Statistics Norway

Building statistics

2   Building activity in October. Preliminary figures1
  Building work started Buildings under construction Buildings completed
  October January-October Per 31 October October January-October
Dwellings Number      2003 2 671 18 645 28 415 2 375 17 134
  " 2004 3 772 24 393 33 344 2 025 18 739
               
Utility floor space to dwellings 1 000 m2 2003  318.1 2 389.1 3 952.6  283.3 2 177.8
  " 2004  425.6 2 847.6 4 328.0  263.1 2 314.4
               
Other buildings. Utility floor space to other than in dwellings " 2003  449.9 22 785.0 24 203.8 2 375.1 22 720.7
    2004  470.9 3 144.1 4 506.6  353.0 2 800.1
               
Agriculture, hunting and forestry " 2003 43.1  362.6  442.7 30.3  311.4
  " 2004 55.2  463.4  478.0 30.9  381.5
               
Fishing " 2003 0.5 8.3 20.8 - 6.1
  " 2004 0.7 7.9 17.9 0.2 6.5
               
Mining and quarrying " 2003 1.4 4.4 13.6 0.7 4.1
  " 2004 0.5 3.1 6.7 0.2 3.7
               
Manufacturing " 2003 69.3  358.4  564.8 62.2 2 344.2
  " 2004 32.4  357.8  583.7 38.5  327.3
               
Electricity, gas and water supply " 2003 3.3 14.1 33.2 0.8 28.3
  " 2004 1.7 18.2 28.3 2.6 11.3
               
Construction " 2003 3.9 243.2 73.2 2.1 239.1
  " 2004 5.1 35.7 77.4 2.7 26.9
               
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, motor cycles and personal and household goods " 2003 84.5 2 310.0  421.3 69.2 2 340.9
  " 2004  112.5  484.4  522.9 58.2  386.4
               
Hotels and restaurants " 2003 22.4 266.9 78.2 19.1 291.8
  " 2004 6.3 25.6 60.6 3.9 24.0
               
Transport, storage and communication " 2003 31.9 83.2  117.2 7.0 271.2
  " 2004 6.3 64.0  125.2 2.4 60.9
               
Financial intermediation " 2003 - 5.6 7.9 - 2.1
  " 2004 - 4.8 10.6 - 4.0
               
Real estate, renting and business estate activities " 2003 28.2  131.0  274.6 23.2 2 218.1
  " 2004 31.4  112.8  222.0 26.4  147.1
               
Public administration and defence compulsory social security " 2003 16.3  132.4  207.1 13.5  125.1
  " 2004 8.6 87.0  195.7 14.1  107.9
               
Education " 2003 18.6 2 218.0  342.2 19.5 2 248.9
  " 2004 53.8  274.5  452.0 40.9  214.6
               
Health and social work " 2003 28.6 2 220.4  402.1 39.8 2 157.4
  " 2004 6.9  114.8  311.6 17.7  212.5
               
Other community social and personal service activities " 2003 4.6 76.3  104.6 7.0 272.0
  " 2004 10.2  124.1  185.3 6.9 81.8
               
Other activities " 2003 0.1 2.7 21.4 0.5 3.9
  " 2004 2.1 9.7 26.0 1.1 6.8
               
Holiday property (cottages), private garages and other non-industrial activities " 2003 93.0  747.5 1 078.9 80.2 2 676.0
  " 2004  137.1  956.3 1 202.4  106.2  796.9
               
Dwellings and other buildings. Utility floor space, total " 2003  768.0 25 174.2 28 156.4  658.4 24 898.5
  " 2004  896.5 5 991.7 8 834.7  616.1 5 114.5
1  The registration of residential buildings in Oslo is incomplete for April 2003.
2  The figures have been revised 17 December 2004.

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