Statistics Norway

Enterprises

4 Newly established enterprises, by legal form. 2001-2008
Legal form 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total 35 537 39 041 38 747 43 068 47 436 51 246 48 965 46 538
General partnership 1 123  886  896  818  706  580  412  370
Privat limited company 10 052 9 502 9 228 10 829 13 991 17 949 16 707 13 799
Public limited company 34 14 9 19 34 34 20 5
General partnership with shared liability 1 166 1 258 1 459 1 724 1 761 1 639 1 361 1 302
Sole proprietorship 22 316 26 825 26 279 27 633 27 859 28 091 26 678 27 512
Norwegian division of foreign enterprises  188  208  433 1 332 2 231 2 414 3 445 3 309
Other legal forms  658  348  443  713  854  539  342  241

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