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Cost structure, margins and trends for European industries sourced from Eurostat Structural Business Statistics.

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93 sectors
18 sections
7 countries
NACE Sector Level Operating margin
AAgriculture, forestry and fishingSection—
BMining and quarryingSection27.7%
B05Mining of coal and ligniteDivision11.1%
B06Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gasDivision6.4%
B07Mining of metal oresDivision33.6%
B08Other mining and quarryingDivision17.1%
B09Mining support service activitiesDivision27.5%
CManufacturingSection10.8%
C10Manufacture of food productsDivision7.0%
C11Manufacture of beveragesDivision2.4%
C12Manufacture of tobacco productsDivision16.7%
C13Manufacture of textilesDivision10.1%
C14Manufacture of wearing apparelDivision7.9%
C15Manufacture of leather and related productsDivision10.9%
C16Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materialsDivision10.9%
C17Manufacture of paper and paper productsDivision10.6%
C18Printing and reproduction of recorded mediaDivision1.5%
C19Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum productsDivision0.9%
C20Manufacture of chemicals and chemical productsDivision12.7%
C21Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparationsDivision22.9%
C22Manufacture of rubber and plastic productsDivision10.7%
C23Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral productsDivision12.6%
C24Manufacture of basic metalsDivision0.4%
C25Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipmentDivision1.5%
C26Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical productsDivision7.7%
C27Manufacture of electrical equipmentDivision8.1%
C28Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.Division1.5%
C29Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailersDivision4.3%
C30Manufacture of other transport equipmentDivision4.9%
C31Manufacture of furnitureDivision9.0%
C32Other manufacturingDivision15.3%
C33Repair and installation of machinery and equipmentDivision1.6%
DElectricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supplySection6.1%
D35Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supplyDivision12.4%
EWater supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activitiesSection15.9%
E36Water collection, treatment and supplyDivision27.8%
E37SewerageDivision37.1%
E38Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recoveryDivision5.3%
E39Remediation activities and other waste management servicesDivision0.5%
FConstructionSection11.3%
F41Construction of buildingsDivision9.5%
F42Civil engineeringDivision9.0%
F43Specialised construction activitiesDivision12.2%
GWholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcyclesSection6.4%
G45Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcyclesDivision4.6%
G46Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcyclesDivision5.6%
G47Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcyclesDivision6.5%
HTransportation and storageSection14.8%
H49Land transport and transport via pipelinesDivision10.3%
H50Water transportDivision2.7%
H51Air transportDivision-20.0%
H52Warehousing and support activities for transportationDivision12.3%
H53Postal and courier activitiesDivision8.0%
IAccommodation and food service activitiesSection13.6%
I55AccommodationDivision4.1%
I56Food and beverage service activitiesDivision7.5%
JInformation and communicationSection16.7%
J58Publishing activitiesDivision16.8%
J59Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activitiesDivision18.2%
J60Programming and broadcasting activitiesDivision16.3%
J61TelecommunicationsDivision29.1%
J62Computer programming, consultancy and related activitiesDivision1.8%
J63Information service activitiesDivision13.5%
KFinancial and insurance activitiesSection24.0%
K64Financial service activities, except insurance and pension fundingDivision—
K65Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social securityDivision—
K66Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activitiesDivision—
LReal estate activitiesSection37.3%
L68Real estate activitiesDivision40.9%
MProfessional, scientific and technical activitiesSection17.5%
M69Legal and accounting activitiesDivision30.8%
M70Activities of head offices; management consultancy activitiesDivision11.3%
M71Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysisDivision16.4%
M72Scientific research and developmentDivision5.1%
M73Advertising and market researchDivision10.3%
M74Other professional, scientific and technical activitiesDivision22.2%
M75Veterinary activitiesDivision24.8%
NAdministrative and support service activitiesSection18.2%
N77Rental and leasing activitiesDivision40.6%
N78Employment activitiesDivision4.8%
N79Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activitiesDivision7.2%
N80Security and investigation activitiesDivision8.0%
N81Services to buildings and landscape activitiesDivision14.1%
N82Office administrative, office support and other business support activitiesDivision5.3%
PEducationSection15.7%
P85EducationDivision—
QHuman health and social work activitiesSection17.9%
Q86Human health activitiesDivision—
RArts, entertainment and recreationSection20.8%
R93Sports activities and amusement and recreation activitiesDivision—
SOther service activitiesSection—
S95Repair of computers and personal and household goodsDivision13.6%
S96Other personal service activitiesDivision—

Source: Eurostat Structural Business Statistics (latest available year).