Digital Factory Deutsche Bank FinTech companies FinTech Hub Deutsche Börse Frankfurter TechQuartier (TQ) serves as the single point of contact for start-ups and fintech companies. FinTech Lab FinTech Group AG Main Incubator Commerzbank 9 Source: Deutsche Bundesbank Helaba Deutsche Börse AG Ernst & Young Frankfurt Main Finance e.v.

10 TRADE FAIRS INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR CENTRE FRANKFURT With over 592,000 square metres, Frankfurt is the world s third largest trade fair centre The world s leading trade fairs for consumer goods, lifestyle products, textiles, automotive technology, architecture, and media A central location, perfect transportation access, direct flights to and from the international airport Around 15,000 parking spaces, over 43,000 hotels and other places to stay in Frankfurt and its neighbouring cities About 2,300 employees generated 646 million euros in revenue in the financial year 2016 Trade fair centre Frankfurt trade fairs and exhibitions 37,926 exhibitors 1.4m visitors 2,640 net space (space booked and special show space, thousand m²) 10 Source: Messe Frankfurt Annual Report 2016

11 TRADE FAIRS HESSEN EXHIBITION CALENDAR 2018 International trade fairs and exhibitions (selection) Jan 12 Jan Heimtextil International trade fair for home and contract textiles Frankfurt 26 Jan 30 Jan Christmasworld International trade fair for seasonal and festive decorations Frankfurt 27 Jan 30 Jan Creativeworld International trade fair for hobby, craft and art supplies Frankfurt 27 Jan 30 Jan Paperworld The world s leading trade fair for stationery, office supplies and writing instruments Frankfurt 09 Feb 13 Feb Ambiente International consumer goods fair for the Dining, Giving and Living areas Frankfurt 03 Mar 05 Mar I.L.M. Winter Styles International leather goods fair Offenbach 18 Mar 23 Mar Light + Building The world s leading trade fair for lighting and building services technology Frankfurt 10 Apr 13 Apr Prolight + Sound International trade fair of technologies and services for entertainment, integrated systems and creation Frankfurt 11 Apr 14 Apr Musikmesse International trade fair for musical instruments, sheet music, music production and marketing Frankfurt 15 May 17 May Optatec International trade fair for optical technologies, components and systems Frankfurt 11 Jun 15 Jun ACHEMA World forum and leading show for the process industries Frankfurt 30 Jun 03 Jul Tendence International consumer goods fair for the home and gifts sectors Frankfurt 01 Sep 03 Sep I.L.M. Summer Styles International leather goods fair Offenbach 11 Sep 15 Sep Automechanika The world s leading trade fair for the automotive service industry Frankfurt 10 Oct 14 Oct Frankfurt Book Fair International trade fair for books, multimedia & communication, guest of honour: France Frankfurt 11 Source: Messe Frankfurt Messe Offenbach

12 LABOUR MARKET AND WORKFORCE WORKFORCE BREAKDOWN BY ECONOMIC SECTOR Number of persons employed liable to social security contributions, 2016 Hessen total Share (%) Germany total Share (%) INDUSTRY including: 601, ,991, Manufacturing 443, ,709, Construction 119, ,746, SERVICES including: 1,846, ,140, Wholesale and retail trade; Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 336, ,303, Transportation and storage 169, ,655, Accommodation and food services 80, ,026, Information and communication 89, , Financial and insurance activities 139, , Real estate; professional, scientific and technical activities 214, ,293, Health care and social services 315, ,532, Education 90, ,203, Other 411, ,160, AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY, FISHERIES 9, , PERSONS EMPLOYED LIABLE TO SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS, TOTAL 2,457, ,373, Source: Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt Statistik der Bundesagentur für Arbeit Hessen Agentur calculations

13 LABOUR MARKET AND WORKFORCE FOREIGN-BORN WORKFORCE Hessen is an international state and offers both German and foreign-born workers excellent employment perspectives. Since 2012 employment numbers have been growing particularly dynamically. The number of persons employed has increased by more than seven percent over this period, with the number of German workers rising by around 4% and that of foreign-born workers even by about 37.8 percent. Therefore, some 13.7 percent of all persons employed are of foreign nationality at the moment an above-average number compared with the German average. Employment numbers, Share of foreign-born workers (%) Hessen Germany Number of persons employed (thousands) Year Total Foreign-born , , , , , Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit statistic Hessen Agentur calculations

