Nearly 60% of all persons employed in Germanyworked in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in 2005. This is the result of a study the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) conducted in such areas as industry, construction, trade, the hotel and restaurant industry, and selected service branches. The study covered approximately 80% of all enterprises. On the whole, more than 99% of the enterprises engaged in the above areas were small or medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). They generated nearly 35% of total turnover, had a share of 40% in gross investments in tangible goods and achieved 46% of total gross value added.

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