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Price increase for employment activities
From the 4th quarter of 2011 to the 4th quarter of 2012 the prices for renting employment increased by 3.6 per cent. Compared to the 3rd quarter of 2012, the prices were 1.6 per cent higher in the 4th quarter of 2012.
| Price index | Change in per cent | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 4th quarter 2012 | 3rd quarter 2012 - 4th quarter 2012 | 4th quarter 2011 - 4th quarter 2012 | |
| 1The media agencies are not included in the index for NACE 73.1 - Advertising activities. | |||
| Legal activities | 107.9 | -0.1 | 4.3 |
| Accounting and auditing activities | 107.8 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| Business and management consultancy activities | 102.0 | -0.5 | -2.6 |
| Architectural activities | 109.7 | 1.9 | 4.0 |
| Civil engineering activities | 106.6 | -0.2 | 3.9 |
| Technical testing and analysis | 106.7 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
| Advertising1 | 105.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Car rental | 91.4 | -6.2 | -2.7 |
| Employment activities | 109.6 | 1.6 | 3.6 |
| Cleaning activities | 106.7 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
A price increase was also experienced for cleaning activities in the 4th quarter of 2012 compared to the 4th quarter of 2011. Through this period the prices rose by 2.9 per cent. Prices on rental cars experienced on the other hand a decrease in prices for the second quarter in a row. In the 4th quarter of 2012 renting a car was 2.7 per cent cheaper than in the 4th quarter of 2011.
Higher prices for architectural services, civil engineering and technical testing and analysis
Architectural services experienced a price increase of 4 per cent from the 4th quarter of 2011 to the 4th quarter of 2012. Throughout the same period the prices on civil engineering rose by 3.9 per cent, whereas technical testing and analysis experienced a price increase of 4.3 per cent.
Increased prices in both legal activities and accounting and auditing activities
Legal activities experienced a price increase of 4.3 per cent from the 4th quarter of 2011 to the 4th quarter of 2012. The biggest increase was accounted for by foreign clients whom experienced an increase of 6.6 per cent. Services concerning accounting and auditing activities experienced a price increase of 3.3 per cent throughout the same period.
Decreasing prices for services concerning business consultancy
Prices on business consultancy dropped 2.6 per cent from the 4th quarter of 2011 to the 4th quarter of 2012. Compared to the 3rd quarter of 2012 the prices were 0.5 per cent lower in the 4th quarter of 2012. Prices on advertising services were more or less unchanged in the period from the 4th quarter of 2011 to the 4th quarter of 2012, and only experienced an increase of 0.3 per cent.
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From the 1st quarter of 2012, the base period is set as 2010=100. This will only result in a change of the index level and will not affect any other data.
Additional information
From the 1st quarter of 2012, the base period is set at 2010=100. This will only result in a change of the index level and will not affect any other data.
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Håvard Georg Jensen
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Trym Langballe
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Mats Halvorsen
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Morten Madshus
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