The repair sector is an important part of a circular economy. Repair is a labor-intensive work that is difficult to move abroad. A study investigated the effect on the European economy if manufacturers were made to make spare parts and repair information available to professional repairers for a longer period of time. It found that the number of local, quality jobs in all EU Member States would increase. We would see an increase in particular among repairers, manufacturers and dealers of spare parts and sellers of used products. The turnover and profit of those sectors would also grow. The turnover of producers and sellers of new products would fall, with very limited job losses in Europe. This is because the production of consumer goods often takes place outside Europe. A recent study found that repair creates 200 times more jobs than landfilling and incineration.