Mining and quarrying; employment and finance, SIC'93, 2006 - 2008

Table explanation

Description topics

Employees on payroll, annual average

This class includes all employees on the company payroll, even if they are
in fact working outside the company. Participating owners and partners
not on the company payroll are not included.
Temps are employed by the temp agency, not by the company they work for on
a temporary basis.

Employees on the company payroll

The average number of employees on the company payroll in the fiscal or
financial year.

Labour volume employees on the payroll

The labour volume of employees on the payroll in the fiscal or financial
year in terms of full labour years. A labour year is a measure for the
labour volume. A full labour year is calculated by converting all jobs
(full-time and part-time) to FTEs (full-time equivalent). For example,
two jobs
half time (0,5 FTE each), add up to one year of labour volume.

Business returns

Turnover generated under regular operating conditions.
This includes selling of goods and services plus the value of
stock changes, work at hand, activated output for use in the company,
subsidies and damage compensation. Activated production includes fixed
assets manufactured by the company for own use, e.g. machinery and
buildings valued at cost price.
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Since 2007, wage cost subsidies are no longer included.

Other business returns

This category comprises revenues not included in net turnover, such as:
- financial compensation for personnel working on a temporary basis for
another company;
- changes in stocks of finished products and work at hand;
- activated production includes fixed assets manufactured by the company
for own use, e.g. machinery and buildings valued at cost price (up to
2006; as from 2007 no longer included);
- wage (cost)subsidies and other subsidies and export restitutions;
- revenues from licenses, royalties and copyright;
- damage compensation.

Business costs

All costs made to generate revenues.
Since 2007, wage (cost) subsidies are no longer included in net
business returns. Therefore, wage (cost)subsidies are deducted from
business costs.

Purchase value of turnover

Purchasing costs of raw and auxiliary materials, packing material,
commodities and outsourced activities used for the production of the
commodities and services sold in the year under review.

Other purchase value

Purchasing costs of commodities and services not earlier mentioned, among
which purchasing costs for secondary activities.

Total other purchase value

Payments to subcontractors

Costs of outsourced activities, including costs of any materials supplied
by the subcontractor. Costs of temporary workers are not included.

Purchase value not elsewhere classified

Purchase value of commodities, services etc. not elsewhere classified.

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.
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In 2006, subsidies were not deducted from personnel costs.
As from 2007 wage (cost) subsidies are deducted from personnel costs.

Other social insurance costs

This category includes:
- contributions to health insurance;
- costs of staff relocation and housing;
- costs of child care, etc.

Other personnel costs

This category includes:
- payments for temporary workers and staff on secondment;
- costs of schooling and training;
- recruitment and selection costs;
- canteen costs;
- costs for health and safety provisions;
- costs for work clothes;
- anniversary celebrations, etc.

Other business costs

This category includes the costs of energy, housing, machinery and
equipment, inventory, etc, transport, sales and promotions, communication,
costs of services provided by third parties and other costs not classified
elsewhere.

Total other business costs

Energy costs

Including energy costs for machinery and equipment, lighting and/or
heating.

Housing costs

Including rent, lease and repair and maintenance of housing and premises,
cleaning services and insurance premiums water consumption, furniture,
etc.

Equipment and inventory costs

Rent and lease of machinery, equipment and computers (excluding software)
and (office) furniture and equipment.

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.

Sales costs

Costs of sales and promotion, including advertising, commercial fairs,
representation, goodwill, travel and hotel costs.

Communication costs

Walkie-talkies, (mobile) phones, fax machines, Internet, e-mail, messenger
services, etc.

Services provided by third parties

- banking costs (excluding interest costs and currency losses)
- insurance premiums paid to third parties (not classified elsewhere)
- research and development costs by third parties
- accountancy, legal aid and assistance, etc.
- ICT services provided by third parties, including hardware and software
- separately paid transport costs
- costs of waste disposal and waste processing

Business costs, not elsewhere classified

This category includes costs and payments for activities like
licenses, copyright, royalties, lease and rent of software, overhead
costs and taxes, office supplies, etc.