Some data on the economy of the RN

The GIP RN 2004 - R$ 11,6 Billion
INCOME PER CATCHES – 2004
RN - R$ 4,039
NE - R$ 3,694
BR - R$ 7.631

Exportations
The biggest growth in the volume of exportations was entered in 2004. In relation the 2003, increase of 85,2%. In the confrontation with 2002, 156,5%. Breached the barrier of the half billion of dollar (USS 576,6 million). The oil answers for 49% of the exported volume. But our base is diversified. Main products: têxteis cashew shrimp, cantaloups, confectionery, chestnut, clothes, granite, fabrics, lobster, wires, sugar, t-shirts, salt and papaya. They are 22 itens to all.

Economic Pointers

A State in development without a doubt, one of itens to be considered in the decision for investing or in definitive state are not the numbers that base its economic health. In this question, the Rio Grande do Norte is a strong example, has seen the 2004 numbers. BR - R$ 7.631

Public Debt:The total supply of the public debt estadual.Compared the December of 2003 fell, the decrease was of 12,3%. In relation the December of 2002, the supply suffered a fall from 24,71%. Our GIP is of R$ 11,6 billion. * The external debt, in foreign currency, is equivalent only 5% of the total debt (well below of the national debt movable atrelada to the dollar, that is of 9,3%).

Collection: Real increment in the proper prescription of 17,87% in nominal terms in relation the 2003 (or 10.4%, if brought up to date for the IPCA, pointer used for the Federal Prescription to correct taxes). NEW COMPANIES In January of 2003 had been opened 187 new companies. In January of 2004 402 new companies had been opened. In January of 2005, more 67 branch offices of companies Sources: Jucern, SET and Seplan.

Tourism

Northeast Tourist polar region.

The Sun, the dry and ameno climate, the beauty of beaches, the enchantment of the landscapes, the hospitality of the people, everything this made with that the Industry of the Tourism occupies as the place in the economy to potiguar. The city of Natal that also is known as the "City of the Sun" bes situated in the mouth of the River Potengi and in the point most eastern of America of the South Its modern part was projected in years 30 for architect Grego-Itálico Giacomo Palumbo, who carried through wide urbanísticos studies considering and woody avenues that today embellish the city.

Native land of the historian Cascudo Chamber possesss, between many natural beauties, the Cajueiro greater of the World and the Mount of the Bald spot a famous "postal card". The annual average temperature is of 26°C, providing a Sun that shines the entire year. In full corner of Brazil, born in the kingdom a state of spirit, one special form of being, feeling and of living. Natal is muse of sunny versions, harmony symbol and good-tempered pleasures, center of delight and of chats to the candy flavor of the naivety. Its coconut palms have more life, its dunes more loves... Its way to be and to live pleases, its hospitality infects. Natal, where the party if eternalizes in way to a smile; where the life shines without ceremonies. Natal is the burning hot sun redoubt, propitious space the luminous stars. In this small capital, the nature protects subtle whims, reserve magnificências that come out in a simple one to blink of eyes.

Hotels

We are as bigger northeast hoteleiro park, with 34 thousand bedstead.The tourism generates 120 a thousand jobs in the RN. According to place in the Northeast in flow of Brazilian tourists. Third place in the Northeast in flow of foreign tourists. With our coast of 407 kilometers, we have still unexplored beaches and exuberant beauties.

Landings in 2004, according to Infraero brought up to date until December 2004)
Salvador, 781 a thousand
Fortaleza tourists, 652 a thousand
Natal, 569 a thousand
Recife, 450 a thousand
Investment with spreading in 2004
Bahia: R$ 10 million.
Rio Grande do Norte: R$ 8 million.
Fortaleza: R$ 6 million.

The Rio Grande do Norte was the first one been of the Country to approve its projects for 2005. 62 million are R$ to be invested to the long one of the year. They are, to all, 22 foreseen workmanships. The first one is the basic sanitation das communities of Cotovelo, Pirangi and Pium, calculated in R$ 20, 5 million. To follow, it will be the time of the coast north, starting for the sanitation of the Redinha.

Private investments in the Tourism

Of Touros (coastal North) to the Baia Formosa (coastal South) they are 65 enterprises, ten of them with fields of golf. Forecast of investments of R$ 480 million in the next two years in approximately 13 a thousand apartments and 26 a thousand stream beds, that will have to use 9 a thousand people. Only the SERHS NATAL, one five stars of the located Spanish group in Via Costeira, will have 425 apartments, investment of 60 Real million, generation of 400 jobs right-handers, with forecast of inauguration in November of this year.

Flights charters

In the high station 2004/2005 December the April), the State received 17 flights, a growth of 275% in relation the 2002.

