Statistics Norway

Norwegian business enterprise sector, ownership and roles

2   Personal owned enterprises by economic activity and gender. New established enterprises 20061
Economic activity Sole proprietorship Other personal owned enterprises2
Owners total Gender Owners total Gender
Per cent women Per cent men Per cent women Per cent men
Total 28 041 34.1 65.9 5 084 25.0 75.0
C - Mining and quarrying 44 18.2 81.8 15 40.0 60.0
D - Manufacturing 1 033 33.9 66.1  195 33.3 66.7
E - Electricity, gas and water supply 10 10.0 90.0 46 21.7 78.3
F - Construction 4 102 2.3 97.7  474 4.0 96.0
G - Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehichles, motorcycles and personal household goods 2 947 38.0 62.0  975 24.0 76.0
H - Hotels and restaurants  517 44.3 55.7  182 42.9 57.1
I - Transport, storage and communication 1 758 12.9 87.1  283 21.6 78.4
J - Financial intermediation 44 22.7 77.3 68 13.2 86.8
K - Real estate, renting and business activities 8 539 30.6 69.4 1 730 23.7 76.3
M - Education 1 111 47.1 52.9 83 43.3 56.7
N - Health and social work 3 023 66.0 34.0  234 56.4 43.6
O - Other community, social and personal service activities 4 849 49.0 51.0  683 27.8 72.2
P - Private households with employed persons 12 58.3 41.7 2  100.0  
Unknown 52 40.4 59.6  114 18.1 81.9
1  Enterprises that only have juristic persons (enterprises) as actors, or no registered information about actors are not included in statistics.
2  Other personal owned enterprises refers to the organizational structures general partnership and general partnership with shared liability.

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