Cologne Economic Region 2015

Freiheit + Verantwortung Standort Service Cologne Economic Region 2015 Statistical overview

ColognE in the HEARt of EuRopE 2.2 million people live in the CCI Cologne region. 7.2 million inhabitants make the Rhineland one of the biggest metropolis regions in Europe. 68,183 are generated per employed person in the Cologne region on average each year. 51.9 % is the export figure for the manufacturing industry, illustrating the international orientation of the Cologne region. 1hour 16 million people can be reached from the region within one hour s driving. Over 6 million people a year visit Cologne Cathedral alone. 7.7 million overnight stays are booked by guests from Germany and abroad, underlining the region s appeal and popularity. CCI region Cologne the CCi REgion in BRiEF Status 2012 in million euros Change on previous year (nominal) Change in NRW Gross domestic product 82,575 2.5 % 2.2 % Status 2012 in euro Change on previous year Change in NRW Gross domestic product per employed person 68,183 0.9 % 1.2 % Status 2013 Change on previous year Change in NRW Population 2,221,756 1.5 % 1.7 % Status 2014 Companies on the commercial register Change all Companies Registered companies and small traders 148,680 40,362-0.2% Employed persons subject to social Status 2014 Change on previous year Change in NRW insurance contributions 867,878 2.6 % 2.8 % Status 2014 Status on previous year NRW unemployment rate 8.3 % 8.3 % 8.2 % Status 2014 Change on previous year Change in NRW new business registrations 22,462-2.5% -2.8% Status 2014 Change on previous year Change in NRW Insolvencies 1,137-3.3% -11.0% Status 2015, Cologne NRW Germany Purchasing power per person (Index=100) 107.4 99.9 100.0 Source: Federal Employment Agency, Michael Bauer Research GmbH, Nuremberg and CIMA Beratung + Management GmbH / BBE Handelsberatung GmbH, Information und Technik NRW (IT.NRW). Over 9,000 new apprenticeship and trainee contracts were registered by the CCI Cologne alone in 2014. About 100,000 students at various institutes of higher education strengthen the region s potential expertise. With about 150,000 member companies the CCI Cologne is one of the five largest chambers of commerce and industry in Germany.

5 the EConomiC REgion of ColognE in FiguRES The cities of Cologne and Leverkusen and the three districts of Oberberg, Rhein-Berg and Rhein-Erft make up the region of the Cologne Chamber of Commerce and Industry. With its high business potential, skilled workforce and the purchasing power of its 2.2 million inhabitants, this economic region s impact extends far beyond its borders. A dense transport network of highways, railways, water ways and air routes ensures that Cologne is one of the major hubs in Europe. At the same time, business is extremely versatile here. There is a productive blend of large, mediumsized and small companies and a healthy mix of different sectors. The diversity ranges from automotive and mechanical engineering to chemicals and biotechnology, from insurance companies and trade to ICT-companies and the media. The main data for the Cologne economic region has been compiled by CCI Cologne in this brochure. It contains the current population statistics for county boroughs and rural districts as well as a breakdown of the approx. 150,000 companies within the CCI region by figures and sectors. The brochure provides information on the development of the major industrial sectors as well as their export sales. Information on tourism, business rents and public finances, employment and training complete the spectrum. COnTEnT AREA And population Area and population 6 Population trend 6 Age structure 6 EmploymEnt Employees subject to social insurance contributions 7 Employees subject to social insurance contributions by sectors 7 Employment 7 Commuters 8 Development of employed persons subject to social insurance contributions in the CCI Cologne region 8 EConomiC performance Gross domestic product and gross added value 9 GfK purchasing power and POS sales 9 Business situation and expectations, winter 2014/2015 9 Business climate indicators 10 CompAniES Branch structure of companies registered with the CCI 10 Registered companies and small traders 11 Company registrations and insolvencies 11 trade Retail trade companies 14 Wholesale companies 15 HEAltH Health services 15 tourism Tourism and leisure industry 16 Overnight stays 16 Arrivals and period of stay 17 Trade fairs and exhibitions 17 information And CommuniCAtion ICT-companies 17 Building And living Planning permissions 17 Commercial rental prices 18 public FinAnCES Public finances 19 Business rates 19 CultuRE And CREAtiVE industries Media industry 12 VoCAtionAl training Distribution of newly registered apprenticeships in key occupations 20 Registered Apprenticeships from 2004 to 2014 21 Careers advice 21 Training and further training 22 transport Passenger and freight volume at Cologne Bonn Airport 12 Cargo handling in the ports 12 manufacturing industry Manufacturing industry 13 Selected industry sectors 13 Export sales 14 Publisher 23 Addresses 24

