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

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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 May 6, 2024:

Figures of 2022 have been added.


When will new figures be published?

Results are made available circa 15 months after the year under review. In March/April 2025, new figures will be published for 2023.


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.
Insurance premiums and other costs
Employers' social contributions: The premiums paid by employers to social security on the gross wages.
These include imputed and actual social premiums and actual pension premiums, and payments made directly by the employer.



other social insurance costs:

- contributions to health insurance;

- costs of staff relocation and housing;

- costs of child care, etc.
Employer-paid social insurance premiums
The part of social insurance premiums paid by employers.

From 2021 onwards this subject is only available as part of the 'Insurance premiums and other costs
Other social insurance costs
This category includes:

- contributions to health insurance;

- costs of staff relocation and housing;

- costs of child care, etc.



From 2021 onwards this subject is only available as part of the 'Insurance premiums and other costs