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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 quarryingSection35.0%
B05Mining of coal and ligniteDivision—
B06Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gasDivision0.4%
B07Mining of metal oresDivision—
B08Other mining and quarryingDivision10.3%
B09Mining support service activitiesDivision38.7%
CManufacturingSection10.3%
C10Manufacture of food productsDivision7.5%
C11Manufacture of beveragesDivision11.0%
C12Manufacture of tobacco productsDivision21.4%
C13Manufacture of textilesDivision10.3%
C14Manufacture of wearing apparelDivision6.6%
C15Manufacture of leather and related productsDivision9.9%
C16Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materialsDivision15.2%
C17Manufacture of paper and paper productsDivision14.9%
C18Printing and reproduction of recorded mediaDivision11.9%
C19Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum productsDivision-2.4%
C20Manufacture of chemicals and chemical productsDivision8.4%
C21Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparationsDivision17.1%
C22Manufacture of rubber and plastic productsDivision12.4%
C23Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral productsDivision13.0%
C24Manufacture of basic metalsDivision2.7%
C25Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipmentDivision11.5%
C26Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical productsDivision7.5%
C27Manufacture of electrical equipmentDivision10.4%
C28Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.Division22.5%
C29Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailersDivision4.9%
C30Manufacture of other transport equipmentDivision3.7%
C31Manufacture of furnitureDivision15.1%
C32Other manufacturingDivision17.5%
C33Repair and installation of machinery and equipmentDivision7.9%
DElectricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supplySection14.6%
D35Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supplyDivision20.7%
EWater supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activitiesSection17.3%
E36Water collection, treatment and supplyDivision36.8%
E37SewerageDivision11.0%
E38Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recoveryDivision14.6%
E39Remediation activities and other waste management servicesDivision20.1%
FConstructionSection14.1%
F41Construction of buildingsDivision13.6%
F42Civil engineeringDivision7.5%
F43Specialised construction activitiesDivision16.6%
GWholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcyclesSection6.1%
G45Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcyclesDivision4.7%
G46Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcyclesDivision6.5%
G47Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcyclesDivision9.7%
HTransportation and storageSection15.3%
H49Land transport and transport via pipelinesDivision10.8%
H50Water transportDivision19.3%
H51Air transportDivision14.6%
H52Warehousing and support activities for transportationDivision13.3%
H53Postal and courier activitiesDivision9.2%
IAccommodation and food service activitiesSection15.8%
I55AccommodationDivision6.1%
I56Food and beverage service activitiesDivision9.4%
JInformation and communicationSection19.5%
J58Publishing activitiesDivision20.8%
J59Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activitiesDivision25.0%
J60Programming and broadcasting activitiesDivision12.0%
J61TelecommunicationsDivision37.1%
J62Computer programming, consultancy and related activitiesDivision11.1%
J63Information service activitiesDivision28.9%
KFinancial and insurance activitiesSection22.5%
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 activitiesSection43.4%
L68Real estate activitiesDivision46.5%
MProfessional, scientific and technical activitiesSection15.3%
M69Legal and accounting activitiesDivision22.5%
M70Activities of head offices; management consultancy activitiesDivision18.6%
M71Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysisDivision16.0%
M72Scientific research and developmentDivision-0.5%
M73Advertising and market researchDivision15.0%
M74Other professional, scientific and technical activitiesDivision29.0%
M75Veterinary activitiesDivision25.1%
NAdministrative and support service activitiesSection19.8%
N77Rental and leasing activitiesDivision35.9%
N78Employment activitiesDivision6.2%
N79Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activitiesDivision21.8%
N80Security and investigation activitiesDivision10.1%
N81Services to buildings and landscape activitiesDivision16.2%
N82Office administrative, office support and other business support activitiesDivision14.6%
PEducationSection32.8%
P85EducationDivision—
QHuman health and social work activitiesSection13.4%
Q86Human health activitiesDivision—
RArts, entertainment and recreationSection25.8%
R93Sports activities and amusement and recreation activitiesDivision—
SOther service activitiesSection—
S95Repair of computers and personal and household goodsDivision19.1%
S96Other personal service activitiesDivision—

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