The highest percentage is found for Lithuania at 5.6%, with the lowest value for Ireland at 0.44%. The span is 5.2%, which is relatively small compared to the food and chemicals sectors. The structure of inputs from logistics services varies significantly among the Member States. Land transport (blue bars) holds the highest share in the majority of cases. In three Member States (SE, DE and GR) the share of warehousing activities (H53) is higher than that of land transportation. Particularly noticeable as well is Finland’s postal and courier services sector (H53), which holds a share of over 25% of the Finnish input in machinery and equipment n.e.c.
Figure 2.37 shows the changes for the years 2008 to 2010.
Figure 2.37 Changes in added value of outsourced logistics activities in machinery and equipment n.e.c. – available Member States 2008 to 2010