Statistics Norway

Establishments

1   Establishments by economic activity and size groups. 1 October 2004
Economic activity Total number of establishments Size groups
No employees 1-4 employees 5-9 employees 10-19 employees 20-49 employees 50-99 employees 100 employees and more
Total  444 314  281 912 84 443 34 581 22 352 14 008 4 320 2 698
00 Unknown 1 097 1 004 83 8 2 0 0 0
01 Agriculture, hunting and related service activities 62 001 56 002 5 331  431  165 58 10 4
02 Forestry, logging and related service activities 9 775 9 256  401 72 34 10 1 1
05 Fishing, operation of fish hatcheries and farms: service activities incidental to fishing 7 904 7 044  521  210 93 32 3 1
10 Mining of coal and lignite; Extraction of peat 14 8 5 1 0 0 0 0
11 Extraction of oil and crude petroleum natural gas; Service activities incidental to oil and gas extraction excluding surveying  480  235  100 33 33 26 19 34
13 Mining of metal ores 9 4 1 0 1 1 1 1
14 Other mining and quarrying  756  398  169 88 64 30 4 3
15 Manufacture of food products and beverages 2 544  787  446  367  381  316  141  106
16 Manufacture of tobacco products 10 0 1 2 3 3 0 1
17 Manufacture of textiles  870  541  159 76 48 31 13 2
18 Manufacture of wearing apparel; dressing and dyeing of fur  755  608 98 23 12 11 3 0
19 Tanning and dressing of leather; Manufacture of luggage, handbags, saddlery, harness and footwear 76 50 18 1 3 2 1 1
20 Manufacture of wood and products of wood and cork, except furniture; Manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials 2 320 1 282  472  228  159  118 40 21
21 Manufacture of pulp, paper and paper products  136 30 25 15 18 14 13 21
22 Publishing, printing and reproduction of recorded media 3 990 2 107 1 042  369  245  131 51 45
23 Manufacture of coke, refined petroleum products and nuclear fuel 16 6 7 0 0 1 0 2
24 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  382  139 83 29 30 34 24 43
25 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products  500  153  151 59 51 62 18 6
26 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 1 110  497  271  138 87 68 30 19
27 Manufacture of basic metals  217 74 38 30 14 15 11 35
28 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 2 747 1 371  529  332  251  194 54 16
29 Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 2 929 1 592  655  276  203  113 61 29
30 Manufacture of office machinery and computers 56 33 14 6 2 0 1 0
31 Manufacture of electrical machinery and apparatus n.e.c.  599  228  161 81 49 41 20 19
32 Manufacture of radio, television and communication equipment and apparatus  175 76 38 12 5 18 15 11
33 Manufacture of medical, precision and optical instruments, watches and clocks  704  282  214 93 51 42 10 12
34 Manufactures of motor vehicles, trailers, semi-trailers  170 50 32 25 24 19 7 13
35 Manufacture of other transport equipment 1 351  665  255  125  103  100 41 62
36 Manufacture of furniture, manufacturing n.e.c. 2 151 1 378  405  158 91 77 30 12
37 Recycling  169 70 41 24 18 14 2 0
40 Electricity, gas, steam and hot water supply 1 144  448  187  129  161  152 47 20
41 Collection, purification and distribution of water  450  289 92 38 18 11 1 1
45 Construction 39 932 25 745 7 738 3 145 1 949 1 021  228  106
50 Sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles; retail sale of automotive fuel 10 723 4 661 2 417 1 760 1 358  474 48 5
51 Wholesale trade and commission trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 21 611 10 059 6 576 2 497 1 481  719  184 95
52 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles; Repair of personal and household goods 38 242 14 982 10 951 7 293 3 635 1 175  155 51
55 Hotels and restaurants 11 336 4 499 2 654 1 812 1 390  779  152 50
60 Land transport; Transport via pipelines 16 957 10 060 4 944 1 096  466  251 76 64
61 Water transport 2 057 1 427  297  133 75 54 29 42
62 Air transport  189 95 18 11 12 23 10 20
63 Supporting and auxiliary transport activities; Activities of travel agencies 4 089 1 793 1 107  560  323  207 54 45
64 Post and telecommunications 3 065 1 890  274  261  226  248 91 75
65 Financial intermediation, except insurance and pension funding 2 602 1 242  395  421  271  181 49 43
66 Insurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security  475 69  226 73 35 39 19 14
67 Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation  880  359  271  137 49 47 10 7
70 Real estate activities 34 139 28 582 4 514  688  223  100 22 10
71 Renting of machinery and equipment without operator and of personal and houshold goods 2 763 1 940  495  203 84 32 9 0
72 Computer and related activities 12 373 9 303 1 951  514  304  205 54 42
73 Research and development  553  260 84 41 40 67 32 29
74 Other business activities 49 399 33 259 10 751 2 615 1 459  834  284  197
75 Public administration and defence; Compulsory social security 5 543  296 1 529 1 166 1 006  934  322  290
80 Education 10 767 4 414 1 370  951 1 068 1 985  787  192
85 Health and social work 35 097 16 813 7 264 3 629 3 422 2 321  925  723
90 Sewage and refuse disposal, sanitation and similar activities 1 072  506  242  108  111 81 19 5
91 Activities of membership organizations n.e.c. 4 206  636 2 513  578  286  140 38 15
92 Recreational, cultural and sporting activities 19 372 16 111 1 891  698  383  215 40 34
93 Other service activities 9 190 6 155 1 903  709  277  132 11 3
95 Private households with employed persons 68 49 18 1 0 0 0 0
99 Extra-territorial organizatons and bodies 7 0 5 2 0 0 0 0

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