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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 quarryingSection14.3%
B05Mining of coal and ligniteDivision—
B06Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gasDivision—
B07Mining of metal oresDivision—
B08Other mining and quarryingDivision10.6%
B09Mining support service activitiesDivision14.3%
CManufacturingSection10.2%
C10Manufacture of food productsDivision7.0%
C11Manufacture of beveragesDivision21.1%
C12Manufacture of tobacco productsDivision16.9%
C13Manufacture of textilesDivision11.3%
C14Manufacture of wearing apparelDivision11.8%
C15Manufacture of leather and related productsDivision20.7%
C16Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materialsDivision16.9%
C17Manufacture of paper and paper productsDivision9.2%
C18Printing and reproduction of recorded mediaDivision14.1%
C19Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum productsDivision2.3%
C20Manufacture of chemicals and chemical productsDivision12.0%
C21Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparationsDivision30.7%
C22Manufacture of rubber and plastic productsDivision12.4%
C23Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral productsDivision11.0%
C24Manufacture of basic metalsDivision3.5%
C25Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipmentDivision13.2%
C26Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical productsDivision15.0%
C27Manufacture of electrical equipmentDivision9.7%
C28Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.Division14.0%
C29Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailersDivision4.5%
C30Manufacture of other transport equipmentDivision11.2%
C31Manufacture of furnitureDivision10.9%
C32Other manufacturingDivision13.1%
C33Repair and installation of machinery and equipmentDivision8.1%
DElectricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supplySection11.2%
D35Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supplyDivision15.8%
EWater supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activitiesSection16.9%
E36Water collection, treatment and supplyDivision25.2%
E37SewerageDivision38.2%
E38Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recoveryDivision13.2%
E39Remediation activities and other waste management servicesDivision12.7%
FConstructionSection11.3%
F41Construction of buildingsDivision10.5%
F42Civil engineeringDivision8.5%
F43Specialised construction activitiesDivision14.2%
GWholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcyclesSection5.2%
G45Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcyclesDivision3.7%
G46Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcyclesDivision5.1%
G47Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcyclesDivision9.1%
HTransportation and storageSection11.9%
H49Land transport and transport via pipelinesDivision10.3%
H50Water transportDivision36.8%
H51Air transportDivision-4.5%
H52Warehousing and support activities for transportationDivision11.6%
H53Postal and courier activitiesDivision8.9%
IAccommodation and food service activitiesSection14.7%
I55AccommodationDivision8.3%
I56Food and beverage service activitiesDivision13.5%
JInformation and communicationSection22.1%
J58Publishing activitiesDivision16.9%
J59Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activitiesDivision16.5%
J60Programming and broadcasting activitiesDivision11.8%
J61TelecommunicationsDivision35.3%
J62Computer programming, consultancy and related activitiesDivision19.5%
J63Information service activitiesDivision36.7%
KFinancial and insurance activitiesSection32.8%
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 activitiesSection43.6%
L68Real estate activitiesDivision42.2%
MProfessional, scientific and technical activitiesSection23.8%
M69Legal and accounting activitiesDivision33.2%
M70Activities of head offices; management consultancy activitiesDivision23.1%
M71Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysisDivision16.5%
M72Scientific research and developmentDivision-0.9%
M73Advertising and market researchDivision9.5%
M74Other professional, scientific and technical activitiesDivision19.7%
M75Veterinary activitiesDivision29.5%
NAdministrative and support service activitiesSection18.0%
N77Rental and leasing activitiesDivision41.5%
N78Employment activitiesDivision4.8%
N79Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activitiesDivision-7.8%
N80Security and investigation activitiesDivision9.8%
N81Services to buildings and landscape activitiesDivision15.2%
N82Office administrative, office support and other business support activitiesDivision20.6%
PEducationSection12.7%
P85EducationDivision—
QHuman health and social work activitiesSection10.5%
Q86Human health activitiesDivision—
RArts, entertainment and recreationSection9.4%
R93Sports activities and amusement and recreation activitiesDivision—
SOther service activitiesSection—
S95Repair of computers and personal and household goodsDivision26.4%
S96Other personal service activitiesDivision—

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