The gross profit margin shows the proportion between gross profits (=trade margin=revenues minus sales tax and cost of goods) and revenues.
Employees include working business owners and assisting family members. The statistic is based on a random sample of roughly 8.5 percent of German retail trade businesses. To access this statistic, click the web link and type the code "45341-0002" into the search bar. Figures refer to category WZ08-47 (retail trade excl. automotive trade). Because of a change in methodology, figures from 2009 onwards are only partially comparable to those of prior years.
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Gross profit margin in retail trade in Germany 2013, by business size
This statistic shows data on the gross profit margin in the retail trade sector in Germany in 2013, broken down by company size. In 2013, retail trade businesses with one to two employees had an average gross profit margin of **** percent.
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Statistisches Bundesamt. (June 3, 2015). Gross profit margin in the retail trade sector in Germany in 2013, by business size [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/520674/retail-trade-gross-profit-margin-by-business-size-germany/
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