Center region ranks 5th among the regions of Romania. Due to its geographical position, it borders every other development region except București - Ilfov, The economic structure of the Central region has undergone substantial changes in the last 10-15 years. The shares of some economic sectors such as agriculture, the extractive industry have decreased a lot, increasing instead the share of other industrial branches and those of the tertiary sector, especially. Currently, services provide 58.6% of regional gross added value, and industry 31.1%. Major production companies are present in this region, for example: SIEMENS, Continental, Faurecia, PRADA, Louis Vuitton, etc.