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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 quarryingSection26.9%
B05Mining of coal and ligniteDivision-11.1%
B06Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gasDivision56.2%
B07Mining of metal oresDivision30.8%
B08Other mining and quarryingDivision13.5%
B09Mining support service activitiesDivision13.0%
CManufacturingSection8.8%
C10Manufacture of food productsDivision6.7%
C11Manufacture of beveragesDivision11.7%
C12Manufacture of tobacco productsDivision27.2%
C13Manufacture of textilesDivision8.7%
C14Manufacture of wearing apparelDivision4.8%
C15Manufacture of leather and related productsDivision5.7%
C16Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materialsDivision8.5%
C17Manufacture of paper and paper productsDivision11.8%
C18Printing and reproduction of recorded mediaDivision8.9%
C19Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum productsDivision7.2%
C20Manufacture of chemicals and chemical productsDivision11.5%
C21Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparationsDivision18.9%
C22Manufacture of rubber and plastic productsDivision12.3%
C23Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral productsDivision14.9%
C24Manufacture of basic metalsDivision4.4%
C25Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipmentDivision8.2%
C26Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical productsDivision9.2%
C27Manufacture of electrical equipmentDivision6.0%
C28Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.Division8.3%
C29Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailersDivision5.4%
C30Manufacture of other transport equipmentDivision6.1%
C31Manufacture of furnitureDivision8.4%
C32Other manufacturingDivision11.2%
C33Repair and installation of machinery and equipmentDivision7.8%
DElectricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supplySection16.0%
D35Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supplyDivision21.5%
EWater supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activitiesSection14.0%
E36Water collection, treatment and supplyDivision25.3%
E37SewerageDivision22.7%
E38Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recoveryDivision16.2%
E39Remediation activities and other waste management servicesDivision12.3%
FConstructionSection10.3%
F41Construction of buildingsDivision7.9%
F42Civil engineeringDivision6.5%
F43Specialised construction activitiesDivision10.7%
GWholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcyclesSection5.4%
G45Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcyclesDivision3.8%
G46Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcyclesDivision4.9%
G47Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcyclesDivision6.2%
HTransportation and storageSection15.0%
H49Land transport and transport via pipelinesDivision16.2%
H50Water transportDivision5.2%
H51Air transportDivision-35.8%
H52Warehousing and support activities for transportationDivision16.8%
H53Postal and courier activitiesDivision2.3%
IAccommodation and food service activitiesSection13.0%
I55AccommodationDivision-20.0%
I56Food and beverage service activitiesDivision0.7%
JInformation and communicationSection15.4%
J58Publishing activitiesDivision11.9%
J59Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activitiesDivision15.5%
J60Programming and broadcasting activitiesDivision9.0%
J61TelecommunicationsDivision26.9%
J62Computer programming, consultancy and related activitiesDivision7.0%
J63Information service activitiesDivision17.5%
KFinancial and insurance activitiesSection32.7%
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 activitiesSection37.9%
L68Real estate activitiesDivision34.5%
MProfessional, scientific and technical activitiesSection17.4%
M69Legal and accounting activitiesDivision29.8%
M70Activities of head offices; management consultancy activitiesDivision5.9%
M71Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysisDivision12.3%
M72Scientific research and developmentDivision25.0%
M73Advertising and market researchDivision8.1%
M74Other professional, scientific and technical activitiesDivision29.0%
M75Veterinary activitiesDivision21.7%
NAdministrative and support service activitiesSection13.2%
N77Rental and leasing activitiesDivision34.1%
N78Employment activitiesDivision2.6%
N79Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activitiesDivision-7.5%
N80Security and investigation activitiesDivision7.7%
N81Services to buildings and landscape activitiesDivision8.4%
N82Office administrative, office support and other business support activitiesDivision13.7%
PEducationSection17.5%
P85EducationDivision—
QHuman health and social work activitiesSection19.2%
Q86Human health activitiesDivision—
RArts, entertainment and recreationSection17.2%
R93Sports activities and amusement and recreation activitiesDivision—
SOther service activitiesSection—
S95Repair of computers and personal and household goodsDivision15.6%
S96Other personal service activitiesDivision—

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