Table

Limited companies, nominal share capital and dividend payments, by main industry
	2015			2016¹
	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	271 487	932 561	362 851	285 059	938 908	334 452
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	3 702	11 071	4 194	4 025	11 389	5 727
Mining and quarrying	1 219	121 028	51 511	1 193	123 943	44 474
Manufacturing	12 267	110 123	49 173	12 395	106 181	41 139
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1 447	93 653	18 298	1 433	93 572	10 190
Water supply, sewerage, waste	707	2 659	597	746	2 856	946
Construction	37 045	34 202	20 134	39 135	35 077	20 806
Wholesale and retail trade: repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	41 760	58 780	39 060	42 492	56 925	33 416
Transportation and storage	9 302	85 982	18 204	9 419	87 898	18 753
Accommodation and food service activities	8 682	8 505	1 693	9 085	8 700	1 569
Information and communication	12 301	38 860	32 120	13 169	38 834	29 509
Financial and insurance activities	17 489	161 567	38 991	16 924	165 448	47 117
Real estate activities	61 193	136 625	47 143	63 468	135 845	44 386
Professional, scientific and technical activities	31 707	40 360	23 161	33 547	41 035	22 782
Administrative and support service activities	11 458	19 390	11 919	11 974	19 385	8 483
Education	3 189	750	474	3 463	732	338
Human health and social work activities	7 835	2 248	3 698	8 312	2 581	2 438
Arts, entertainment and recreation	3 873	4 019	626	4 195	2 944	544
Other service activities	3 981	1 851	916	4 278	1 857	783
Missing	2 330	888	940	5 806	3 704	1 053