Economic structure   

Today’s economic structure in Nuremberg is marked by

• a balanced mix of large companies and small and medium enterprises
• high-tech industrial companies with a large share of export activities (export rate 40 percent)
• a strongly increased share of services for companies
• and a strong degree of centrality as trading and shopping city.

Distribution of employees by branches of economy

Service sector provides 75 percent of jobs. The importance of the service sector has been increasing for many years. This is shown by the growing share of employees and by the total value creation.

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Nuremberg has developed into a high-tech region on the basis of its rich industrial tradition in electrical, mechanical and automotive engineering. Many products and problem solutions in the fields of communications, transport, energy technology, control & instrumentation, electronic components, entertainment electronics, automation engineering, and production technology come from Nuremberg.

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Shopping in Nuremberg has its own flair typical of this city. This is ensured by the successful integration of modern city functions with the historic buildings in the medieval core of the city – a guarantee for shopping tours with added interest.

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The craft trades are of great importance for the region’s economic power. 49,000 skilled tradesmen work in the 4,500 craft trade firms in Nuremberg.

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Nuremberg offers visitors all sorts of wonderful surprises. Nuremberg is a cosmopolitan modern city with more than half a million residents. Much of Nuremberg's history can be seen and experienced, unlike many other comparable cities and towns in Germany. A visit to Nuremberg is like a journey into two different worlds that are delightfully intertwined.

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