Vademecum - Table of Content

TABLE OF CONTENT - INTRODUCTION (7)

A. SURVEY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION IN 2002 (9)

B. GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE NATIONAL MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS

  • Changes in GDP (Gross Domestic Product) in percentage in comparison with the previous year (11, 12)
  • Unemployment figures as percentage of total population (11, 13)
  • Total population and total working population in each member country (14)
  • Inflation rate and change over several years (15, 16)
  • Changes in percentage of the activities in the building sector for:
    • Finished housing projects (17, 18)
    • Finished industrial and public buildings (17, 18)
    • Aggregate high-rise buildings (17, 18)

C. STRUCTURE OF THE NATIONAL EUEW MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS

  • Number of members, number of representations and changes that occurred (20, 21)
  • Number of personnel working in each member country (22)
  • Estimate of the total market share of electrical wholesaling in each member country (23)
  • Estimate of overall turnover of the members in each member country (24, 25)
  • Proportion of the members' turnover in comparison with the overall market (26, 27)
  • Average turnover per member and per sales outlet (28, 29, 30)
  • Total staff employed, turnover per person and gross profit per person (31, 32)
  • Distribution of total turnover per product group:
    • Cables and wires (33, 34)
    • Lighting (33, 34)
    • Installation equipment (33, 34)
    • Others (small and large devices, home appliances, brown material) (33, 34)
  • Distribution of total turnover per customer groups:
    • Installers and retailers (35)
    • Industry (35)
    • Large consumers (Administrations, schools) (35)
    • Others (35)

D. AVERAGE ECONOMIC SITUATION OF THE MEMBER COMPANIES OF THE NATIONAL EUEW MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS

  • Gross profit as a percentage of total turnover (37, 38)
  • Total costs and operating results in percentage of total turnover (39)
  • Wages and other labour costs in percentage of total turnover and in percentage of total costs (40, 41)

E. MARKET TRENDS AND NATIONAL REPORT OF THE MEMBER COUNTRIES (42-48)

F. EXPLANATIONS ABOUT THE QUESTIONNAIRE (49-53)