Tourist prescription in 2004: R$ 247,4 million with the flights charters was only generated a collection of 2,9 million dollar.

A cultural stroll

For whom wants to know a little of history and of the architecture of this sunny land she is necessary to visit some churches old as the Church of the Rosary of 1876, of Ours Lady of the 1599 Church and the Cathedral Presentation Santo Antonio of 1760 in which was inaugurated the Museum of Sacra Art recently.

In the Ribeira, also known as I sing old of the city, that is one of its older quarters meets the Alberto Maranhão Theater, building of eclectic lines that shelters in its stage events of great relevance. However, nothing more representative for Natal of the Forte Dos Reis Magos, nucleus that gave origin to the city. This fort is a true fortress in form of star, dated of 159, constructed on arrecifes and surrounded by the sea. In relation the panoramic sights of the city, an excellent mirador can be the Lighthouse of Mãe Luiza located soon after the Area Preta beach, whose tower measures 37 meters and the staircase is composed of 150 steps. The Museum Camara Cascudo is most excellent of the city and is considered one of most interesting and complete of the country in if treating to rupestres paintings. Amongst its more varied attractions, the ones that more have despertado curiosity are the reproductions of paleontological environments, as the tanks and the caves, beyond fossil material of great mammals.

Energy Matrix

The Rio Grande do Norte can be considered a privileged one when the subject is first energy. We have a Net of the gas-lines that already benefits 52 cities of the State, from Mossoró (region West of the State, second bigger city to potiguar), passing for the Valley of the Açu, until the Seridó. The Petrobras is concluding the installation of one kerosene plant of aviation in the State. This unit is programmed to produce 1,300 barris/dia of kerosene and will also propitiate the duplication of the oil production diesel of 4.000 barrels for 8.000 barrel/day. One is about a project that involves investments of the USS 50 million, whose conclusion will have to occur in 2004, case its chronogram comes to be kept. This industrial plant emphatically was required by the State Government because, in the measure where Rio Grande do Norte produced in its territory aviation gasoline, if it would become more apt to advocate for the concretion of the Airport of São Gonçalo do Amarante - foreseen to function as Gate Way for Latin America. The conclusion of this enterprise places Rio Grande do Norte in better conditions to plead its so dreamed refinery, as well as will mean the processing, in Guamaré, of 25% of produced oil and 95% of the natural gas in the State. In as the semester of this year, the Third Unit of Natural Gas Processing will be inaugurated.

Thermoelectric

The Rio Grande do Norte has in advance in regimen of execution, a termeolétrica plant. The Termoaçu, in the city of Alto do Rodrigues will have capacity to produce 49,3 megawatts. One second plant will be constructed, still this year, in Guamaré. The Sedec is elaborating the Energy Rocking of the State, instrument of important planning. The last registers are referring the 1981. Version 2005 will include the historical series up to 2004.

Aeolian park

The first aeolian park of Latin America is being constructed in Rio Grande do Norte. Calculated in R$ 200 million, the workmanship of installation of a plant of electric energy by means of the wind in the city of Rio do Fogo, the coast north of the State, was initiated in the last week for the Enerbrasil group. The project that will go to contribute so that the State becomes self-sufficient in the energy generation. The forecast is of that until July of 2006 the park, whose workmanship will go to generate 300 jobs, between indirect right-handers and, already it is functioning. The aeolian park of Rio do Fogo is the first one to be placed in functioning inside of the Program of Incentive to the Alternative Sources of Electric Energy (Proinfa), created for the federal government to guarantee the Brazilian energy sustentabilidade. The unit will be, therefore, the first experience accomplishes of commercial generation of aeolian energy in Brazil, with 49,3 Megawatts of installed power, the equivalent to the 3,000 hours of generation of energy per year. When concluded the park it will go to transform the Northeast, and particularly Rio Grande do Norte, of importer the exporter of electric energy.

Oil and Gas

Rio Grande do Norte are produced more than 95 a thousand barrel/day of oil, placing the State as as the bigger producer of Country and the producing greater in land. The natural gas production arrives the four million cubical meters per day, detaching the State as the third producer of Brazil with more than 3,9 a thousand wells in operation. The Petrobras, in the Unit business-oriented of Exploration and Production of the RN and Ceará intends to apply USS 210 million in investments and USS 231 million in expenditure. The second Unit of Processing of Gás Natural (UPGN-2) was inaugurated in February of 2001, raising offers of the product for the current numbers. The company initiates this year the process of implantation of the aviation kerosene plant. The gas production in the State supplies 53 industries of Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba and Pernambuco. The kitchen gas production (GLP) supplies 100% with the market of State and 50% market of the Paraíba.

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