Exhibitors profile

Origin of exhibitors 2018 from 53 countriesAustralia: 1; Austria: 41; Belarus: 2; Belgium: 26; Bulgaria: 6; Canada: 11; China, People's Republic: 818; Cyprus: 1; Czechia: 22; Denmark: 11; Egypt: 1; Estonia: 14; Finland: 6; France: 99; Germany: 1076; Hong Kong, China SAR: 96; Hungary: 20; India: 41; Ireland: 12; Israel: 22; Italy: 83; Japan: 49; Korea, Republic: 51; Latvia: 1; Lithuania: 2; Luxembourg: 1; Malaysia: 7; Moldova, Republic: 2; Netherlands: 62; New Zealand: 1; North Macedonia: 1; Norway: 4; Philippines: 9; Poland: 16; Portugal: 1; Romania: 12; Russia: 19; Serbia: 2; Singapore: 17; Slovakia: 12; Slovenia: 13; South Africa: 1; Spain: 27; Sri Lanka: 1; Sweden: 14; Switzerland: 67; Taiwan: 275; Thailand: 2; Tunisia: 14; Turkey: 13; Ukraine: 3; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: 129; United States of America: 211

FKM Trade visitors profile 2018

Visitors total (number of entries)81.471Proportion of trade visitors97 %

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Origin according to federal states

Total Germany (%)50of whichNielsen 13

• Bremen0
• Hamburg1
• Lower Saxony2
• Schleswig-Holstein0

Nielsen 26

• North Rhine-Westphalia6

Nielsen 3a7

• Hesse5
• Rhineland-Palatinate1
• Saarland1

Nielsen 3b22

• Baden-Württemberg22

Nielsen 453

• Bavaria53

Nielsen 5+63

• Berlin2
• Brandenburg1
• Mecklenburg-West Pommerania0
• Saxony-Anhalt0

Nielsen 74

• Saxony2
• Thuringia2

Economic sector

Economic sector (%)

• Application, use of electronic components, assembly group sub-systems19
• Manufacture of electronic components20
• Manufacture of electronic assembly groups, sub-systems15
• Trade in electronic components, assembly groups, sub-systems8
• Service8
• Research and development18
• Teaching and training3
• Public authority/Ministry1
• Student8
• Other not gainfully employed1

Professional position

Professional position (%)

• Entrepreneur, co-owner, freelancer10
• Managing director, board member, head of an authority etc.9
• Area manager, works manager, plant manager, branch manager, head of public office8
• Department head, group head, team leader14
• Other salaried staff, civil servant, skilled worker31
• Lecturer, teacher2
• Trainee3
• Other position2
• Project manager with personal and budget responsibility10
• Blogger1
• Student8
• Other not gainfully employed1

Area of responsibility

Area of responsibility (%)

• Management10
• Research/development/design31
• Manufacturing, production, quality control10
• Buying/procurement10
• Finance/accounting, controlling0
• Information and communication technology2
• Personnel administration, administration0
• Sales13
• Marketing, advertising, PR3
• Logistics: material management, storage, transport1
• Maintenance/repairs2
• Other area2
• Design6
• Consulting2
• Student8
• Other not gainfully employed1

Origin by km

Distance to home (%)

• up to 50 km15
• more than 50 km up to 100 km6
• more than 100 km up to 300 km17
• over 300 km62

Origin by continents

Foreign origin total (%)50of which

• EU63
• Other european countries15
• Africa1
• North America5
• South and Central America1
• Middle East4
• South-, East-, Central Asia12
• Australia/Oceania0

Origin by countries

Countries with the highest visitor shares (%)

• Italy13
• Austria7
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland6
• France6
• Switzerland5

Size of company/organization

Size of company/organization (%)

• 1 - 911
• 10 - 4916
• 50 - 24920
• 250 - 4999
• 500 - 9998
• 1 000 and more27
• Student8
• Other not employed1

Purchasing/ Procurement powers

Influence on purchasing/procurement decisions (%)

• decisively23
• collectively30
• in an advisory capacity/organization23
• no14
• Student8
• Other not gainfully employed1

Frequency of trade fair visits

Frequency of trade fair visits (%)

• Previous event46
• Earlier events41
• First visit41

Length of stay

Average length of stay (days)1.9

Survey conducted by: Gelszus Messe- Marktforschung GmbH