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Enterprises as of January 1, newly-established enterprises and discontinued enterprises, by legal form| Legal form | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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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 | 413 761 | 60 474 | 63 093 | 415 365 | 62 028 | 65 161 | 408 932 |
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| General partnership | 3 970 | 112 | 412 | 3 573 | 97 | 436 | 3 080 |
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| Private limited company | 207 813 | 23 693 | 16 524 | 220 029 | 25 018 | 16 825 | 227 303 |
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| Public limited company | 176 | 3 | 3 | 174 | 3 | 12 | 172 |
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| General Partnership with shared liability | 5 566 | 569 | 800 | 5 239 | 523 | 877 | 4 778 |
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| Sole proprietorship | 182 655 | 34 788 | 43 615 | 172 492 | 35 213 | 45 400 | 160 296 |
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| Norwegian division of foreign enterprise | 4 797 | 948 | 1 232 | 4 318 | 746 | 1 229 | 3 626 |
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| Other organisational structures | 8 784 | 361 | 507 | 9 540 | 428 | 382 | 9 676 |
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