Statistics Norway

2   Building activity in April. Preliminary figures1
  Building work started Buildings under
construction. Per 30 April
Buildings completed
  April January-April April January-April
Dwellings Number       2003    1 220 7 134 27 602          934 6 504
  ' 2004 2 295 8 118 28 767 1 539 7 156
               
Utility floor space to dwellings 1 000 m2 2003  180.0  920.5 3 841.6  135.9  864.5
  ' 2004  281.7  982.6 3 874.9  199.6  938.2
               
Other buildings. Utility floor space to other than in dwellings ' 2003  166.6 21 016.9 24 083.5 2 178.1 21 161.5
    2004  334.2 1 170.9 4 239.4  315.7 1 170.1
               
Agriculture, hunting and forestry ' 2003 22.3  124.7  367.9 16.9  153.4
  ' 2004 49.5  187.1  421.9 44.4  173.4
               
Fishing ' 2003 0.2 6.1 19.9 - 5.4
  ' 2004 0.7 2.7 19.0 1.0 4.1
               
Mining and quarrying ' 2003 0.7 2.3 13.7 - 3.1
  ' 2004 - 1.1 16.0 - 1.0
               
Manufacturing ' 2003 32.4  158.2  568.6 25.7  162.7
  ' 2004 37.2  164.2  558.9 44.6  165.1
               
Electricity, gas and water supply ' 2003 1.2 6.0 28.7 20.5 25.4
  ' 2004 1.9 5.5 29.5 1.3 5.6
               
Construction ' 2003 4.3 219.1 68.9 3.0 221.2
  ' 2004 0.5 14.9 71.3 4.3 13.6
               
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, motor cycles and personal and household goods ' 2003 15.6 292.8  465.9 17.2 2 100.9
  ' 2004 26.3  151.9  428.0 32.6  160.7
               
Hotels and restaurants ' 2003 3.9 229.3  103.4 2.2 31.4
  ' 2004 2.5 10.5 81.4 2.0 11.0
               
Transport, storage and communication ' 2003 2.6 6.1 65.8 5.2 240.9
  ' 2004 7.4 22.8  130.3 2.8 20.8
               
Financial intermediation ' 2003 3.2 3.2 8.0 - 1.1
  ' 2004 - 0.1 6.7 - 3.3
               
Real estate, renting and business estate activities ' 2003 1.0 35.3  285.2 7.8 2 102.8
  ' 2004 17.7 53.4  270.9 14.4 45.0
               
Public administration and defence compulsory social security ' 2003 21.9 74.7  213.3 9.5 74.3
  ' 2004 13.4 46.0  216.2 13.9 32.3
               
Education ' 2003 1.6 273.3  360.7 36.1 98.5
  ' 2004 36.9  111.3  439.8 25.0 67.3
               
Health and social work ' 2003 1.9 2 113.2  393.7 25.6 255.9
  ' 2004 22.6 65.0  354.0 22.8  118.7
               
Other community social and personal service activities ' 2003 2.3 16.5 94.4 22.7 229.0
  ' 2004 32.0 45.0  149.6 25.9 38.6
               
Other activities ' 2003 0.2 0.9 22.3 0.1 1.4
  ' 2004 0.5 2.3 23.1 - 2.0
               
Holiday property (cottages), private garages and other non-industrial activities ' 2003 51.4  255.4 1 003.0 245.6 2 273.9
  ' 2004 85.1  287.2 1 022.8 80.8  307.6
               
Dwellings and other buildings. Utility floor space, total ' 2003 2 346.6 21 937.4 27 925.1 2 314.1 22 026.0
  ' 2004  615.8 2 153.5 8 114.3  515.3 2 108.3
1  The registration of residential buildings in Oslo is incomplete for April 2003.
2  The figures have been revised 18. June 2004.

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