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  • 3.8 per cent fewer man-years in 2016

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    The number of man-years in Svalbard fell by 3.8 per cent in 2016. It was especially the reduced activity within coal mining that contributed to the decline.

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  • Further growth in globalization

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    The total number of foreign-controlled Norwegian enterprises continues to rise, and the strongest growth is in Swedish and Danish ownership. However, enterprises that are owned from the USA contribute the most to value added.

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  • A higher share of Norwegian enterprises report innovations

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    Sixty-five per cent of Norwegian enterprises reported some form of innovation activity in the survey covering the period 2014-2016. This is a significant increase compared to the previous period from 2012 to 2014.

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  • Price increase for legal activities

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    Within legal activities, prices increased by 4.5 per cent from the 1st quarter of 2016 to the 1st quarter of 2017. This is the largest yearly growth since the 4th quarter of 2014. Compared to the previous quarter, prices increased by 3.5 per cent.

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  • More new enterprises

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    A total of 17 559 new enterprises were registered during the first quarter of 2017. This is an increase of 5.9 per cent compared with the same period in 2016.

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  • Newly-established enterprises still increasing

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    The number of newly-established enterprises has been increasing since 2010. A total of 60 500 enterprises were established in 2016, which was 5 per cent more than in 2015.

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  • Profitability down, return on equity slightly up

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    Accounting statistics for non-financial limited companies show a decline in operating profit margin, from 9.6 per cent in 2014 to 7.4 per cent in 2015. However, the return on equity rose from 4.2 per cent to 5.2 per cent in the same period.

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  • More bankruptcies

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    In the first quarter of 2017, the number of bankruptcies was 1 254, which is an increase of 8 per cent compared with the same quarter in 2016. The largest decrease in percentage terms was in the counties of Nord-Trøndelag, Finnmark and Sør-Trøndelag.

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  • Substantial reduction in assessed corporate taxes

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    Assessed corporate taxes stood at NOK 139 billion in 2015, which was a decrease of NOK 69 billion, or 33 per cent, from 2014.

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  • Foundations’ assets increased

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    Non-financial foundations’ assets rose by over NOK 10 billion or 7 per cent to NOK 157 billion from 2014 to 2015.

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  • Four in ten enterprises have only male employees

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    Forty-five per cent of all enterprises as of 1 January 2015 had both male and female employees. Thirty-eight per cent of enterprises had only male employees and 17 per cent of enterprises had only female employees.

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  • Fall in Norwegian assets abroad

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    Norwegian enterprises’ asset holdings abroad fell in 2015, after rising for several years. Total assets in foreign countries stood at NOK 1 650 billion, which was about 3 per cent down from 2014.

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  • Profitability decline

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    Preliminary accounting statistics show a decline in profitability for non-financial limited companies. The operating profit was NOK 6 on every NOK 100, which was down from NOK 10 in 2014.

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  • Most enterprises were sole proprietorships and private limited companies

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    Sole proprietorships and private limited companies were the dominant legal form of enterprises in 2014.

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  • Evaluation of R&D- and innovation-supporting policies

    Reports 2016/12

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