Archive:Motorcycle and bicycle production statistics - NACE Rev. 1.1
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This article belongs to a set of statistical articles which analyse the structure, development and characteristics of the various economic activities in the European Union (EU). According to the statistical classification of economic activities in the EU (NACE Rev 1.1), the present article covers the manufacture of motorcycles and bicycles and other transport equipment, corresponding to NACE Groups 35.4 and 35.5, which are part of the transport equipment sector. The activities covered in this article are the manufacture of:
- motorcycles and bicycles (corresponding to NACE Group 35.4);
- miscellaneous transport equipment, such as wheelbarrows, hand-carts and luggage trucks (NACE Group 35.5).
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Main statistical findings
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Manufacture of motorcycles and bicycles
The EU-27’s motorcycles and bicycles manufacturing subsector (NACE Group 35.4) consisted of 2.3 thousand enterprises which created EUR 2.4 billion of value added in 2006, equivalent to a 1.2 % share of the transport equipment manufacturing (NACE Subsection DM) total. The sector employed 55.9 thousand persons, 1.8 % of the transport equipment manufacturing total.
Italy was the largest producer of motorcycles and bicycles in the EU-27, with a 40.2 % share of EU-27 value added and a 34.9 % share of the workforce; Italy and Lithuania were the most specialised producers of motorcycles and bicycles within the EU-27 in terms of the sector's contribution to non-financial business economy (NACE Sections C to I and K) value added.
In 2007 motorcycles and bicycles manufacturing output in the EU-27 grew by 2.2 %, following 1.8 % growth in 2006: this was the first time since 1998 that output growth was recorded for two successive years.
In 2006 the EU-27’s motorcycles and bicycles manufacturing subsector combined an apparent labour productivity of EUR 42.6 thousand per person employed with low average personnel costs (EUR 30.9 thousand per employee) to leave a wage-adjusted labour productivity ratio of 138.0 %, the highest among the transport equipment manufacturing NACE groups. In most Member States[1] value added per person employed exceeded personnel costs per employee, the exceptions being Slovenia and France where the wage-adjusted labour productivity ratio was below 100 %, and in Ireland where negative value added resulted in a large, negative wage-adjusted labour productivity ratio.
Manufacture of other transport equipment not elsewhere classified (n.e.c.)
The EU-27’s other transport equipment manufacturing not elsewhere classified subsector (NACE Group 35.5) consisted of just under 0.7 thousand enterprises in 2006, which employed 8.6 thousand persons. In 2005 the value added of this subsector in the EU-27 was EUR 0.3 billion. This subsector represented just 0.2 % and 0.3 % respectively of transport equipment manufacturing value added and employment.
Germany generated EUR 186.7 million of value added in this subsector, far ahead of the next largest Member State which was the United Kingdom with EUR 59.1 million of value added.
The EU-27's other transport equipment n.e.c. subsector recorded apparent labour productivity of EUR 38.8 thousand per person employed in 2005, and average personnel costs of EUR 34.9 thousand per employee in 2006.
Data sources and availability
The main part of the analysis in this article is derived from structural business statistics (SBS), including core, business statistics which are disseminated regularly, as well as information compiled on a multi-yearly basis, and the latest results from development projects.
Other data sources include the PRODCOM statistics on the production of manufactured goods.
Context
The transport equipment manufacturing sector is central to economic development, as it provides the means for transporting both individuals and goods. Demand for transport equipment has risen as the volume of goods transported and the distance travelled by passengers have expanded greatly – see the article on [Transport and storage statistics] for information on transport flows.
The issue of sustainable development is likely to play an important role in future product developments, as transport equipment manufacturers try to meet demands for more environmentally friendly transport solutions, for example, engines with lower fuel consumption or emissions.
Most transport equipment manufacturing activities are structured on the basis of complex pyramidal relationships between major manufacturers and several tiers of component suppliers, ranging from systems suppliers down to very small, specialised manufacturers that may provide a single component for a vehicle. It is common to find clusters of enterprises concentrated in regions around the leading producers.
See also
- Air pollution statistics
- Road safety statistics at regional level
- Transport energy consumption and emissions
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Notes
- ↑ Poland, 2005; Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands and Romania, not available.