6 7 AREA And population in the CHAmBER S REgion EmploymEnt in the CCi ColognE REgion Area and population Area Population Administrative district sq.km Share in % Absolute Share in % population per sq.km Cologne 405.01 15.9 1,036,253 46.6 2,558.58 Leverkusen 78.87 3.1 162,599 7.3 2,061.67 Oberberg District 918.85 36.1 277,458 12.5 301.96 Rhein-Erft District 704.62 27.7 469,175 21.1 665.85 Rhein-Berg District 437.32 17.2 276,271 12.4 631.73 CCI Cologne region 2,544.67 100.0 2,221,756 100.0 873.10 NRW 34,110.26 17,861,658 523.60 Source: Information und Technik NRW (IT.NRW). Status: 31/12/2013. Population trend Natural Population trend Migration Administrative district Births Deaths Balance Inward migr. Outward migr. Balance Cologne 10,424 9,753 671 62,317 53,838 8,479 Leverkusen 1,437 1,775-338 7,743 6,533 1,210 Oberberg District 2,208 3,243-1,035 14,577 14,592-15 Rhein-Erft District 3,791 4,851-1,060 30,807 28,374 2,433 Rhein-Berg District 2,085 3,194-1,109 15,363 14,263 1,100 CCI Cologne region 19,945 22,816-2,871 130,807 117,600 13,207 NRW 146,428 200,074-53,646 957,453 892,889 64,564 Source: Projection of the population level on the basis of the census conducted on 25 May 1987, IT.NRW. Status: 31/12/2013 Age structure Age from... to under... years Administrative district under 6 6-15 15-18 18-25 25-45 45-65 65 a. over total Cologne 57.986 77.792 26.477 89.281 321.678 276.351 186.688 1.036.253 Leverkusen 8.542 13.596 5.014 12.204 39.408 47.758 36.077 162.599 Oberberg District 14.039 24.873 10.076 22.767 64.708 84.437 56.558 277.458 Rhein-Erft District 24.066 39.473 15.208 35.526 112.475 146.546 95.881 469.175 Rhein-Berg District 13.706 24.481 9.529 20.054 58.998 86.607 62.896 276.271 CCI Cologne region 118.339 180.215 66.304 179.832 597.267 641.699 438.100 2.221.756 NRW 892.765 1.481.338 574.856 1.478.740 4.422.265 5.349.533 3.662.161 17.861.658 Source: Projection of the population level on the basis of the census conducted on 25 May 1987, IT.NRW. Status: 31/12/2013. Employed persons subject to social insurance contributions Economic sectors 2014 2013 Agriculture and forestry; fisheries 2,046 1,846 Manufacturing industry 195,210 193,153 of which: manufacturing sector 142,173 138,951 construction sector 34,969 36,228 Trade 198,341 121,780 Hospitality sector 26,370 26,462 Transport and warehousing 49,499 47,696 Other services 472,278 453,740 of which: information and communication 50,802 49,450 Financial and insurance services 46,461 47,124 Real estate and housing 7,161 6,776 Provision of other public and private sector services 367,854 350,390 Total 867,878 844,932 NRW 6,284,700 6,108,033 Source: Information und Technik NRW (IT.NRW). Status: 30/06/2014. Employed persons subject to social insurance contributions by sectors Agriculture and forestry, Manufacturing business Service Administrative district fisheries Cologne 0.0 % 15.8 % 84.2 % Leverkusen 0.1 % 28.7 % 71.3 % Oberberg District 0.5 % 42.1 % 57.4 % Rhein-Erft District 0.8 % 28.1 % 71.1 % Rhein-Berg District 0.5 % 29.1 % 70.5 % CCI Cologne region 0.2 % 22.5 % 76.9 % NRW 0.5 % 28.2 % 71.3 % Source: Information und Technik NRW (IT.NRW). Status: 30/06/2014. Employment* Administrative district Unemployed Rate** Cologne 53,054 9.6 Leverkusen 7,139 8.6 Oberberg District 8,623 6.0 Rhein-Erft District 18,462 7.7 Rhein-Berg District 9,263 6.4 CCI Cologne region 96,540 8.3 NRW 763,213 8.2 *Annual average values **Unemployment rate as a percentage of all non-public sector employable persons. Source: Federal Agency for Employment. Status: 2014.

8 9 EConomiC performance in the CCi ColognE REgion Commuters Administrative district Incoming commuters Outward commuters Commuter Balance Cologne 245,936 108,579 137,357 Leverkusen 33,603 30,532 3,071 Oberberg District 26,436 30,874-4,438 Rhein-Erft District 57,242 93,443-36,201 Rhein-Berg District 31,786 61,569-29,783 CCI Cologne region 395,003 324,997 70,006 Balance incoming - outgoing commuters. Source: Federal Agency for Employment. Status: 30/06/2014. development of EmployEd persons SuBJECt to SoCiAl insurance ContRiButionS in the CCi ColognE REgion 100 % 22.7 % 5.5 % 17.1 % 2.8 % 6.5 % 43.5 % 16.4 % 4.3 % 14.4 % 3.1 % 5.6 % 53.7 % Gross domestic product and gross value added (GVA) by economic sectors Gross domestic product at market prices (in million euros) Manufactoring industry GVA according to economic sector 2012 (in million euros) Services sectors total Commerce, transport and warehousing, hotel and restaurant industry, information and communication Financing, insurance and corporate services, land and real estate GDP per employed person (in euros) Change Administrative district 2012 2011 in % Cologne 48,293 47,155 2.4 7,656 35,565 11,169 14,121 69,176 Leverkusen 6,614 6,457 2.4 2,924 2,995 950 1,069 81,843 Oberberg District 8,259 8,091 2.1 3,082 