Characteristics of the mainly market services sector by activity Annual data 2023

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Warning on the inclusion of the economic concept of enterprise from the ESANE results 2017 : since the year 2017, data from the ESANE system are produced and disseminated entirely according to the economic definition of the enterprise, as specified by decree number 2008-1354 pursuant to the law on the modernisation of the economy (LME).

For the 2023 data, micro-entrepreneurs are better taken into account in ESANE and the estimate of their data has been revised upwards. Despite their significant number (1.9 million micro-entrepreneurs), the impact of this new estimate remains limited on the economic variables shown in this publication.

Characteristics of the mainly market services sector by activity in 2023

Characteristics of the mainly market services sector by activity in 2023
Number of enterprises Employees (FTE¹) excluding tax (in million euros) excluding tax (in million euros) Personnel costs² (in million euros) Gross operating surplus (in million euros) Gross excluding contributions (in million euros)
Accommodation and food service activities 295,456 1,060,329 135,692 56,278 43,994 2,428 13,643
Accommodation 62,003 235,906 38,187 16,300 10,624 1,178 8,452
Food and beverage service activities 233,453 824,423 97,505 39,979 33,371 1,249 5,191
218,069 951,374 269,998 119,605 81,668 42,251 19,136
Publishing, audiovisual and broadcasting activities 75,350 264,779 79,873 29,959 22,669 18,388 1,700
Telecommunications 3,363 137,953 69,982 30,249 11,617 3,997 12,956
IT and other information services 139,356 548,642 120,143 59,397 47,381 19,866 4,480
280,103 244,676 94,398 45,703 15,870 839 45,332
Professional, scientific, technical, administrative and support service activities 1,042,315 2,918,928 430,861 223,884 171,189 53,384 36,527
Scientific research and development 7,452 51,337 9,952 2,733 4,486 4,780 1,031
Legal, accounting, management, architecture, engineering, technical testing and analysis activities 512,800 880,262 191,954 101,924 74,346 25,863 7,628
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 194,442 162,565 40,117 16,642 12,014 5,465 1,239
Administrative and support service activities 327,621 1,824,765 188,839 102,585 80,343 17,276 26,630
Other services activities 535,594 373,824 63,757 29,688 18,954 3,452 4,863
Arts, entertainment and recreation 179,081 157,670 36,740 16,136 9,863 2,703 3,242
Other service activities 356,513 216,154 27,016 13,552 9,091 749 1,622
Total 2,371,537 5,549,130 994,706 475,158 331,675 102,354 119,502
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  • 2. Wages and charges.
  • Reading note: in 2023, within the employed 5,549,130 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees.
  • Coverage: France, enterprises within the mainly non-financial market services sector.
  • Source: INSEE, ESANE.