Statistics Norway

Enterprises

1 New enterprises, by quarter and legal form. 2009 and 2010
Legal form 2009 2010
1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter 1st quarter
Total 12 049 10 732 10 892 11 795 13 445
General partnership 90 84 86 75 74
Private limited company 3 142 2 834 2 798 3 284 3 574
Public limited company 2 1 - - 7
General partnership with shared liability  451  336  343  301  409
Sole proprietorship 7 307 6 445 6 728 6 821 7 953
Norwegian division of foreign enterprises 1 002  963  871 1 243 1 360
Other legal forms 55 69 66 71 68

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