Characteristics of the trade sector by enterprise size 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 trade sector by enterprise size in 2023

Characteristics of the trade sector by enterprise size in 2023
Number of entreprises Employees ( FTE¹) , excluding tax (in millions euros) , excluding tax (in millions euros) Personnel costs² (in millions euros) (in millions euros) , excluding contributions (in millions euros)
and (LE + ISEs) 2,130 1,507,303 1,101,007 156,759 87,389 42,564 17,708
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), excluding micro-enterprises 42,768 942,831 429,844 71,829 49,792 19,600 7,514
Micro-enterprises (MIC) 694,230 591,259 197,463 43,394 31,532 10,675 4,814
Total 739,128 3,041,393 1,728,315 271,982 168,712 72,839 30,036
  • 1. .
  • 2. Wages and charges.
  • Reading note: in 2023, , excluding , employed 942,831 of full-time equivalent (FTE) employees in the .
  • Coverage: France, within the trade sector.
  • Source: INSEE, ESANE.

Characteristics of the trade sector by enterprise size in 2023

  • 1. .
  • 2. Wages and charges.
  • Reading note: in 2023, , excluding , employed 31.0% of full-time equivalent (FTE) employees in the .
  • Coverage: France, within the trade sector.
  • Source: INSEE, ESANE.