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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 quarryingSection12.1%
B05Mining of coal and ligniteDivision-27.7%
B06Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gasDivision60.8%
B07Mining of metal oresDivision-61.2%
B08Other mining and quarryingDivision12.0%
B09Mining support service activitiesDivision4.4%
CManufacturingSection7.1%
C10Manufacture of food productsDivision5.3%
C11Manufacture of beveragesDivision12.1%
C12Manufacture of tobacco productsDivision0.0%
C13Manufacture of textilesDivision8.2%
C14Manufacture of wearing apparelDivision4.0%
C15Manufacture of leather and related productsDivision19.3%
C16Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materialsDivision7.0%
C17Manufacture of paper and paper productsDivision7.3%
C18Printing and reproduction of recorded mediaDivision4.0%
C19Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum productsDivision-6.0%
C20Manufacture of chemicals and chemical productsDivision8.2%
C21Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparationsDivision10.3%
C22Manufacture of rubber and plastic productsDivision7.7%
C23Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral productsDivision7.5%
C24Manufacture of basic metalsDivision-0.8%
C25Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipmentDivision6.1%
C26Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical productsDivision5.3%
C27Manufacture of electrical equipmentDivision5.3%
C28Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.Division4.9%
C29Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailersDivision1.5%
C30Manufacture of other transport equipmentDivision3.8%
C31Manufacture of furnitureDivision4.4%
C32Other manufacturingDivision8.2%
C33Repair and installation of machinery and equipmentDivision5.0%
DElectricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supplySection-1.1%
D35Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supplyDivision18.8%
EWater supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activitiesSection7.1%
E36Water collection, treatment and supplyDivision26.0%
E37SewerageDivision31.3%
E38Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recoveryDivision4.5%
E39Remediation activities and other waste management servicesDivision10.4%
FConstructionSection6.5%
F41Construction of buildingsDivision5.5%
F42Civil engineeringDivision5.1%
F43Specialised construction activitiesDivision6.5%
GWholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcyclesSection4.4%
G45Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcyclesDivision2.9%
G46Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcyclesDivision3.9%
G47Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcyclesDivision4.9%
HTransportation and storageSection16.7%
H49Land transport and transport via pipelinesDivision2.4%
H50Water transportDivision0.9%
H51Air transportDivision-31.4%
H52Warehousing and support activities for transportationDivision13.3%
H53Postal and courier activitiesDivision1.3%
IAccommodation and food service activitiesSection7.8%
I55AccommodationDivision-3.0%
I56Food and beverage service activitiesDivision6.3%
JInformation and communicationSection12.5%
J58Publishing activitiesDivision8.1%
J59Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activitiesDivision15.2%
J60Programming and broadcasting activitiesDivision10.9%
J61TelecommunicationsDivision26.2%
J62Computer programming, consultancy and related activitiesDivision7.9%
J63Information service activitiesDivision4.7%
KFinancial and insurance activitiesSection17.7%
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 activitiesSection28.0%
L68Real estate activitiesDivision29.4%
MProfessional, scientific and technical activitiesSection11.3%
M69Legal and accounting activitiesDivision22.6%
M70Activities of head offices; management consultancy activitiesDivision7.1%
M71Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysisDivision7.2%
M72Scientific research and developmentDivision-9.7%
M73Advertising and market researchDivision3.1%
M74Other professional, scientific and technical activitiesDivision11.2%
M75Veterinary activitiesDivision20.2%
NAdministrative and support service activitiesSection10.4%
N77Rental and leasing activitiesDivision24.9%
N78Employment activitiesDivision1.1%
N79Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activitiesDivision-10.6%
N80Security and investigation activitiesDivision3.9%
N81Services to buildings and landscape activitiesDivision9.4%
N82Office administrative, office support and other business support activitiesDivision2.0%
PEducationSection12.5%
P85EducationDivision—
QHuman health and social work activitiesSection27.9%
Q86Human health activitiesDivision—
RArts, entertainment and recreationSection14.3%
R93Sports activities and amusement and recreation activitiesDivision—
SOther service activitiesSection—
S95Repair of computers and personal and household goodsDivision7.0%
S96Other personal service activitiesDivision—

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