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Sale and repair of motor vehicles. Employed persons. By branches

Sale and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles. People employed. By branches CCAE-2009 Catalonia Total
Sale of motor vehicles Maintenance and repair Sale of spare parts and accessories Sale and repair of motorbikes and spare parts Total
2015 14,815 21,638 6,823 1,800 45,076
2014 14,495 20,596 7,228 1,596 43,914
2013 16,300 21,011 7,940 2,387 47,638
2012 15,684 21,545 7,896 2,380 47,505
2011 16,403 21,452 7,661 2,293 47,809
2010 19,156 24,451 7,359 2,568 53,534
2009 18,630 22,884 7,437 2,811 51,762
2008 21,578 24,224 8,410 2,520 56,732
Source:
2008-2012: Idescat, based on the INE's Annual survey of services.
2013-2014: Idescat, based on data from the INE's Annual survey of services.
2015: Idescat, based on the INE's Structural business statistics in the trade sector.
Note: People employed on September 30.

Last update: November 30, 2017.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Hours worked by employees
Total number of hours actually worked by employees for production during the reference period. It includes the total number of usual hours and overtime.
Employees
Workers linked to the company by means of a work contract who receive remuneration in the form of wages, salaries, commissions, bonuses, fixed prices or in kind. It includes both permanent and temporary personnel, either full-time or part-time.

Methodological aspects

The main source of trade statistics is the Structural business statistics in the trade sector, called the Annual Trade Survey prior to the reference year 2014, conducted by the INE in accordance with European Union regulations, whereby the statistics for Catalonia are exploited by Idescat. General information is obtained on the evolution of commerce and three main groups or sections that it is made up of:

  • sale and repair of motor vehicles and motocycles
  • wholesale
  • retail

This breakdown presents the tables showing the main results for macromagnitudes and employed persons. In turn, these large groups are subdivided into branches that cover all specialities of commerce. For this smaller breakdown, tables showing macromagnitudes and employed persons are also presented.

Since 2008, the Annual commerce survey has been adapted to the new National classification of economic activities (CNAE-2009). This change involves a shift in the series that prevents inter-annual comparison between most sectors and some variables.

The correspondences between the sectors used and the Catalan classification of economic activities (CCAE-2009) is as follows:

CCAE-2009Groups of activities
  
45Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
46Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
47Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
49-53Transportation and storage
55,56Accommodation
58-63Information and communication
68Real estate activities
69-75Professional, scientific and technical activities
77-82Administrative and support service activities
90-93Arts, entertainment and recreation
95,96Other services

Several methodological improvements were applied to the Structural Business Statistics in 2016. The results for 2016 are therefore not strictly comparable with those for previous years.

You can get more information about these statistics in the methodology.