4,277 905 1,913 61,584 Rhein-Erft District 13,052 12,781 2.1 3,838 7,796 2,771 2,706 68,527 Rhein-Berg District 6,358 6,114 4.0 1,329 4,348 1,057 1,708 59,097 CCI Cologne region 82,575 80,598 2.5 18,829 54,980 16,852 21,517 68,183 NRW 586,675 574,004 2.2 153,035 369,370 102,813 144,407 65,964 Germany 2,666,400 2,609,900 2.2 728,260 1,638,550 443,500 648,220 64,084 Source: Information und Technik NRW (IT.NRW). Status: August 2013. Purchasing power according to GfK and POS sales Purchasing power 2015 POS sales 2015 Administrative district Million euros Index (D=100) Million euros Index (D=100) Cologne 24,636.09 107.4 7,154.97 118.4 Leverkusen 3,648.22 103.0 1,010.66 108.2 Oberberg District 10,611.55 105.4 2,412.75 91.0 Rhein-Erft District 5,889.73 99.5 1,373.88 88.1 Rhein-Berg District 7,206.22 117.8 1,532.23 95.1 NRW 385,789.42 99.9 102,258.42 100.5 Germany 1,776,000.00 100.0 468,056.95 100.0 Source: Michael Bauer Research GmbH, Nuremberg and CIMA Beratung + Management GmbH / BBE Handelsberatung GmbH, Munich, 2015 Purchasing power: Sum of all net incomes per region; POS sales (point of sale - formerly retail sales): Retail sales per region, refer to www.ihk-koeln.de/001241 BuSinESS SituAtion And EXpECtAtionS, WintER 2014/15 50 40 Business situation 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Manufacturing industry Construction Trade Hospitality Transport and warehousing Other services Source: CCI Cologne. Status: 30.06., without agriculture and forestry and the energy sector. Due to the new classification of economic activity only limited comparisons can be made up to 2007 and after 2008. 2013 2014 30 20 10 0-10 -20 Expectations -30-40 -50 I/10 II/10 III/10 I/11 II/11 III/11 I/12 II/12 III/12 I/13 II/13 III/13 I/14 II/14 III/14 I/15 Source: CCI Cologne, business cycle survey for winter 2014/15. Cf. www.ihk-koeln.de under Standortpolitik/Konjunktur (regional economic policy/economy).

10 11 Business climate indicators Situation Good Poor Situation indicator Expectations Better Poorer Expectation indicator Winter 2008/09 26.0 25.0 1.0 10.6 50.8-40.2 Spring 2009 15.8 35.6-19.8 13.4 32.7-19.4 Autumn 2009 16.3 34.3-17.9 29.4 22.8 6.6 Winter 2009/10 18.4 30.2-11.7 28.9 14.1 14.8 Spring 2010 24.8 15.1 9.7 34.3 8.2 26.1 Autumn 2010 33.2 10.5 22.7 33.3 8.8 24.5 Winter 2010/11 44.4 6.8 37.6 35.1 8.5 26.6 Spring 2011 46.1 5.6 40.4 26.8 7.3 19.5 Autumn 2011 44.7 9.3 35.4 18.4 21.4-3.0 Winter 2011/12 45.9 8.4 37.4 17.2 20.4-3.2 Spring 2012 41.2 8.7 32.5 22.5 13.6 8.9 Autumn 2012 30.6 12.4 18.2 17.2 23.0-5.7 Winter 2012/13 34.4 12.7 21.6 21.8 16.3 5.4 Spring 2013 27.6 15.9 11.7 23.8 15.2 8.6 Autumn 2013 35.8 11.4 24.4 24.7 12.7 12.1 Winter 2013/14 40.2 10.4 29.8 31.7 9.9 21.8 Spring 2014 43.7 8.2 35.5 27.2 9.2 18.0 Autumn 2014 43.9 8.4 35.5 24.0 13.7 10.2 Winter 2014/15 41.0 7.7 33.3 22.5 15.4 7.1 The business climate indicators are deduced from the balance of relative shares of the affirmative and negative answers of companies within the context of the business cycle survey conducted by the CCI Cologne. The indicator values can lie between minus 100 and plus 100 percentage points. A positive indicator value means that the share of affirmative answers is greater than the share of negatives. With a value below zero the proportional share of negative answers predominates. Cf. www.ihk-koeln.de, section: Standortpolitik/Konjunktur. Source: CCI Cologne. Status: January 2015. Registered companies and small traders Companies registered in the commercial register (without dependent branches) Business sector HS_ZN HS total Sole trader OHG KG GmbH & Co, KG UG (haftungsbeschränkt) GmbH AG VVaG Other Agriculture and forestry; fisheries 55 55 8 2 5 9 5 25 0 0 1 Industry and construction 4,663 4,586 285 52 75 775 267 3,104 46 0 59 Energy and water supply 260 256 6 3 12 114 6 92 7 0 20 Wholesale trade 4,054 3,927 289 54 52 413 216 2,896 27 0 107 Retail trade 4,299 4,154 1,196 170 78 347 359 2,066 13 0 70 Agency services 411 405 76 16 7 21 39 244 0 0 8 Banks 149 115 5 1 2 8 2 70 13 0 48 Financial services 219 215 28 4 6 16 10 139 12 0 4 Insurance companies 78 54 0 0 0 0 0 6 44 7 21 Insurance services 509 504 105 22 10 47 28 278 14 0 5 Transport, postal services and telecommunications 1,179 1,135 134 10 14 107 107 774 11 0 22 Other economic sector 23,306 22,885 935 157 279 2,559 1,898 16,423 364 0 691 Hospitality sector 1,180 1,166 90 10 13 100 166 772 2 0 27 Total 40,362 39,457 3,157 501 553 4,516 3,103 26,889 553 7 1,083 HS = Head office, ZN = Autonomous Branch office, OHG = General partnership, KG = Limited partnership, GmbH & Co KG = Limited partnership with limited liability company as general partner, KGaA = Company limited by shares, GmbH = Limited liability company, VVaG = Mutual insurance company, AG = Public Limited Company, UG (haftungsbeschränkt) = Business Company (with limited liability) CompAniES in the CCi ColognE REgion BRAnCH StRuCtuRE of CompAniES REgiStEREd WitH the CCi 17 % Retail trade 3 % Construction sector 5 % Manufacturing sector 2 % Agriculture and Forestry 54 % General services Source: CCI Cologne. Status: 2014. 