Trade and industry; employment and finance per sector, SIC 2008

Trade and industry; employment and finance per sector, SIC 2008

Sector/branches (SIC 2008) Periods Operating costs Personnel costs Gross wages and salaries (x mln euro)
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2023 7,361
11 Manufacture of beverages 2023 611
E Water supply and waste management 2023 1,632
37 Sewerage 2023 108
39 Remediation, other waste management 2023 93
463 Wholesale of food and beverages 2023 4,101
4634 Wholesale of beverages 2023 280
H Transportation and storage 2023 19,691
521 Warehousing and storage 2023 1,382
5229 Agents for transport and weighing 2023 2,814
56 Food and beverage service activities 2023 5,477
702 Management and business consultancy 2023 7,144
781 Employment placement agencies 2023 2,216
79 Travel agencies, tour operators etc 2023 .
811 Facility management 2023 .
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table shows relevant economic data for trade and industry sectors, e.g. the number of persons employed, costs and revenues, turnover and other financial results. The figures can be divided by a number of sectors/ branches according to Statistics Netherlands' Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities 2008 (SIC 2008).

Data available from: 2009.

Status of the figures:
All data in the table are definite.

Changes as of April 18, 2025:

Figures of 2023 have been added.


When will new figures be published?

Results are made available circa 15 months after the year under review. In March/April 2026, new figures will be published for 2024.


Description topics

Operating costs
The costs made to achieve the operating profits, that is the purchase value of the turnover, labour costs, and depreciation on assets, and other business expenditure.

Since 2007, wage (cost) subsidies are no longer included in net
operating returns. Therefore, wage (cost) subsidies are deducted from operating costs.
Personnel costs
This category comprises expenses like
- gross wages and salaries of employees, including social
security and pension scheme contributions
- payments for temporary workers and hired personnel
- costs of schooling and training
- recruitment and selection costs
- canteen costs
- costs for health and safety provisions
- working clothes
- anniversary celebrations, etc.
Gross wages and salaries
The category gross wages and salaries refers to employees on the payroll
and includes
- wages including employees' contributions to social insurances minus sick pay;
- bonuses, holiday allowances, thirteenth month payments and dismissal payments
- allowances for commuter traffic
- contributions to savings schemes