Statistics Norway

Enterprises

4   New established enterprises, by legal form. 2001-2006
Legal form 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total 35 537 39 041 38 747 43 068 47 436 51 246
General partnership 1 123  886  896  818  706  580
Privat limited company 10 052 9 502 9 228 10 829 13 991 17 949
Public limited company 34 14 9 19 34 34
General partnership with shared liability 1 166 1 258 1 459 1 724 1 761 1 639
Sole proprietorship 22 316 26 825 26 279 27 633 27 859 28 091
Norwegian division of foreign enterprises  188  208  433 1 332 2 231 2 414
Other legal forms  658  348  443  713  854  539

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