4 % Wholesale trade 2 % Trade agencies 5 % Hospitality sector 4 % Transport sector 4 % Financial and insurance services Small traders (companies without branches and not registered) Total Retail trade General services Wholesale trade and trade agency Hospitality sector Financial and insurance services Transport, postal services and telecommunications Industry and construction 104,471 20,165 58,736 4,069 5,627 4,901 3,184 5,699 2,090 Company registrations and insolvencies 2014 2013 Change in % New business registrations 22.462 23.031-2,5 of which new registrations 18.862 19.196-1,7 Company deregistrations 20.470 20.464 0,0 Company insolvencies 1.137 1.176-3,3 Consumer insolvencies 2.944 2.849 3,3 Source: Information und Technik NRW (IT.NRW). Status: 2014. Other

12 13 CultuRE And CREAtiVE industries in the ColognE REgion manufacturing industry in the CCi ColognE REgion There are 26,200 companies in the culture and creative industries that are members of the Cologne Chamber of Industry and Commerce, that are primarily characterized by the media industry in the Cologne region. This figure includes 4,100 companies entered in the commercial register, and 22,100 small businesses. The entire industry is broken down into twelve sub-industries: Print and audio publications, book printers, film/tv production, radio/tv companies, performing/graphic arts, literature and music, journalism/news offices, museum shops, art exhibitions, trade with books, music and art, architectural offices, industrial, graphic and communication design, advertising, software/games The individual sub-branches in the media segment Media Registered companies without operating facilities Small companies (not entered in commercial register) Book and newspaper publishers, other publishers 443 444 Software publishers 10 3 Producers of film and TV programs, lending and sales 706 834 Recording studios, producers of radio contributions, publishing audio recordings 135 412 Radio companies 10 1 TV companies 55 7 Advertising 931 11,460 Total 2,290 13,161 The cultural and creative industry (CCI) is one of the strongest sectors of the economy in the region covered by the Cologne Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK-Köln). A study carried out by IHK-Köln into the cultural and creative industry in the region analysed key structural data and hence the significance of the CCI for Cologne as a business region, with special reference to the media industry. Further information and the study can be found at www.ihk-koeln.de, document number 085420 transport Passenger and freight volumes at Cologne Bonn Airport Volume 2014 2013 Change in % Air passengers 9,451,414 9,079,001 4 Freight (in tonnes) 754,342 739,554 2 Source: Cologne Bonn Airport. Status: 2014. Cargo handling at ports (in 1,000 tons) Manufacturing industry* Administrative district Employees 2014 2013 Total turnover (in million euros) Change in % 2014 2013 Change in % Cologne 49,060 48,628 0.9 27,606 29,057-5.0 50.5 Leverkusen 13,790 13,785 0.0 7,073 7,819-9.5 13.6 Oberberg District 28,758 28,063 2.5 6,517 6,196 5.2 10.8 Rhein-Erft District 20,364 20,800-2.1 11,721 12,429-5.7 21.6 Rhein-Berg District 10,967 10,826 1.3 2,101 2,059 2.0 3.6 CCI Cologne region 122,939 122,102 0.7 55,018 57,560-4.4 100.0 NRW 1,128,930 1,129,653-0.1 321,407 323,144-0.5 * Companies with 50 and more employees, including the construction sector with 20 and more employees. Source: Information und Technik NRW (IT.NRW). Status: 2014. Selected industrial sectors Business sector Share in % Companies Employees Total sales (in million euros) Share of sectors in total 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 Change in % turnover in % Automotive 18 17 24,423 23,830 15,582 15,600-0.1 28.3 Chemicals industry 43 44 19,936 20,051 10,803 11,848-9.7 19.6 Mechanical engineering 68 68 15,800 15,471 4,615 4,500 2.5 8.4 Metal producing and processing industry 72 69 13,063 12,466 2,676 2,532 5.4 4.9 Food industry 43 44 6,608 6,579 2,611 2,746-5.2 4.7 Electrical engineering 44 42 8,905 8,826 2,088 1,848 11.5 3.8 Rubber an Plastic goods 45 47 8,756 8,746 1,667 1,651 1.0 3.0 Construction industry 120 126 6,125 6,432 865 973-11.1 1.6 Paper industry 12 13 2,771 2,863 674 669 0.8 1.2 Stone and earth 12 12 2,188 2,174 625 633-1.3 1.1 Printing and Publishing 11 11 1,494 1,514 186 196-5.4 0.3 Coal mining 4 4 2,344 2,468 n. a. n. a. - - Other manufacturing industry 60 60 10,540 10,722 12,626 14,364-12.1 22.9 Manufacturing and construction sectors Total 552 556 122,953 122,102 55,018 57,560-2.0 100.0 n. a. - no response Source: Information und Technik NRW (IT.NRW). Status: 2014. Ports 2014 2013 Change in % Cologne (incl, Container) * 12,251 Leverkusen/Chemion 2,233 2,220 0.6 Source: City of Cologne, Bayer Leverkusen. * Value not available at time of printing. Status: 2014.

