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 returns Net turnover (x mln euro)
3514 Trade of electricity and gas 2021 .
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2021 954,139
G Wholesale and retail trade 2021 827,324
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2021 595,919
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2021 140,473
4799 Street trade and other retail sale 2021 845
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

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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 30, 2023:

The subjects ‘Employer-paid social insurance premiums’ and ‘Other social insurance costs’ are no longer available from 2021 onwards. These subjects have been combined in the new table subject ‘Insurance premiums and other costs.

For the same reason the composite subject ‘Employers' social contributions’ is no longer available in the table.
Figures for SIC 78 Employment activities and subsectors for 2021 and later are not comparable with the results of previous years. From 2021 onwards temporary workers have been included in the subject employees. The payments to temporary workers are from 2021 onwards registered under personel costs. In previous years these costs were recorded as purchase value of sales.
When will new figures be published?

Results are made available circa 15 months after the year under review. In March/April 2024, new figures will be published for 2022.


Description topics

Operating returns
The results from normal business activities, this is the sales of goods
and services, the value of stock changes, the activated production for the company, subsidies and damage claims.

Since 2007, wage cost subsidies are no longer included.
Net turnover
Business returns, excluding VAT (value added taxes) from the selling of goods and services to customers. Turnover is calculated after deduction of discounts, bonuses, returnable deposits and on-charged freight costs

Customers could be private persons and companies outside (the Dutch part) of the concern.