Commercial sector. Main results. By activity groups CCAE-2009 2021 Units: Thousands of euros. "Source: Idescat, based on the INE's Structural business statistics in the trade sector." "Note: Due to methodological improvements in the calculation of the number of companies, in 2021 there is a break in time series compared to previous years." (b) Break in time series. Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya https://www.idescat.cat/indicadors/?id=aec&n=15487&lang=en ,Sale and repair of motor vehicles,Wholesale trade and intermediaries,Retail trade,Catalonia Companies (number),11517 (b),42265 (b),72297 (b),126079 (b) Establishments (number),13714,48875,92069,154658 Employed persons (number),48195,225342,294192,567729 Operating income,18090832,105994225,44148318,168233375 Turnover,17590192,104616938,43183447,165390577 Work done for the asset,8964,56010,27488,92462 Operating subsidies,18451,127693,102010,248154 Other operating income,473226,1193584,835373,2502183 "Invent. var. prim. mat., supplies and merchandise",-49681,1222418,276250,1448987 Inventory variation in products finished and in progress,45516,166012,26984,238512 Operating expenses,17772205,102014383,42336152,162122740 Consumption of goods,12648042,77438571,29992337,120078950 Consumption of raw materials and other supplies,1675531,1114707,162331,2952569 Work done by other companies,236059,1489279,391215,2116553 Personnel costs,1545070,9764806,5823468,17133344 Wages and salaries,1201029,7728298,4512659,13441986 Social burdens and other personnel costs,344041,2036508,1310809,3691358 Expenditure on external services,1435988,10680167,4942889,17059044 Provision for amortizations,135365,1119411,745820,2000596 Other operating expenses,96150,407441,278092,781683 Gross investment in tangible assets,206843,1208786,740873,2156502 Gross investment in intangible assets,16169,317375,103731,437275 Result of the financial year,262783,4363289,916921,5542993