Switzerland: manufacture of food products personnel costs 2019

In 2019, the personnel costs of the food product manufacturing industry in Switzerland increased by 191.3 million euros (+3.47 percent) since 2018. In total, the personnel costs amounted to 5.7 billion euros in 2019.
According to Eurostat, cost of personnel are defined as the total remuneration payable by an employer to an employee in return for work during the reference period. It also includes taxes and employees' social security contributions retained by the unit as well as the employer's compulsory and voluntary social contributions. Personnel costs are made up of wages and salaries and employers' social security costs.

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Personnel costs of the food products manufacturing industry in Switzerland from 2010 to 2019 (in million euros)

Characteristic	Annual personnel costs in million euros
2019	5,697.5
2018	5,506.2
2017	5,871.2
2016	5,601.9
2015	5,638.5
2013	4,611.5
2012	4,032.3
2011	3,663.1
2010b	3,181.2

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Release date

March 2024

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Region

Switzerland

Survey time period

2010 to 2019

Supplementary notes

b: Break in time series.
Data for the year 2014 was not provided by the source.
The source adds the following information: Personnel costs are defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an employer to an employee (regular and temporary employees as well as home workers) in return for work done by the latter during the reference period. Personnel costs also include taxes and employees' social security contributions retained by the unit as well as the employer's compulsory and voluntary social contributions. Personnel costs are made up of wages and salaries and employers' social security costs.
Data coverage corresponds to Section C10 of CE Rev. 2.

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