FKM Trade visitors profile 2022
Visitors total (number of entries)16.282Proportion of trade visitors96 %
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Origin according to federal states
Total Germany (%)71of whichNielsen 115
- Bremen0
- Hamburg1
- Lower Saxony11
- Schleswig-Holstein2
Nielsen 213
Nielsen 3a8
- Hesse5
- Rhineland-Palatinate2
- Saarland1
Nielsen 3b12
Nielsen 412
Nielsen 5+617
- Berlin6
- Brandenburg3
- Mecklenburg-West Pommerania3
- Saxony-Anhalt4
Nielsen 724
Economic sector
Economic sector (%)
- Orthopaedic companies49
- Sanitary specialist trade10
- Orthopaedic shoe companies8
- Medical technical specialised trade2
- Social services2
- Hospital2
- University/academy/ polytechnic2
- Rehabilitation systems companies2
- Therapeutical practice1
- Prophylaxis and rehabilitation facilities1
- Vocational school/technical college1
- Association, society, self-help group1
- Other6
- Student11
- Other not gainfully employed1
Professional position
Professional position (%)
- Entrepreneur, co-owner, freelancer14
- Managing director, board member, head of an authority etc.6
- Area manager, works manager, plant manager, branch manager, head of public office9
- Department head, group head, team leader14
- Other salaried staff, civil servant, skilled worker33
- Lecturer, teacher1
- Trainee8
- Other position2
- Student11
- Other not gainfully employed1
Area of responsibility
Area of responsibility (%)
- Management16
- Research and development, design/construction7
- Manufacturing, production, quality control30
- Buying/procurement3
- Finance/accounting, controlling2
- Information and communication technology2
- Personnel administration, administration1
- Sales13
- Marketing, advertising, PR2
- Logistics: material management, storage, transport0
- Maintenance/repairs1
- Other area11
- Student11
- Other not gainfully employed1
Origin by km
Distance to home (%)
- up to 50 km5
- more than 50 km up to 100 km8
- more than 100 km up to 300 km27
- over 300 km60
Origin by continents
Foreign origin total (%)29of which
- EU66
- Other european countries15
- Africa4
- North America3
- South and Central America4
- Middle East4
- South-, East-, Central Asia2
- Australia/Oceania1
Origin by countries
Countries with the highest visitor shares (%)
- Belgium12
- Netherlands11
- Czechia7
- Austria6
- Switzerland5
Size of company/organization
Size of company/organization (%)
- 1 - 48
- 5 - 99
- 10 - 4928
- 50 - 19921
- 200 - 4998
- 500 - 9996
- 1 000 and more8
- Student11
- Other not employed1
Purchasing/ Procurement powers
Influence on purchasing/procurement decisions (%)
- decisively20
- collectively30
- in an advisory capacity/organization23
- no16
- Student11
- Other not gainfully employed1
Frequency of trade fair visits
Frequency of trade fair visits (%)
- Previous event37
- Earlier events36
- First visit50
Length of stay
Average length of stay (days)1.8
