Statistics Norway

Enterprises

2   Number of enterprises, new established enterprises and enterprise closures by economic activity. 2004-2006. Estimated number of enterprises per 1 January 2007
  Enterprises per 1 January 2004 Enterprises established in 2004 Enterprise closures in 2004 Enterprises per 1 January 2005 Enterprises established in 2005 Enterprise closures in 2005 Enterprises per 1 January 2006 Enterprises established in 2006 Enterprise closures in 2006. Estimated Enterprises per 1 January 2007. Estimated
Total  289 955 43 068 38 914  298 360 47 436 42 504  306 219 51 374 41 121  317 466
C - Mining and quarrying 1 132  104  104 1 050  145  101 1 069  176 98 1 130
D - Manufacturing 21 982 1 878 2 556 20 826 1 851 2 340 20 756 1 731 1 982 20 511
E - Electricity, gas and water supply 1 052  102 98  807  107 61  805  157 28  946
F - Construction 37 114 4 431 4 273 37 996 5 254 4 383 39 369 5 984 5 650 39 697
G - Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehichles, motorcycles and personal household goods 58 331 6 637 7 144 58 196 6 343 7 333 57 249 5 949 8 299 54 883
H - Hotels and restaurants 10 084  976 1 205 9 994 1 073 1 231 9 939 1 035 1 566 9 518
I - Transport, storage and communication 23 287 2 403 2 792 23 328 2 522 2 748 23 066 2 780 3 059 22 867
J - Financial intermediation 1 860  457  316 3 329  268 1 231 3 555 1 723  368 5 251
K - Real estate, renting and business activities 88 512 15 570 13 099 94 886 18 284 15 252 98 679 20 450 14 323  105 826
M - Education 3 295 1 233  823 3 626 1 321 1 017 3 805 1 256  556 4 506
N - Health and social work 17 863 3 687 1 997 19 346 3 629 2 464 20 482 3 593 1 709 22 645
O - Other community, social and personal service activities 24 642 5 015 4 394 23 956 5 507 4 188 25 753 5 709 3 230 28 653
P - Private households with employed persons 77 6 17 56 12 9 52 13 22 43
Q - Extra-territorial organizations and bodies 22 0 0 22 0 0 26 0 3 25
Unknown  702  569 96  942 1 120  146 1 614  818  229  966

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