<p>I recommend the <a href="http://www.comp-net.org/data/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Comp-Net database</a>. It is a firm-level data for European countries. It includes a large range of variables, including mark-ups:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/E5e0J.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/E5e0J.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>Check the <a href="https://www.ecb.europa.eu/home/pdf/research/compnet/CompNet-database-user_guide-round4.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">documentation</a> for more details.</p>

<p>Many researchers have also used the <a href="https://www.bvdinfo.com/en-us/our-products/company-information/international-products/amadeus" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Amadeus database</a>, also for Europe. A nice summary about it is <a href="http://www.nber.org/data/international-finance/Sebnem.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>.</p>

<p>For the US, take a look at <a href="http://www.janeeckhout.com/wp-content/uploads/RMP.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this paper</a>. The authors use three different sources of markups: Compustat, NBER Census of Manufacturing, and IRS (Inland Revenue Service). The first two are micro-data whereas the latter is aggregate at industry level.</p>

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<p>Can anybody provide a reliable source that gives data on retail markups? My end goal is to make a fairly high-level statement along the lines of "a typical retail markup (across all industries) is X%", or "the average markup in industry Y is X%", so fairly aggregated data would be fine.</p>

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# Data on average/typical retail markups

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-08-23)

Can anybody provide a reliable source that gives data on retail markups? My end goal is to make a fairly high-level statement along the lines of "a typical retail markup (across all industries) is X%", or "the average markup in industry Y is X%", so fairly aggregated data would be fine.

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-08-23. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

I recommend the [Comp-Net database](http://www.comp-net.org/data/). It is a firm-level data for European countries. It includes a large range of variables, including mark-ups:

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/E5e0J.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/E5e0J.png)

Check the [documentation](https://www.ecb.europa.eu/home/pdf/research/compnet/CompNet-database-user_guide-round4.pdf) for more details.

Many researchers have also used the [Amadeus database](https://www.bvdinfo.com/en-us/our-products/company-information/international-products/amadeus), also for Europe. A nice summary about it is [here](http://www.nber.org/data/international-finance/Sebnem.pdf).

For the US, take a look at [this paper](http://www.janeeckhout.com/wp-content/uploads/RMP.pdf). The authors use three different sources of markups: Compustat, NBER Census of Manufacturing, and IRS (Inland Revenue Service). The first two are micro-data whereas the latter is aggregate at industry level.


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