Economy of Abruzzo

[10][circular reference] Licorice on the other hand is mostly cultivated and processed in Atri and surroundings and sees the region in second place in Italy for production behind only Calabria.

[14] In addition to agriculture, before economic and industrial development the regional economy was also based on livestock; the latter was widely practiced using the technique of transhumance towards the Roman countryside and the Tavoliere delle Puglie; today the breeding techniques have changed and permanent breeding in sheepfolds is preferred; even today the region has a good heritage of sheep, while bovino farming is spreading more and more.

The Val di Sangro (province of Chieti), on the other hand, is home to important multinationals and a factory belonging to the Fiat (Sevel) group.

Not to be overlooked is crafts, a highly developed activity in the region which has been preserved over the centuries and which produces products such as ceramic, iron, gold, lace, fabrics, copper, musical instruments, stone, wood and wool; the main production centers are Pescocostanzo, Scanno (lace and fabrics), Castelli (ceramics), Guardiagrele, Pescocostanzo, Scanno, Sulmona and Giulianova (gold), Guardiagrele, Pescocostanzo, Lanciano, Ortona, Vasto, Tossicia and Scanno (copper and iron), Giulianova, Teramo and L'Aquila (musical instruments), Lettomanoppello, Pretoro, Pennapiedimonte and Pacentro (stone), L'Aquila (leather).

Also of considerable importance is the summer coastal and seaside tourism, which sees the presence of numerous tourist bathing establishments equipped in various centers of the coast such as Pescara, Montesilvano, Pineto, Roseto degli Abruzzi, Giulianova, Alba Adriatica, Tortoreto, Ortona, Vasto, Martinsicuro, Silvi Marina and the Trabocchi Coast.