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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 quarryingSection11.7%
B05Mining of coal and ligniteDivision23.9%
B06Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gasDivision5.7%
B07Mining of metal oresDivision—
B08Other mining and quarryingDivision18.5%
B09Mining support service activitiesDivision7.7%
CManufacturingSection9.0%
C10Manufacture of food productsDivision7.0%
C11Manufacture of beveragesDivision9.4%
C12Manufacture of tobacco productsDivision15.6%
C13Manufacture of textilesDivision7.9%
C14Manufacture of wearing apparelDivision5.9%
C15Manufacture of leather and related productsDivision9.0%
C16Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materialsDivision11.8%
C17Manufacture of paper and paper productsDivision9.3%
C18Printing and reproduction of recorded mediaDivision10.4%
C19Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum productsDivision1.1%
C20Manufacture of chemicals and chemical productsDivision8.6%
C21Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparationsDivision13.0%
C22Manufacture of rubber and plastic productsDivision7.7%
C23Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral productsDivision12.2%
C24Manufacture of basic metalsDivision1.6%
C25Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipmentDivision9.4%
C26Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical productsDivision9.7%
C27Manufacture of electrical equipmentDivision8.1%
C28Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.Division5.0%
C29Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailersDivision4.1%
C30Manufacture of other transport equipmentDivision2.4%
C31Manufacture of furnitureDivision9.7%
C32Other manufacturingDivision13.1%
C33Repair and installation of machinery and equipmentDivision7.8%
DElectricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supplySection4.4%
D35Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supplyDivision6.3%
EWater supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activitiesSection19.5%
E36Water collection, treatment and supplyDivision23.1%
E37SewerageDivision38.9%
E38Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recoveryDivision16.5%
E39Remediation activities and other waste management servicesDivision17.2%
FConstructionSection14.9%
F41Construction of buildingsDivision9.9%
F42Civil engineeringDivision13.3%
F43Specialised construction activitiesDivision13.5%
GWholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcyclesSection8.7%
G45Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcyclesDivision6.1%
G46Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcyclesDivision5.3%
G47Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcyclesDivision6.7%
HTransportation and storageSection13.8%
H49Land transport and transport via pipelinesDivision9.7%
H50Water transportDivision8.9%
H51Air transportDivision-14.5%
H52Warehousing and support activities for transportationDivision10.2%
H53Postal and courier activitiesDivision12.4%
IAccommodation and food service activitiesSection19.5%
I55AccommodationDivision16.8%
I56Food and beverage service activitiesDivision19.8%
JInformation and communicationSection14.4%
J58Publishing activitiesDivision14.7%
J59Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activitiesDivision21.0%
J60Programming and broadcasting activitiesDivision29.9%
J61TelecommunicationsDivision25.4%
J62Computer programming, consultancy and related activitiesDivision12.2%
J63Information service activitiesDivision16.8%
KFinancial and insurance activitiesSection19.3%
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 activitiesSection44.5%
L68Real estate activitiesDivision43.1%
MProfessional, scientific and technical activitiesSection20.0%
M69Legal and accounting activitiesDivision32.8%
M70Activities of head offices; management consultancy activitiesDivision7.2%
M71Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysisDivision22.0%
M72Scientific research and developmentDivision8.8%
M73Advertising and market researchDivision14.1%
M74Other professional, scientific and technical activitiesDivision21.9%
M75Veterinary activitiesDivision33.1%
NAdministrative and support service activitiesSection25.2%
N77Rental and leasing activitiesDivision48.5%
N78Employment activitiesDivision10.0%
N79Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activitiesDivision-2.2%
N80Security and investigation activitiesDivision10.8%
N81Services to buildings and landscape activitiesDivision18.0%
N82Office administrative, office support and other business support activitiesDivision13.1%
PEducationSection16.1%
P85EducationDivision—
QHuman health and social work activitiesSection14.2%
Q86Human health activitiesDivision—
RArts, entertainment and recreationSection34.4%
R93Sports activities and amusement and recreation activitiesDivision—
SOther service activitiesSection—
S95Repair of computers and personal and household goodsDivision18.0%
S96Other personal service activitiesDivision—

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