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Archive:Manufacture of other transport equipment statistics - NACE Rev. 2

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This article presents an overview of statistics for other transport equipment manufacturing in the European Union (EU), as covered by NACE Rev. 2 Division 30. This sector includes the manufacture of all transport equipment except motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers which are covered by Division 29.

Table 1: Key indicators, manufacture of other transport equipment (NACE Division 30), EU-27, 2009 - Source: Eurostat (sbs_na_ind_r2)
Figure 1: Sectoral breakdown of manufacture of other transport equipment (NACE Division 30), EU-27, 2009 (1)
(% share of sectoral total) - Source: Eurostat (sbs_na_ind_r2)
Table 2a: Sectoral breakdown of key indicators, manufacture of other transport equipment (NACE Division 30), EU-27, 2009 - Source: Eurostat (sbs_na_ind_r2)
Table 2b: Sectoral breakdown of key indicators, manufacture of other transport equipment (NACE Division 30), EU-27, 2009 - Source: Eurostat (sbs_na_ind_r2)
Table 3: Largest and most specialised Member States in manufacture of other transport equipment (NACE Division 30), 2009 (1) - Source: Eurostat (sbs_na_ind_r2)
Table 4a: Key indicators, manufacture of other transport equipment (NACE Division 30), 2009 - Source: Eurostat (sbs_na_ind_r2)
Table 4b: Key indicators, manufacture of other transport equipment (NACE Division 30), 2009 - Source: Eurostat (sbs_na_ind_r2)

Main statistical findings

Structural profile

There were 14 thousand enterprises operating with other transport equipment manufacturing (Division 30) as their main activity in the EU-27 in 2009. These enterprises employed 747 thousand persons, equivalent to 0.6 % of all persons employed in the non-financial business economy (Sections B to J and L to N and Division 95) and 2.4 % of the manufacturing (Section C) workforce. The other transport equipment manufacturing sector generated EUR 43 239 million of value added which was 0.8 % of the non-financial business economy total and 3.1 % of the manufacturing total.

The apparent labour productivity of the EU-27's other transport equipment manufacturing sector in 2009 was EUR 58 thousand per person employed, around 40 % above the non-financial business economy average of EUR 41.6 thousand per person employed and 26 % above the manufacturing average (EUR 46 thousand per person employed). Average personnel costs within the EU-27’s other transport equipment manufacturing sector were also high, EUR 46.3 thousand per employee compared with an average of EUR 30.0 thousand per employee for the whole of the non-financial business economy and EUR 34.5 thousand per employee for manufacturing.

The wage-adjusted labour productivity ratio was 125.1 % within the other transport equipment manufacturing sector in 2009 showing that apparent labour productivity was one quarter (25.1 %) above average personnel costs. Although well below the non-financial business economy average (138.8 %) and the manufacturing average (132.1 %), this wage-adjusted labour productivity ratio for other transport equipment manufacturing was far higher than that recorded for motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers manufacturing (106.9 %). Equally, the gross operating rate, which is a measure of operating profitability showing the relation between the gross operating surplus and turnover, was relatively low for the other transport equipment manufacturing sector (5.8 %), but higher than for motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers manufacturing (1.2 %).

Sectoral analysis

The manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery (Group 30.3) was the largest subsector within the EU-27’s other transport equipment manufacturing sector in 2009, accounting for three fifths (60.0 %) of sectoral value added and nearly half (47.5 %) of sectoral employment. The building of ships and boats (Group 30.1) was substantially larger than the manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock (Group 30.2) in terms of employment, but less so in value added terms – see Figure 1. The miscellaneous activity of the manufacture of transport equipment not elsewhere classified (Group 30.9) was the fourth largest subsector, while the manufacture of military fighting vehicles (Group 30.4) was the smallest.

EU-27 apparent labour productivity recorded for these five subsectors ranged in 2009 from less than EUR 40 thousand per person employed for the building of ships and boats subsector and the manufacture of transport equipment not elsewhere classified subsector to more than EUR 70 thousand per person employed for the manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery as well as military fighting vehicles subsectors. There was a similar distribution of average personnel costs: the only subsector in the EU-27 with average personnel costs below the manufacturing average in 2009 was the manufacture of transport equipment not elsewhere classified (EUR 31.4 thousand per employee), while the manufacture of military fighting vehicles recorded average personnel costs of EUR 59.4 thousand per employee which was almost double the non-financial business economy average (EUR 30.0 thousand).

These high average personnel costs pulled down the wage-adjusted labour productivity ratio for most subsectors. Among the five subsectors within the other transport equipment manufacturing sector, the manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock recorded the highest wage-adjusted labour productivity ratio in the EU-27, 139.4 %, and this was the only subsector where this ratio surpassed the manufacturing average (132.1 %) in 2009. By far the lowest wage-adjusted labour productivity ratio was recorded for the building of ships and boats subsector, 106.7 %, around 25 percentage points below the manufacturing average.