14 LABOUR MARKET AND WORKFORCE DUAL VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN THE STEM SECTORS IN HESSEN Dual vocational training is the central pillar of the strategy of Hessen s economy to meet its own demand of skilled professionals. Each year some 37,300 young people start dual vocational training at vocational schools and companies. Top 5 STEM professions that require the completion of a dual vocational training programme in Hessen (number of new hires, 2016) The STEM sectors and occupations in the fields of mathematics, computer science, sciences and technology are the main focus of dual vocational training schemes. In 2016 a total of 35,900 apprentices, or one in three, completed their dual vocational training in the STEM sectors in Hessen. This is almost one in three of all apprentices. Motor vehicle mechatronics technician Electronics technician 972 1,476 Motor vehicle mechatronics technicians, plant mechanics, electronics technicians, IT specialists, and warehouse logistics specialists are examples of professions that require the completion of a dual vocational training programme and which are currently in high demand in Hessen s automotive industry, logistics sector, engineering sector as well as the metal and electronics industries. This is why there was a high number of new hires among members of these professions in IT specialist Plant mechanic Industrial mechanic Source: Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung Bundesagentur für Arbeit

15 LABOUR MARKET AND WORKFORCE THE TEN LARGEST INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYERS IN HESSEN Rank / company Industry Location in Hessen Number of employees in Hessen 1 Volkswagen AG Automotive Baunatal 16,100 2 Continental Konzern Automotive Frankfurt, Korbach, Karben, Schwalbach am Taunus 15,500 3 Opel Automobile GmbH Automotive Rüsselsheim 13,000 4 Merck Gruppe Chemicals and pharmaceuticals Darmstadt, Gernsheim, Wiesbaden 10,100 5 Fresenius SE & Co KGaA Chemicals and pharmaceuticals, medical technology Bad Homburg, Bad Hersfeld, Bensheim, Biebesheim, Friedberg 8,500 6 Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH Chemicals and pharmaceuticals Frankfurt (Höchst) 7,300 7 B. Braun Melsungen AG Chemicals and pharmaceuticals, medical technology 8 Evonik Industries AG Chemicals and pharmaceuticals 9 Siemens AG 10 Procter & Gamble Chemicals, electronics Electronics, mechanical engineering, medical technology Melsungen, Spangenberg, Bad Arolsen 7,000 Darmstadt, Hanau, Weiterstadt, Steinau a.d. Str., Bad König Bad Hersfeld, Eschborn, Frankfurt, Höchst, Kassel Schwalbach, Groß-Gerau, Kronberg Weiterstadt 5,800 5,600 5, Source: Hessen Agentur (2015)

16 GLOBAL HESSEN HESSEN COMPARED WITH COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE GDP per capita ( thousands) Hessen compared with selected countries USA Hessen United Kingdom Canada Germany France Japan EU28 Italy South Korea Saudi Arabia Argentina Russia 16 Source: World Bank Arbeitskreis VGR der Länder Hessen Agentur calculations (2015)

17 GLOBAL HESSEN THE MOST IMPORTANT EXPORTS Chemical and pharmaceutical products are main exports, mechanical engineering industry is secondlargest exporter Products of the chemical and pharmaceutical industry are by far Hessen s top exports. They therefore lead the 2016 ranking of the most important export products with a volume of 17.2 billion euros, which accounts for 29.3 percent of Hessen s entire export volume. They are followed by machinery, cars, and electronics and electrical engineering products. These product categories are at the same time Hessen s most important imports. With 14.3 billion euros, products of the electrotechnical industry account for the largest share of the total import volume followed by chemical and pharmaceutical products with 11.1 billion euros. In 2016 Hessen s economy exported goods were worth 58.6 billion euros. Hessen s imports had a volume of 86.2 billion euros and saw an increase of 3.5 percent. Product group 2016 exports ( millions) 2016 imports ( millions) Food 2,651 3,960 Raw materials 200 4,570 Intermediate products 3,351 7,951 Final goods including: 50,804 65,049 Chemical and pharmaceutical products 17, Machinery 6,519 9,196 Cars, car parts and accessories 6,221 9,510 Electronics and electrical engineering products 5,642 14,316 Other 1,563 4,680 Total 58,569 86, Source: Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt Hessen Agentur calculations

18 GLOBAL HESSEN THE MOST IMPORTANT TRADING PARTNERS Exports: The US Is the most important trading partner for Hessen Two-thirds of exports go to countries in Europe In percent of all of Hessen s exports went to the US. It is followed by France and Great Britain with a share of 7.7 and 6.9 percent, respectively, ahead of the Netherlands with 6.6 percent. With a volume of goods exports to China valued at 3 billion euros, it is, along with the US, another non-eu country among the TOP 10 trading partners. The majority of Hessen s exports, 65 percent, go to countries in Europe. With 16.5 percent, the second largest export market is Asia, closely followed by America with 15.6 percent. With a 5.1 export share, China is the most important purchaser of exports from Hessen to Asia exports breakdown by country (selection) Rank / country Hessen ( millions) Share of total exports (%) United States 7, France 4, Great Britain 4, Netherlands 3, Italy 3, China 2, Poland 2, Austria 2, Spain 2, Belgium 2, Total 58, Source: Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt Hessen Agentur calculations

