Statistics Norway

New established enterprises, survival and growth

5   New established enterprises in 2001 survived in 2002 and 2003, by growth in persons employed and legal form
Legal form Number of enterprises survived Number of persons employed in enterprises survived in 2002 Number of persons employed in enterprises survived in 2002 Number of enterprises survived Number of persons employed in enterprises survived in 2003 Number of persons employed in enterprises survived in 2003
2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 2003 2001 2002 2003 2001 2002 2003
Total 20 573 20 618 51 294 1.0 2.5 17 501 16 994 46 066 52 551 1.0 2.6 3.0
General partnership  703  497  978 0.7 1.4  568  395  798  860 0.7 1.4 1.5
Privat limited company 7 809 13 389 33 671 1.7 4.3 7 090 10 992 30 616 35 327 1.6 4.3 5.0
Public limited company 26  108  268 4.2 10.3 21  101  249  246 4.8 11.9 11.7
General partnership with shared liability  707  541 1 240 0.8 1.8  621  479 1 081 1 087 0.8 1.7 1.8
Sole proprietorship 10 929 5 913 10 308 0.5 0.9 8 929 4 934 8 615 9 522 0.6 1.0 1.1
Other legal forms  399  170 4 829 0.4 12.1  272 93 4 707 5 509 0.3 17.3 20.3

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