14 15 Export Sales* Administrative district Export sales (in million euros) Export quota Cologne 15,972 58.9 Leverkusen 4,831 68.9 Oberberg District 2,853 44.3 Rhein-Erft District 3,847 33.4 Rhein-Berg District 956 46.2 CCI Cologne region 28,459 52.6 NRW 139,797 44.9 * Excluding construction sector, companies with 50 and more employees in the manufacturing industry. Source: Information und Technik NRW (IT.NRW). Status: 2014. trade in the CCi ColognE REgion Retail companies Registered companies without branch offices Small traders (not in commercial register) Selected sectors 2014 2013 2014 2013 Food, beverages, tobacco 397 372 2,238 2,313 Medical, orthopaedic & cosmetic articles 652 654 897 891 Textiles, clothing, shoes, leather goods 400 404 2,224 2,236 Furniture, furnishings, house wares 338 333 981 957 Electric household appliances, radio and TV sets, musical instruments 220 221 952 959 Metal products, paints, building, DIY materials 268 262 927 912 Books, newspapers, magazines, stationery, office supplies 93 95 463 474 Flower, plants, pet products 80 70 848 877 Precision engineered, photographic and optical products, computers, software 319 316 1,162 1,216 Clocks, jewellery 106 99 622 644 Toys 41 42 338 352 Bicycles and accessories, sports and camping articles 155 147 481 481 Mail order companies 71 63 518 537 Stalls and market suppliers 3 3 125 130 Warehouse retail trade, door-to-door sales, sales from delivery vehicles 15 13 206 191 Motor vehicles, parts and accessories, service stations 663 644 1,605 1,638 Other retail trade 478 451 5,578 5,719 Total 4,299 4,189 20,165 20,527 Wholesale companies HEAltH SERViCES in the CCi ColognE REgion Registered companies without branch offices Small traders (not in commercial register) Selected sectors 2014 2013 2014 2013 Grain, animal feed and fertilisers, animals 60 59 48 50 Textile raw materials, semi-finished goods, skins etc. 9 10 4 5 Technical chemicals, raw drugs, rubber 131 129 32 34 Solid fuels, mineral oil products 55 51 12 13 Ores, steel, non-ferrous metals and similar 110 112 19 22 Timber, building materials, plumbing supplies 415 419 146 154 Scrap, residual materials 51 50 72 91 Food, beverages, tobacco 662 665 278 305 Textiles, clothing, shoes, leather goods 249 254 121 134 Metal products, furnishings 147 143 55 62 Precision eng, and optical products, jewellery and similar 77 82 37 40 Vehicles, machines, technical supplies 1,220 1,228 492 511 Pharmaceutical, cosmetic and similar products 259 259 86 89 Paper, printed materials, various kinds of materials 93 100 28 29 Other wholesale trade 516 515 289 309 Total 4,054 4,076 1,719 1,848 Health Service Total Registered companies without branch offices Small traders (not in commercial register) Selected sectors Pharmaceuticals industry 60 60 0 Medical technology 144 128 16 Wholesale trade in the health industry 451 290 161 Pharmacies 549 530 19 Retail trade in the health industry 1,138 148 990 Insurance (private health insurance) 11 11 0 Research and development in the health industry 59 54 5 Other services in the health industry 1,598 416 1,182 Hospitals 87 83 4 Outpatient care 117 59 58 Homes 118 108 10 Social services 422 138 284 Total 4,754 2,025 2,729

16 17 tourism in the CCi ColognE REgion Tourism and leisure sector Overnight stays Administrative district Hotel beds provided December 2014 Overnight stays total by foreign visitors Average occupancy of the beds provided in % Cologne 32,666 5,736,976 1,951,899 48.7 Leverkusen 1,526 234,598 78,717 42.0 Oberberg District 5,933 839,031 52,300 39.4 Rhein-Erft District 7,701 1,158,611 239,405 41.3 Rhein-Berg District 3,575 477,007 52,982 36.8 CCI Cologne region 51,401 8,446,223 2,375,303 Source: Information und Technik NRW (IT.NRW). Status: 2014. Companies in commercial register in 2014 without branch offices Small traders in 2014 (not commercially registred companies) Cologne Oberberg Rhein- Rhein- Cologne Oberberg Rhein- Rhein- District Erft Berg Dist./ District Erft Berg Dist./ District Leverkusekusen District Lever- Selected sectors Hospitality sector Hotels, guesthouses, boarding houses, Bed and Breakfast 211 21 22 32 98 48 73 59 564 Other accommodation/lodging places 11 3 1 4 105 25 34 33 216 Restaurants 417 21 79 66 248 61 104 80 1,076 Cafes, ice cream parlours, snack bars 82 6 21 21 870 141 303 257 1,701 Public houses 125 7 20 13 1,223 248 393 413 2,442 