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 56
30 Manufacture of other transport 27
309 Manufacture of transport n.e.c. 10
35-36 Energy and water 95
E Water supply and waste management 447
36 Water collection and distribution 7
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 19,236
H+J Transport, ICT .
H Transportation and storage 14,429
49 Land transport 5,780
491-492 Rail transport 460
493 Passenger transport by road 903
494 Freight transport by road 4,416
4941 Freight road transport, no removals 4,359
50 Water transport 2,363
501-502 Sea water transport 1,928
503-504 Inland water transport 434
51 Air transport 5,220
52 Warehousing, services for transport 772
522 Services activities for transport 679
5221 Services for land transport 75
5222 Services for water transport 53
5223 Services for air transport 7
5229 Agents for transport and weighing 416
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 June 12, 2026:

Figures of 2024 have been added.


When will new figures be published?

Results are made available circa 15 months after the year under review. In March/April 2027, new figures will be published for 2025.


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.