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Employees, sales and productivity<br />
in Germany: 1960-2007<br />
Sales, and above all, productivity (calculated in tonnes per employee), of<br />
the steel companies in Germany have consistently risen since the 1960s.<br />
The companies have successfully completed the restructuring and privati-<br />
sation process. The European steel industry is one of the pioneers of this<br />
development. As a result, the steel companies in Germany are among the<br />
most competitive worldwide.<br />
417<br />
10<br />
374<br />
Employees*<br />
(in 1,000)<br />
288<br />
175<br />
103 92.4<br />
'60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '07<br />
25.2<br />
25.9<br />
Total turnover**<br />
(in billion EUR)<br />
Foreign<br />
37 %<br />
25.9<br />
26.3<br />
2007<br />
Domestic<br />
63 %<br />
32.3<br />
37.2<br />
41.7<br />
'00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06<br />
82<br />
Productivity<br />
(tonnes per employee)<br />
102<br />
152<br />
220<br />
452<br />
526<br />
'60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '07<br />
* At the end of the year in the steel industry, including associated operations<br />
** Federal Statistics Office: production of pig iron, steel and ferroalloys and<br />
production of steel pipe and pipe pieces made of steel<br />
48.8<br />
'07
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