Exhibitors profile

Origin of exhibitors 2018 from 48 countriesArgentina: 1; Australia: 2; Austria: 22; Belgium: 41; Bulgaria: 9; Canada: 4; China, People's Republic: 29; Croatia: 4; Cyprus: 1; Czechia: 14; Denmark: 67; Egypt: 2; Finland: 9; France: 74; Germany: 655; Greece: 5; Hungary: 6; India: 10; Indonesia: 1; Ireland: 3; Israel: 6; Italy: 205; Japan: 3; Korea, Republic: 18; Latvia: 1; Lithuania: 6; Malaysia: 1; Mexico: 1; Netherlands: 114; New Zealand: 2; North Macedonia: 1; Poland: 27; Portugal: 2; Romania: 2; Russia: 7; Serbia: 1; Singapore: 1; Slovakia: 1; Slovenia: 7; Spain: 29; Sweden: 18; Switzerland: 39; Taiwan: 9; Thailand: 1; Turkey: 91; Ukraine: 4; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: 41; United States of America: 59

FKM Trade visitors profile 2018

Visitors total (number of entries)50.627Proportion of trade visitors98 %

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Origin according to federal states

Total Germany (%)53of whichNielsen 116

• Bremen1
• Hamburg1
• Lower Saxony8
• Schleswig-Holstein6

Nielsen 241

• North Rhine-Westphalia41

Nielsen 3a14

• Hesse7
• Rhineland-Palatinate6
• Saarland1

Nielsen 3b11

• Baden-Württemberg11

Nielsen 413

• Bavaria13

Nielsen 5+65

• Berlin2
• Brandenburg0
• Mecklenburg-West Pommerania3
• Saxony-Anhalt0

Nielsen 71

• Saxony1
• Thuringia0

Economic sector

Economic sector (%)

• Industry58
• Trade8
• Skilled trades3
• Agriculture3
• Service8
• Public authority/administration1
• University, research3
• Other sectors2
• Student14
• Other not gainfully employed1

Professional position

Professional position (%)

• Entrepreneur, co-owner, freelancer16
• Managing director, board member, head of an authority etc.10
• Area manager, works manager, plant manager, branch manager, head of public office12
• Department head, group head, team leader19
• Other salaried staff, civil servant, skilled worker19
• Lecturer, teacher1
• Trainee3
• Other position4
• Student14
• Other not gainfully employed1

Area of responsibility

Area of responsibility (%)

• Management18
• Research/development/design17
• Manufacturing, production, quality control18
• Buying/procurement5
• Finance/accounting, controlling0
• Information and communication technology1
• Personnel administration, administration1
• Sales13
• Marketing, advertising, PR5
• Logistics: material management, storage, transport1
• Maintenance/repairs3
• Other area4
• Student14
• Other not gainfully employed1

Origin by km

Distance to home (%)

• up to 50 km12
• up to 100 km6
• more than 100 km up to 300 km20
• over 300 km62

Origin by continents

Foreign origin total (%)47of which

• EU58
• Other european countries13
• Africa5
• North America4
• South and Central America6
• Middle East4
• South-, East-, Central Asia9
• Australia/Oceania2

Origin by countries

Countries with the highest visitor shares (%)

• Netherlands12
• Italy6
• Switzerland5
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland5
• Belgium4

Size of company/organization

Size of company/organization (%)

• 1 - 47
• 5 - 96
• 10 - 4916
• 50 - 19918
• 200 - 4999
• 500 - 9999
• 1 000 and more20
• Student14
• Other not employed1

Purchasing/ Procurement powers

Influence on purchasing/procurement decisions (%)

• decisively23
• collectively28
• in an advisory capacity/organization24
• no10
• Student14
• Other not gainfully employed1

Frequency of trade fair visits

Frequency of trade fair visits (%)

• Previous event23
• Earlier events19
• First visit69

Length of stay

Average length of stay (days)1.7

Survey conducted by: factx Gesellschaft für Markt- und Sozialforschung