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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 quarryingSection22.0%
B05Mining of coal and ligniteDivision—
B06Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gasDivision16.3%
B07Mining of metal oresDivision-100.0%
B08Other mining and quarryingDivision16.5%
B09Mining support service activitiesDivision-1.2%
CManufacturingSection11.5%
C10Manufacture of food productsDivision7.8%
C11Manufacture of beveragesDivision10.9%
C12Manufacture of tobacco productsDivision30.1%
C13Manufacture of textilesDivision9.9%
C14Manufacture of wearing apparelDivision9.1%
C15Manufacture of leather and related productsDivision7.9%
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 productsDivision11.5%
C18Printing and reproduction of recorded mediaDivision13.3%
C19Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum productsDivision-2.9%
C20Manufacture of chemicals and chemical productsDivision11.8%
C21Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparationsDivision19.3%
C22Manufacture of rubber and plastic productsDivision11.8%
C23Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral productsDivision12.5%
C24Manufacture of basic metalsDivision5.8%
C25Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipmentDivision12.6%
C26Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical productsDivision11.8%
C27Manufacture of electrical equipmentDivision9.7%
C28Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.Division10.6%
C29Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailersDivision3.8%
C30Manufacture of other transport equipmentDivision11.4%
C31Manufacture of furnitureDivision10.5%
C32Other manufacturingDivision13.5%
C33Repair and installation of machinery and equipmentDivision14.3%
DElectricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supplySection4.6%
D35Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supplyDivision14.8%
EWater supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activitiesSection16.8%
E36Water collection, treatment and supplyDivision33.7%
E37SewerageDivision18.8%
E38Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recoveryDivision13.0%
E39Remediation activities and other waste management servicesDivision5.8%
FConstructionSection15.9%
F41Construction of buildingsDivision8.3%
F42Civil engineeringDivision8.9%
F43Specialised construction activitiesDivision17.7%
GWholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcyclesSection7.7%
G45Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcyclesDivision4.8%
G46Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcyclesDivision6.9%
G47Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcyclesDivision6.6%
HTransportation and storageSection12.3%
H49Land transport and transport via pipelinesDivision12.1%
H50Water transportDivision4.3%
H51Air transportDivision4.5%
H52Warehousing and support activities for transportationDivision10.1%
H53Postal and courier activitiesDivision-5.8%
IAccommodation and food service activitiesSection13.6%
I55AccommodationDivision8.1%
I56Food and beverage service activitiesDivision3.2%
JInformation and communicationSection20.9%
J58Publishing activitiesDivision10.6%
J59Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activitiesDivision32.4%
J60Programming and broadcasting activitiesDivision6.9%
J61TelecommunicationsDivision39.3%
J62Computer programming, consultancy and related activitiesDivision17.2%
J63Information service activitiesDivision18.2%
KFinancial and insurance activitiesSection—
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 activitiesSection43.7%
L68Real estate activitiesDivision43.8%
MProfessional, scientific and technical activitiesSection32.1%
M69Legal and accounting activitiesDivision48.0%
M70Activities of head offices; management consultancy activitiesDivision14.6%
M71Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysisDivision35.4%
M72Scientific research and developmentDivision18.2%
M73Advertising and market researchDivision12.4%
M74Other professional, scientific and technical activitiesDivision32.0%
M75Veterinary activitiesDivision42.7%
NAdministrative and support service activitiesSection16.4%
N77Rental and leasing activitiesDivision41.0%
N78Employment activitiesDivision3.4%
N79Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activitiesDivision-0.9%
N80Security and investigation activitiesDivision6.8%
N81Services to buildings and landscape activitiesDivision13.5%
N82Office administrative, office support and other business support activitiesDivision10.3%
PEducationSection22.1%
P85EducationDivision—
QHuman health and social work activitiesSection29.9%
Q86Human health activitiesDivision—
RArts, entertainment and recreationSection18.0%
R93Sports activities and amusement and recreation activitiesDivision—
SOther service activitiesSection—
S95Repair of computers and personal and household goodsDivision19.7%
S96Other personal service activitiesDivision—

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