Bars, amusement centres, nightclubs, dance halls 39 2 4 2 35 8 16 9 115 Kiosks 7 0 0 0 106 1 4 46 164 Canteens and caterers 59 10 18 17 351 71 90 74 690 Travel sector Travel agents 177 17 39 33 235 46 83 100 730 Tour operators 92 6 8 10 199 20 34 25 394 Coach operators 13 4 16 8 10 7 11 7 76 Leisure sector Operating cultural and entertainment facilities 131 9 27 14 937 123 262 192 1,695 Operation of sports facilities 41 12 27 17 37 38 40 34 246 Saunas, solariums, fitness centres 88 10 22 24 500 132 205 211 1,192 Sports, gambling and lottery 175 31 65 58 1,141 110 286 265 2,131 MICE - Meetings Incentives Conventions Events 367 23 76 71 2,204 185 448 442 3,816 Total 2,035 182 445 390 8,299 1,264 2,386 2,247 17,248 The data have been adjusted and are no longer comparable with the previous year s figures. Total Arrivals and period of stay Arrivals 2014 Average duration of stay (in days) Administrative district All guests Foreign guests All guests Foreign guests Cologne 3,330,546 1,052,724 1.7 1.9 Leverkusen 126,920 40,632 1.8 1.9 Oberberg District 270,114 20,568 3.1 2.5 Rhein-Erft District 439,101 110,764 2.6 2.2 Rhein-Berg District 195,366 25,951 2.4 2.0 CCI Cologne region 4,362,047 1,250,639 Source: Information und Technik NRW (IT.NRW). Status: 2014. Trade fairs and exhibitions Exhibitors/Visitors Total Foreign Domestic Share of foreign companies in % Exhibitors 33,460 21,790 11,670 65.1 Other companies represented 620 375 245 60.5 Visitors 2,286,400 883,900 1,402,500 37.8 Exhibition area 284,000 sq. mtrs. Source: Koelnmesse GmbH. Status: 2014. Provisional figures. information And CommuniCAtion technology (ict) in the CCi ColognE REgion ICT-companies Economic sectors 2014 2013 Manufacturer 34 37 Telecommunications installation 85 87 Trade 3,127 3,169 Telecommunications services 139 149 Data processing 7,640 7,603 IT training 137 140 Total 11,162 11,185 of which telecommunication companies 536 537 Building And living in the CCi ColognE REgion Planning permissions Residential buildings (without residential accommodation) with Administrative district Non-residential buildings 1 and 2 flats 3 flats or more Cologne 27 639 192 Leverkusen 11 71 14 Oberberg District 61 231 23 Rhein-Erft District 73 509 72 Rhein-Berg District 30 302 60 CCI Cologne region 202 1,752 361 NRW 3,151 15,245 2,422 Source: Information und Technik NRW (IT.NRW). Status: 2014.

18 19 public FinAnCE in the CCi ColognE REgion Commercial rental prices Shop premises in prime location Euro/m 2 Office premises in good location Euro/m 2 Warehouse/Production area Euro/m 2 Cologne Borough 1 City Centre 100.00-175.00 13.00-19.00 2.00-5.00 Borough 2 Rodenkirchen 12.00-35.00 6.00-11.00 2.00-5.00 Borough 3 Lindenthal 15.00-35.00 6.00-13.00 2.00-5.00 Borough 4 Ehrenfeld 15.00-35.00 6.00-11.00 2.00-5.00 Borough 5 Nippes 10.00-30.00 6.00-11.00 2.00-5.00 Borough 6 Chorweiler 10.00-20.00 6.00-11.00 2.00-5.00 Borough 7 Porz 10.00-30.00 6.00-11.00 2.00-5.00 Borough 8 Kalk 10.00-25.00 6.00-11.00 2.00-5.00 Borough 9 Mülheim 12.00-25.00 6.00-10.00 2.00-5.00 Leverkusen 10.00-25.00 5.00-10.00 2.00-4.50 Oberberg District Bergneustadt (town) 4.00-10.00 5.00-8.00 2.00-3.50 Engelskirchen (village) 4.00-10.00 5.00-8.00 2.00-3.50 Gummersbach (town) 6.00-30.00 5.00-8.00 2.00-4.00 Hückeswagen (town) 4.00-10.00 5.00-8.00 2.00-3.50 Marienheide (village) 4.00-10.00 5.00-8.00 2.00-3.50 Morsbach (village) 4.00-8.00 5.00-8.00 2.00-3.50 Nümbrecht (village) 4.00-10.00 5.00-8.00 2.00-4.00 Radevormwald (village) 4.00-10.00 5.00-8.00 2.00-4.00 Lindlar (village) 4.00-10.00 5.00-8.00 2.00-3.00 Waldbröl (town) 4.00-10.00 5.00-8.00 2.00-3.00 Wipperfürth (town) 4.00-12.00 5.00-8.00 2.00-3.00 Reichshof (village) 4.00-9.00 5.00-8.00 2.00-3.00 Wiehl (town) 4.00-12.00 5.00-8.00 2.00-3.00 Rhein-Erft District Bedburg (town) 5.00-15.00 4.00-8.00 1.50-4.00 Bergheim (town) 5.00-20.00 5.00-10.00 2.50-4.00 Brühl (town) 20.00-36.00 5.00-10.00 2.50-4.50 Elsdorf (village) 5.00-10.00 4.00-8.00 1.50-4.00 Erftstadt (town) 5.00-15.00 5.00-9.00 2.50-4.50 Frechen (town) 10.00-20.00 6.00-10.00 2.50-4.50 Hürth (town) 5.00-16.00 5.00-11.00 2.50-4.50 Kerpen (town) 6.00-16.00 5.00-10.00 2.50-4.50 Pulheim (town) 5.00-20.00 5.00-11.00 2.50-4.00 Wesseling (town) 5.00-20.00 5.00-9.00 2.50-4.50 Rhein-Berg District Bergisch Gladbach (town) 15.00-35.00 5.00-11.50 2.50-5.00 Burscheid (town) 5.00-10.00 5.00-8.00 2.00-4.00 Kürten (village) 