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

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Sector/branches (SIC 2008) Operating costs Other operating costs Transport costs (x mln euro)
29-30 Transport equipment 52
30 Manufacture of other transport 26
309 Manufacture of transport n.e.c. 8
35-36 Energy and water 82
E Water supply and waste management 365
36 Water collection and distribution 4
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 18,643
H+J Transport, ICT .
H Transportation and storage 14,025
49 Land transport 5,684
491-492 Rail transport 420
493 Passenger transport by road 886
494 Freight transport by road 4,377
4941 Freight road transport, no removals 4,328
50 Water transport 2,287
501-502 Sea water transport 1,829
503-504 Inland water transport 457
51 Air transport 4,920
52 Warehousing, services for transport 809
522 Services activities for transport 715
5221 Services for land transport 79
5222 Services for water transport 48
5223 Services for air transport 16
5229 Agents for transport and weighing 450
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.
Other operating costs
The sum of the energy costs, transport costs, housing costs, costs of machinery, inventory, installations etc, other personnel costs, sales costs, communication costs, service costs and other costs not specified elsewhere.
Transport costs
Costs related to means of transport, including
- rental costs and lease costs
- repair and maintenance
- costs of insurances and road tax
- fuel costs.