Table

Limited companies, nominal share capital and dividend payments, by main industry
	2018			2019¹
	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	315 044	955 124	553 014	326 237	955 504	514 269
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	4 857	13 975	16 302	5 028	14 449	19 362
Mining and quarrying	1 303	107 342	109 705	1 295	107 625	118 178
Manufacturing	13 388	110 124	69 385	13 272	109 326	41 169
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1 532	92 891	33 429	1 601	91 727	27 190
Water supply, sewerage, waste	819	2 922	497	846	2 473	604
Construction	44 892	37 667	32 113	46 126	38 073	27 990
Wholesale and retail trade: repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	45 105	51 843	39 229	44 512	50 396	31 546
Transportation and storage	10 116	94 360	23 986	10 126	95 065	28 144
Accommodation and food service activities	10 294	10 831	1 974	10 469	6 408	1 623
Information and communication	15 459	38 191	86 355	15 993	36 196	51 038
Financial and insurance activities	24 465	181 026	48 474	23 980	186 729	51 715
Real estate activities	60 733	134 129	54 972	62 821	134 568	64 345
Professional, scientific and technical activities	38 098	44 737	20 762	39 331	42 793	20 289
Administrative and support service activities	13 311	19 867	6 682	13 652	18 817	13 354
Education	4 026	744	330	4 157	753	886
Human health and social work activities	9 361	2 993	3 911	9 710	2 990	2 658
Arts, entertainment and recreation	5 026	3 608	955	5 294	3 747	929
Other service activities	4 916	1 963	959	5 099	2 096	1 503
Missing	7 343	5 909	2 995	12 925	11 272	11 746