5.00-10.00 5.00-8.00 2.00-4.00 Leichlingen (town) 5.00-15.00 5.00-8.00 2.00-4.00 Overath (town) 5.00-15.00 5.00-8.00 2.00-4.00 Rösrath (town) 5.00-15.00 5.00-8.00 2.00-4.00 Wermelskirchen (town) 5.00-15.00 5.00-8.00 2.00-4.00 Odenthal (village) 5.00-12.00 5.00-8.00 2.50-3.50 Source: Rheinische Immobilienbörse e.v. Status: April 2015. Public finances Deposits 2014 Payments 2014 Loans, cash credit and securities lending in core budget 2014 Administrative district (in 1,000 euros) (in 1,000 euros) (in 1,000 euros) Euro/inhabitant Cologne 3,796,268 3,932,729 2,721,604 2,618.22 Leverkusen 522,361 498,806 435,009 2,700.83 Oberberg District 971,067 984,742 860,338 3,179.77 Rhein-Erft District 1,656,056 1,665,101 739,712 1,617.19 Rhein-Berg District 885,504 883,402 479,072 1,717.01 CCI Cologne region 7,831,256 7,964,780 5,235,735 2,278.85 Source: Information und Technik NRW (IT.NRW). Status: 2014. Figures for liabilities are provisional. Business rates Gewerbesteuer Change Grundsteuer B Change Local Authority 2015 2014 Points 2015 2014 Points Cologne 475 475 515 515 Leverkusen 475 475 592 590 2 Oberberg District Bergneustadt 440 440 876 755 121 Engelskirchen 489 475 14 533 494 39 Gummersbach 460 450 10 470 450 20 Hückeswagen 463 450 13 580 435 145 Lindlar 470 460 10 560 450 110 Marienheide 480 470 10 735 600 135 Morsbach 450 450 495 430 65 Nümbrecht 469 464 5 437 428 9 Radevormwald 450 450 450 450 Reichshof 465 455 10 530 430 100 Waldbröl 500 470 30 590 470 120 Wiehl 430 420 10 430 413 17 Wipperfürth 450 450 550 413 137 Rhein-Erft District Bedburg 495 495 550 550 Bergheim 480 480 480 480 Brühl 430 430 450 450 Elsdorf 520 520 580 580 Erftstadt 505 440 65 570 495 75 Frechen 450 450 420 420 Hürth 480 480 420 420 Kerpen 500 500 550 480 70 Pulheim 430 430 420 420 Wesseling 460 460 450 450 Rhein-Berg District Bergisch Gladbach 460 460 490 490 Burscheid 445 445 450 450 Kürten 470 470 550 550 Leichlingen 445 445 495 495 Odenthal 424 424 490 450 40 Overath 465 442 23 850 480 370 Rösrath 480 445 35 590 480 110 Wermelskirchen 430 430 488 488 Source: Local authority budgets. Status: May 2015.

20 21 VoCAtionAl training in the CCi ColognE REgion Distribution of newly registered apprenticeships in the key occupations Occupations 2014 2013 Differenz Veränderung in % Industrial Management Assistant 471 516-45 -8.7 Salesperson 695 667 28 4.2 Retail Management Assistant 794 831-37 -4.5 Management Assistant for Wholesale and Foreign Trade 436 461-25 -5.4 Banking Professional 372 397-25 -6.3 Management Assistant for Insurance and Finance 281 324-43 -13.3 Catering Expert 59 71-12 -16.9 Hotel Industry Expert 274 303-29 -9.6 Chef 247 264-17 -6.4 Other hospitality trade 132 144-12 -8.3 Management Assistant for Tourism 81 76 5 6.6 Management Assistant for Freight Forwarding and Logistic Services 127 135-8 -5.9 Warehouse Logisitics Expert 247 249-2 -0.8 Skilled Warehouse Operator 156 148 8 5.4 Management Assistant for Office Communication 737 901-164 -18.2 Real Estate Management Assistant 126 142-16 -11.3 Event Management Assistant 110 108 2 1.9 Other commercial occupations 1062 1038 24 2.3 Commercial total 6,407 6,775-368 -5.4 Industrial Mechanic 237 244-7 -2.9 Machine and Plant Operator 86 77 9 11.7 Tool Engineer 61 60 1 1.7 Mechatronics Technician 133 134-1 -0.7 Event Technician 68 53 15 28.3 Electronics Technician 295 284 11 3.9 Electronics Technician for Information and Telecommunications Systems 42 49-7 -14.3 Computer Science Expert 360 381-21 -5.5 Construction industry 125 119 6 5.0 Chemical Laboratory Technician 60 58 2 3.4 Chemical Production Technician 152 159-7 -4.4 Digital and Print Media Designer 92 97-5 -5.2 Audiovisual Media Designer 78 99-21 -21.2 Cutting machine operator 106 103 3 2.9 Other industrial occupations 699 571 128 22.4 Industrial/technical total 2,594 2,488 106 4.3 Commercial and industrial/technical total 9,001 9,263-262 -2.8 REgiStEREd AppREntiCESHipS FRom 2004 to 2014 20,000 18,000 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 Source: CCI Cologne. Status: 31/12/2014, refer to www.ihk-koeln.de, section: Aus- und Weiterbildung/Statistik. CAREERS AdViCE (incl. EduCAtion grants And CAREERS CHECK) 18,000 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 commercial occupations industrial-technical occupations 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2014 2013 2014 CCI Cologne. Status: 31/12/2014.

