Statistics Norway

Establishments

1   Establishments by economic activity and size groups. 1 April 2005
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  438 971  273 181 87 089 35 141 22 492 14 085 4 340 2 643
00 Unknown  472  372 87 10 3 - - -
01 Agriculture, hunting and related service activities 58 920 52 922 5 417  399  128 46 5 3
02 Forestry, logging and related service activities 9 049 8 503  430 74 33 7 1 1
05 Fishing, operation of fish hatcheries and farms: service activities incidental to fishing 7 426 6 569  538  205 81 29 4 -
10 Mining of coal and lignite; Extraction of peat 13 8 2 3 - - - -
11 Extraction of oil and crude petroleum natural gas; Service activities incidental to oil and gas extraction excluding surveying  454  224 89 29 29 28 23 32
13 Mining of metal ores 11 5 2 1 - 1 1 1
14 Other mining and quarrying  723  363  171 86 64 31 5 3
15 Manufacture of food products and beverages 2 524  748  460  373  381  320  142  100
16 Manufacture of tobacco products 10 - 1 2 5 1 - 1
17 Manufacture of textiles  844  516  161 71 47 34 12 3
18 Manufacture of wearing apparel; dressing and dyeing of fur  715  564  101 23 12 12 2 1
19 Tanning and dressing of leather; Manufacture of luggage, handbags, saddlery, harness and footwear 75 50 16 2 3 2 1 1
20 Manufacture of wood and products of wood and cork, except furniture; Manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials 2 277 1 246  467  227  156  126 36 19
21 Manufacture of pulp, paper and paper products  136 31 27 16 13 14 14 21
22 Publishing, printing and reproduction of recorded media 3 810 1 945 1 032  368  246  123 50 46
23 Manufacture of coke, refined petroleum products and nuclear fuel 16 7 6 - - 1 - 2
24 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  392  151 83 28 29 34 28 39
25 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products  521  170  154 59 56 61 16 5
26 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 1 100  485  287  141 79 60 32 16
27 Manufacture of basic metals  221 71 40 30 12 20 11 37
28 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 2 743 1 330  558  337  248  199 54 17
29 Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 2 879 1 525  670  267  214  114 60 29
30 Manufacture of office machinery and computers 52 29 15 5 2 - 1 -
31 Manufacture of electrical machinery and apparatus n.e.c.  589  213  157 90 53 38 19 19
32 Manufacture of radio, television and communication equipment and apparatus  180 83 39 12 7 17 13 9
33 Manufacture of medical, precision and optical instruments, watches and clocks  636  222  201 97 51 40 12 13
34 Manufactures of motor vehicles, trailers, semi-trailers  170 50 33 25 23 19 7 13
35 Manufacture of other transport equipment 1 333  653  247  132  103 88 45 65
36 Manufacture of furniture, manufacturing n.e.c. 2 093 1 314  415  152 95 77 29 11
37 Recycling  170 68 45 26 17 12 2 -
40 Electricity, gas, steam and hot water supply 1 171  466  206  135  162  137 46 19
41Collection, purification and distribution of water  500  334  100 34 19 11 2 -
45 Construction 40 683 26 019 8 113 3 192 1 971 1 052  248 88
50 Sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles; retail sale of automotive fuel 10 749 4 636 2 491 1 729 1 364  472 53 4
51 Wholesale trade and commission trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 21 575 9 941 6 660 2 509 1 476  709  181 99
52 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles; Repair of personal and household goods 38 401 14 699 11 161 7 478 3 672 1 178  163 50
55 Hotels and restaurants 11 291 4 368 2 824 1 775 1 375  753  146 50
60 Land transport; Transport via pipelines 17 046 9 980 5 057 1 143  483  244 78 61
61 Water transport 2 026 1 407  292  117 88 51 29 42
62 Air transport  208 89 30 17 16 21 14 21
63 Supporting and auxiliary transport activities; Activities of travel agencies 4 163 1 857 1 109  585  315  201 58 38
64 Post and telecommunications 3 175 1 993  302  261  214  233 98 74
65 Financial intermediation, except insurance and pension funding 2 537 1 167  433  414  251  182 48 42
66 Insurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security  452 54  214 77 33 40 17 17
67 Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation  832  305  271  135 54 48 12 7
70 Real estate activities 35 646 29 814 4 743  721  238 99 21 10
71 Renting of machinery and equipment without operator and of personal and household goods 2 763 1 958  490  187 91 30 7 -
72 Computer and related activities 12 116 8 969 1 989  552  307  209 47 43
73 Research and development  554  251 91 42 45 65 29 31
74 Other business activities 50 023 33 257 11 276 2 658 1 515  836  300  181
75 Public administration and defence; Compulsory social security 5 854  672 1 530 1 134  980  934  316  288
80 Education 10 143 3 765 1 393  955 1 056 1 978  797  199
85 Health and social work 35 747 16 656 7 645 3 848 3 491 2 497  896  714
90 Sewage and refuse disposal, sanitation and similar activities 1 160  577  246  115  130 69 19 4
91 Activities of membership organizations n.e.c. 4 247  659 2 523  585  289  136 38 17
92 Recreational, cultural and sporting activities 16 061 12 723 1 969  689  397  208 41 34
93 Other service activities 9 226 6 089 1 954  761  270  138 11 3
95 Private households with employed persons 59 39 19 1 - - - -
99 Extra-territorial organizatons and bodies 9 - 7 2 - - - -

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