Table

Limited companies, nominal share capital and dividend payments, by main industry
	2013			2014¹
	Number of limited companies	Nominal share capital. NOK million	Dividend payments. NOK million	Number of limited companies	Nominal share capital. NOK million	Dividend payments. NOK million
¹Preliminary figures.
Total	242 599	1 055 487	304 873	249 021	1 102 187	331 305
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	3 229	9 763	3 577	3 315	10 101	7 055
Mining and quarrying	1 114	285 324	98 410	1 109	311 916	83 333
Manufacturing	11 667	102 618	34 694	11 565	108 002	46 955
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1 363	92 224	18 109	1 367	95 367	11 646
Water supply, sewerage, waste	660	2 376	331	665	2 413	447
Construction	32 029	31 448	12 548	33 397	32 905	13 085
Wholesale and retail trade: repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	39 289	62 201	27 753	39 213	59 918	29 456
Transportation and storage	8 625	88 382	10 679	8 664	87 200	20 327
Accommodation and food service activities	7 432	7 560	1 266	7 696	8 432	1 380
Information and communication	10 279	37 425	23 577	10 615	38 112	25 815
Financial and insurance activities	16 066	148 504	24 039	15 385	150 546	30 669
Real estate activities	56 083	127 376	27 871	56 594	130 438	29 182
Professional, scientific and technical activities	27 323	33 378	14 022	28 414	36 379	20 509
Administrative and support service activities	9 941	17 443	4 462	10 223	17 185	5 554
Education	2 457	615	339	2 719	593	346
Human health and social work activities	6 692	2 488	1 748	7 076	1 931	1 578
Arts, entertainment and recreation	3 273	3 297	512	3 377	3 602	324
Other service activities	3 316	1 495	603	3 565	2 203	745
Missing	1 761	1 569	333	4 062	4 943	2 898