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Enterprises as of January 1, newly-established enterprises and discontinued enterprises, by legal form| Legal form | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
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| Enterprises as of January 1 | Newly-established enterprises | Discontinued enterprises (final figures) | Enterprises as of January 1 | Newly-established enterprises | Discontinued enterprises (estimated) | Enterprises as of January 1 (estimated) |
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| Total | 390 076 | 51 622 | 48 094 | 401 694 | 54 539 | 49 936 | 403 447 |
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| General partnership | 4 961 | 123 | 431 | 4 610 | 127 | 417 | 4 192 |
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| Private limited company | 187 907 | 19 467 | 12 807 | 200 664 | 20 665 | 13 151 | 208 427 |
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| Public limited company | 234 | 1 | 7 | 221 | 3 | 4 | 207 |
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| General Partnership with shared liability | 6 698 | 575 | 918 | 6 269 | 593 | 910 | 5 779 |
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| Sole proprietorship | 172 180 | 30 040 | 31 131 | 173 717 | 31 869 | 32 995 | 170 305 |
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| Norwegian division of foreign enterprise | 8 450 | 1 085 | 2 376 | 6 865 | 971 | 2 037 | 5 381 |
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| Other organisational structures | 9 646 | 331 | 424 | 9 348 | 311 | 422 | 9 154 |
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