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Enterprises as of January 1, newly-established enterprises and discontinued enterprises, by legal form| Legal form | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
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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 | 401 694 | 54 539 | 52 685 | 402 513 | 57 866 | 54 217 | 404 784 |
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| General partnership | 4 610 | 127 | 431 | 4 249 | 126 | 482 | 3 819 |
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| Private limited company | 200 664 | 20 665 | 15 335 | 202 782 | 21 695 | 15 808 | 209 557 |
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| Public limited company | 221 | 3 | 5 | 189 | 3 | 13 | 173 |
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| General Partnership with shared liability | 6 269 | 593 | 856 | 5 862 | 565 | 870 | 5 455 |
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| Sole proprietorship | 173 717 | 31 869 | 33 556 | 174 969 | 34 156 | 34 885 | 172 207 |
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| Norwegian division of foreign enterprise | 6 865 | 971 | 1 800 | 5 599 | 1 007 | 1 778 | 4 665 |
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| Other organisational structures | 9 348 | 311 | 702 | 8 863 | 314 | 381 | 8 907 |
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