Retail trade; employment and finance per sector, SIC'93, 2006 - 2008

Table explanation

Description topics

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.

Total business returns

Business turnover, net

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

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.

Total 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 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.

Depreciation fixed assets

Depreciation of durable means of production, e.g. machinery buildings,
transport equipment, computers and software due to normal usage and
economic obsolescence. Depreciation of intangible assets, e.g. costs of
research and development, acquisition of intellectual rights and goodwill.