19 GLOBAL HESSEN THE MOST IMPORTANT TRADING PARTNERS Imports: Goods from the US and China account for the largest share of Hessen's import volume The United States and the People s Republic of China are Hessen s main trading partners. For the first time, China is in first place among the exporters of goods to Hessen with a volume of 9.7 billion euros, which accounts for a 11.2 percent share of Hessen s total imports. The US takes second place with a volume of goods exported to Hessen valued 7.8 billion euros and a 9.1 percent share of the total imports. With a share of 60 percent, most of all goods imports to Hessen come from European countries. As with exports, the Asian continent comes second with a share of 26.4 of imports followed by America with an 11.1 percent share imports breakdown by country (selection) Rank / country Hessen ( millions) Share of total imports (%) China 9, USA 7, Netherlands 5, France 4, Belgium 4, Switzerland 4, Russia 4, Italy 4, Japan 3, Great Britain 3, Total 86, Source: Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt Hessen Agentur calculations

20 GLOBAL HESSEN FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN HESSEN Distribution of foreign investment in Germany by federal state in % Breakdown of foreign direct investment in Hessen by country of origin Country of origin (TOP 10) billions Share (%) 8.4 % 13.9 % 14.2 % Hessen North-Rhine Westphalia Bavaria Netherlands Luxembourg Great Britain France % 31.8 % German city states Baden-Wuerttemberg Ireland Sweden South Korea % Other 9 federal states Japan Switzerland Germany: 466 billions Hessen: 69 billions Belgium Total Source: Deutsche Bundesbank Hessen Agentur calculations 2015 year-end

21 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT R&D SPENDING COMPARED BY FEDERAL STATE Technology centre Hessen among Europe s TOP 10 most innovative regions significant R&D spending: 2.8% of GDP (EU28: 2%) business sector has a high share: 76% of R&D spending is done by businesses (EU28: 64%) above-average share of highly qualified workers: 18% of persons employed are graduates (Germany: 15%) Business sector's share of R&D spending by state (%) Baden-Wuerttemberg 81.4 Bavaria 77.0 Hessen 76.2 Rhineland-Palatinate 76.0 Lower Saxony 73.4 Germany 68.7 North-Rhine Westphalia 57.9 Hamburg 56.3 Schleswig-Holstein 52.5 Thuringia 48.1 Saxony 43.4 Saarland 41.7 Berlin 41.2 Bremen 36.4 Brandenburg 36.4 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 31.9 Saxony-Anhalt Source: Statistisches Bundesamt Eurostat Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt Hessen Agentur calculations (2015)

22 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES Around 80 universities, research institutes and institutes for academic education 3,500 businesses in about 40 cluster and network initiatives An above-average number of universities and higher education institutions: 5.8 universities per 1 million people (Germany: 5.2) 37 technology and start-up centres 182 start-ups per 10,000 employed persons (Germany: 130) 3 clusters for excellence in the field of sciences, medicine and humanities 7 Universities 14 Universities of applied sciences 15 Other universities 1 Helmholtz Gemeinschaft Institute 7 Max Planck Institutes 8 Fraunhofer Institutes 4 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibnitz Research Institutes 24 Other research institutes 22 Source: Statistisches Bundesamt DFG Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt

23 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SELECTED UNIVERSITIES IN HESSEN Subject areas (selection) Rang / Hochschulen Number of students (Oct-Mar ) Engineering Mathematics, sciences Medicine, health science Law, economics/ business studies, social sciences Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt 46,073 2,112 9,331 3,832 17,249 Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen 28, ,062 2,889 9,102 Technische Universität Darmstadt 26,228 17,157 4,573 2,808 Philipps-Universität Marburg 25,945 1,628 5,913 3,016 8,063 Universität Kassel 24,744 6,606 1,784 9,777 Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen 16,822 13, ,507 h_da Hochschule Darmstadt 16,063 9,439 1,571 3,617 Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences 13,483 7, ,834 Hochschule RheinMain Wiesbaden 12,857 6, ,773 Hochschule Fulda 8,794 2,135 1,309 3,818 Other universities 30,413 5, ,289 17,784 Universities in Hessen, total 249,810 71,826 29,827 14,901 85, Source: Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt

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