Statistics Norway

New established enterprises, survival and growth

8   New established enterprises in 2002, by survival in 2003 and legal form
Legal form Number of enterprises Per cent enterprises
Total Not survived Survived Total Not survived Survived
Total 39 041 17 006 22 035  100.0 43.6 56.4
General partnership  886  381  505  100.0 43.0 57.0
Privat limited company 9 502 1 928 7 574  100.0 20.3 79.7
Public limited company 14 5 9  100.0 35.7 64.3
General partnership with shared liability 1 258  479  779  100.0 38.1 61.9
Sole proprietorship 26 825 13 914 12 911  100.0 51.9 48.1
Other legal forms  556  299  257  100.0 53.8 46.2

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