Equally, for the gross operating rate, the only subsector to record a rate above the manufacturing average in the EU-27 in 2009 was the manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock, its 8.3 % gross operating rate situated between the manufacturing and non-financial business economy averages. The building of ships and boats subsector recorded the lowest gross operating rate among these five subsectors that constitute the other transport equipment manufacturing sector, at just 2.0 % in 2009.

Country analysis

The other transport equipment manufacturing sector was one of only two manufacturing NACE divisions where France had the largest share of EU-27 value added in 2009 – the other was beverages manufacturing (Division 11). France contributed 24.4 % of the EU-27’s value added in the other transport equipment manufacturing sector, with this share rising to 30.7 % for the manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery and 39.3 % for the manufacture of military fighting vehicles. Among the three other subsectors, Italy’s 37.1 % share of EU-27 value added for the manufacture of transport equipment not elsewhere classified was the highest share recorded by any Member State. Across the whole of the other transport equipment manufacturing sector, the United Kingdom had the second largest share of EU-27 value added in 2009, around one fifth (20.7 %) of the total, while Germany was the third largest with a slightly smaller share (18.8 %). The United Kingdom had the largest workforce in the other transport equipment manufacturing sector, 155.1 thousand persons compared with 125.5 thousand in France (employees rather than persons employed) and 113.6 thousand in Germany.

France not only accounted for the highest share of EU-27 value added in the other transport equipment manufacturing sector, but also had the largest share in relative terms: as other transport equipment manufacturing generated 1.3 % of non-financial business economy value added in France. Other Member States where the other transport equipment manufacturing sector recorded a relatively high share of non-financial business economy value added in 2009 included the United Kingdom, Romania and Italy; Norway and Croatia were also relatively specialised. The least specialised Member States in the other transport equipment manufacturing sector in 2009 (in value added terms) were Ireland, Portugal, Denmark, Estonia and Cyprus.

Finland and Denmark (2008 data) both recorded a wage-adjusted labour productivity ratio below 100 % for the other transport equipment manufacturing sector in 2009, indicating that average personnel costs per employee were higher than the apparent labour productivity per person employed, and these two Member States consequently recorded negative gross operating rates. Hungary, Poland and Slovakia were the only Member States to record wage-adjusted labour productivity ratios and gross operating rates for the other transport equipment manufacturing sector that were above their national non-financial business economy averages in 2009. Poland recorded the highest values for both of these indicators in 2009, with a wage-adjusted labour productivity ratio of 197.0 % and a gross operating rate of 20.0 %.

Data sources and availability

The analysis presented in this article is based on the main dataset for structural business statistics (SBS) which are disseminated annually. The series provides information for each Member State as well as a number of non-member countries at a detailed level according to the activity classification NACE. Data are available for a wide range of variables.

Context

This article presents an overview of statistics for the other transport equipment manufacturing sector in the EU, as covered by NACE Rev. 2 Division 30. This division includes the manufacture of transportation equipment (and parts thereof) such as ships, boats, locomotives, aircraft, military vehicles, motorcycles and bicycles.

The building of ships and boats includes all floating structures for transportation, other commercial purposes, sport and recreational purposes. The manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock includes the manufacture of electric, diesel, steam and other rail locomotives, self-propelled railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks, maintenance or service vehicles and the manufacture of railway or tramway rolling stock that is not self-propelled. Also included are the manufacture of mechanical and electromechanical signalling, safety and traffic control equipment.

The manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery includes the manufacture of airplanes for transport, use by the defence forces, sport or other purposes, as well as helicopters, gliders, hang-gliders, dirigibles, hot air balloons, spacecraft, launch vehicles, satellites, orbital stations and intercontinental ballistic missiles. It includes the manufacture of major assemblies such as fuselages, wings, doors, control surfaces, landing gear, as well as motors and engines of a kind typically found on aircraft. The overhaul and conversion of aircraft or aircraft engines is also included.

The manufacture of military fighting vehicles includes the manufacture of tanks, armoured amphibious military vehicles and other military fighting vehicles.

The manufacture of motorcycles includes the manufacture of motorcycles, mopeds and cycles fitted with an auxiliary engine and includes the manufacture of motorcycle engines as well as sidecars and parts and accessories. The manufacture of bicycles and invalid carriages includes the manufacture of non-motorised bicycles and other cycles (such as tricycles), invalid carriages with or without a motor and baby carriages. The manufacture of other transport equipment not elsewhere classified (n.e.c.) includes the manufacture of hand-propelled vehicles (such as luggage trucks, handcarts, sledges and shopping carts) and vehicles drawn by animals.

This NACE division is composed of five groups:

  • the building of ships and boats (Group 30.1);
  • the manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock (Group 30.2);
  • the manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery (Group 30.3);
  • the manufacture of military fighting vehicles (Group 30.4);
  • the manufacture of transport equipment n.e.c. (Group 30.9).

The manufacture of weapons and ammunitions is classified within the manufacture of fabricated metal products, Division 25, while the manufacture of marine and locomotive engines is classified within NACE as part of machinery and equipment, Division 28. Wheeled toys designed to be ridden, including plastic bicycles and tricycles, are classified as toys and their manufacture is included in other manufacturing, Division 32.

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