Table
Number of enterprises as of 1st January, newly established enterprises and enterprise closures, by legal form.| Legal form | 2012 | 2012 | 2012 | 2013 | 2013 | 2013 | 2014 |
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| Number of enterprises as of 1st January | New established enterprises | Enterprise closures | Number of enterprises as of 1st January | New established enterprises | Enterprise closures | Number of enterprises as of 1st January |
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| Total | 374 083 | 51 148 | 49 624 | 390 076 | 51 622 | 52 180 | 388 021 |
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| General Partnership | 5 387 | 155 | 515 | 4 961 | 123 | 544 | 4 404 |
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| Private limited company | 169 724 | 20 147 | 11 712 | 187 907 | 19 467 | 12 287 | 196 983 |
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| Public limited company | 276 | 1 | 9 | 234 | 1 | 13 | 208 |
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| General Partnership with shared liability | 7 312 | 628 | 1 093 | 6 698 | 575 | 1 114 | 5 981 |
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| Sole Proprietorship | 171 575 | 28 562 | 32 582 | 172 180 | 30 040 | 34 731 | 165 138 |
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| Norwegian division of foreign enterprise | 10 574 | 1 381 | 3 304 | 8 450 | 1 085 | 3 016 | 6 130 |
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| Other organisational structures | 9 235 | 274 | 409 | 9 646 | 331 | 475 | 9 176 |
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