22 Training and development 2014 2013 Apprenticeships total in 165 occupations requiring formal training 23,594 24,179 of which: commercial 15,998 16,610 of which: industrial-technical 7,596 7,569 number of people taking exams Final examinations in 142 occupations requiring formal training 9,064 8,895 of which: commercial 6,665 6,656 of which: industrial-technical 2,399 2,239 Intermediate examinations 6,261 6,654 of which: commercial 5,181 5,361 of which: industrial-technical 1,080 1,193 Exams for advanced training in 32 commercial fields 1,297 1,427 of which: Master professional of business management (CCI) 126 78 of which: Master professional of insurance and finance (CCI) 219 115 of which: Specialist for foreign language correspondence (CCI) 134 167 Advanced training exams in 25 industrial-technical fields 847 792 of which: Industrial foreman and foreman in specialist field 415 482 Examinations with regard to instructor qualifications regulations 2,090 2,328 Examinations on specialist knowledge in road haulage and transport of passengers 312 325 Driver training/testing in accordance with ADR 1,136 1,471 Dangerous goods officer training 263 207 Professional driver qualifications 706 640 Examinations in specialist knowledge in the security sector (34 a GewO) 811 909 Insurance broker 447 436 Total number of examinations 22,971 23,877 Companies actively training apprentices 5,483 5,591 Active instructors 7,959 7,970 Examination boards Training 319 344 Further training 81 97 Members of examination boards Total 4,154 5,140 Arbitration 86 89 Training adviser 9 9 Company visits 1,903 2,165 Instruction Instruction in the restaurant sector in accordance with clause 4 paragraph 1 no. 4 778 658 Instruction in the security sector (34 a GewO) 428 470 Information for installers of gambling machines under Section 33c GewO [Industrial Code] 186 / Advice on further training 15,876 10,968 Person-related 12,048 9,276 Company-related 3,828 1,692 Courses and seminars Number 328 318 Participants 4,292 4,208 CCi ColognE - your SuppliER of FACtS And FiguRES The Cologne Chamber of Commerce and Industry offers you an extensive range of data on the economic region of Cologne as well as on the cities of Cologne and Leverkusen and for the districts of Oberberg, Rhein-Erft and Rhein-Berg. More detailed publications can be found on the Internet. We would be pleased to carry out a search for you. A contact form for your enquiries can be found here: www.ihk-koeln.de, doc. no. 14458 your COnTACT: PuBLISHER Cologne Chamber of Commerce and Industry Unter Sachsenhausen 10-26 D-50667 Cologne phone +49 221 1640-424 www.ihk-koeln.de Cologne, July 2015 Flavia Gangi phone +49 221 1640-423 fax +49 221 1640-428 flavia.gangi@koeln.ihk.de RESPOnSIBLE Dr. Ulrich S. Soénius Deputy Managing Director Dept. for Business Development Policy ulrich.soenius@koeln.ihk.de EDITORS Flavia Gangi flavia.gangi@koeln.ihk.de LAyOuT/PRODuCTIOn KD1 Designagentur, Cologne www.kd1.com TITLE PHOTO Peter Obenaus

the REgion of the ColognE CHAmBER of CommERCE And industry Cologne Leverkusen Rhein-Erft District Rhein-Berg District Oberberg District Bedburg Elsdorf Local office Rhein-Erft Bergheim Kerpen Pulheim Frechen COLOGnE Hürth Local office Leverkusen/ Rhein-Berg Leverkusen Leichlingen Burscheid Odenthal Bergisch Gladbach Rösrath Bergneustadt Wermelskirchen Kürten Overath Radevormwald Lindlar Wipperfürth Engelskirchen Marienheide Wiehl Local office Oberberg Hückeswagen Gummersbach Reichshof Erftstadt Brühl Wesseling Head office CCI Cologne nümbrecht Waldbröl Morsbach ColognE Inhabitants: 1,036,253 Area: 405.01 sq.km GDP: Purchasing power: 69,176 euros per employed person 24,636 million euros leverkusen Inhabitants: 162,599 Area: 78.87 sq.km GDP: Purchasing power: 81,843 euros per employed person 3,648 million euros oberberg district Inhabitants: 277,458 Area: 918.85 sq.km GDP: Purchasing power: 61,584 euros per employed person 5,890 million euros RHEin-ERFt district Inhabitants: 469,175 Area: 704.62 sq.km GDP: Purchasing power: 68,527 euros per employed person 10,612 million euros RHEin-BERg district Inhabitants: 276,271 Area: 437.32 sq.km GDP: Purchasing power: 59,097 euros per employed person 7,206 million euros AddRESSES COLOGnE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AnD InDuSTRy Unter Sachsenhausen 10-26 50667 Cologne phone +49 221 1640-0 fax +49 221 1640-129 service@koeln.ihk.de Map and directions: www.ihk-koeln.de, doc. no. 1824 LOCAL OFFICE LEVERKuSEn/RHEIn-BERG An der Schusterinsel 2 51379 Leverkusen phone +49 2171 4908-0 fax +49 2171 4908-909 geschaeftsstelle-leverkusen@koeln.ihk.de Map and directions: www.ihk-koeln.de, doc. no. 1827 LOCAL OFFICE OBERBERG Talstraße 11 51643 Gummersbach phone +49 2261 8101-0 fax +49 2261 8101-969 geschaeftsstelle-oberberg@koeln.ihk.de Map and directions: www.ihk-koeln.de, doc. no. 1828 LOCAL OFFICE RHEIn-ERFT Bahnstraße 1 50126 Bergheim phone +49 2271 8376-0 fax +49 2271 8376-199 geschaeftsstelle-rhein-erft@koeln.ihk.de Map and directions: www.ihk-koeln.de, doc. no. 1829