Statistics Norway

Building statistics

2 Building activity in August. Preliminary figures
  Building work started Buildings under construction Buildings completed
  August January-August Per 31 August August January-August
Dwellings Number 2009 1 647 12 260 33 117 1 547 15 253
  " 2010 1 642 12 904 131 921 1 648 11 577
               
Utility floor space to dwellings 1 000 m2 2009  220.5 1 645.6 4 540.0  194.8 1 899.6
  " 2010  250.8 1 814.3 4 864.1  211.4 1 515.7
               
Other buildings. Utility floor space to other than in dwellings " 2009  272.6 2 563.4 7 977.7  275.5 2 574.1
    2010  284.9 3 033.1 8 357.8  365.7 2 465.7
               
Agriculture and forestry " 2009 9.8  115.1  769.4 5.3  101.7
  " 2010 25.1  196.5  859.5 3.3 46.3
               
Fishing " 2009 0.6 4.1 17.9 0.5 3.1
  " 2010 0.5 8.1 25.4 - 0.6
               
Mining and quarrying " 2009 0.9 1.7 12.3 - 6.9
  " 2010 0.6 69.4 77.2 - 4.8
               
Manufacturing " 2009 40.7  515.7 1 218.3 43.3  519.3
  " 2010 48.1  505.7 1 377.6 36.9  348.0
               
Electricity, gas and water supply " 2009 1.1 11.6 70.2 0.6 13.0
  " 2010 2.0 32.2 85.3 0.8 12.1
               
Construction " 2009 4.8 54.2  191.1 1.5 43.2
  " 2010 1.6 37.4  131.7 5.3 35.0
               
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, motor cycles and personal and household goods " 2009 16.9  395.8  978.3 19.1  440.2
  " 2010 41.0  450.9  910.9 81.4  436.6
               
Hotels and restaurants " 2009 5.2  104.3  225.0 3.7 79.5
  " 2010 7.3 93.2  227.6 18.2 99.7
               
Transport, storage and communication " 2009 19.4 75.2  362.5 19.0 45.3
  " 2010 3.4  142.7  359.9 14.1  159.3
               
Financial intermediation " 2009 - 8.1 29.4 0.5 2.5
  " 2010 - 49.7 97.4 - 2.0
               
Real estate, renting and business activities " 2009 10.9  161.6  596.6 12.9  190.1
  " 2010 3.2  183.7  428.1 10.1  285.1
               
Public administration and defence compulsory social security " 2009 10.7 91.1  238.1 29.3 97.7
  " 2010 18.2  172.1  294.1 28.3  118.6
               
Education " 2009 48.9  256.7  611.3 86.7  210.4
  " 2010 21.5  266.1  562.8 91.8  303.1
               
Health and social work " 2009 15.0 56.7  243.1 11.1  173.2
  " 2010 1.8 58.7  158.6 3.1  105.8
               
Other community social and personal service activities " 2009 2.8 69.6  168.5 4.3 90.7
  " 2010 10.9 84.7  205.2 7.0 54.1
               
Other activities " 2009 0.1 2.7 15.0 0.1 0.6
  " 2010 0.2 1.9 7.2 0.1 2.4
               
Holiday property (cottages), private garages and other non-industrial activities " 2009 84.7  639.3 2 230.5 37.5  556.7
  " 2010 99.3  680.1 2 549.4 65.4  452.2
               
Dwellings and other buildings. Utility floor space, total " 2009  493.1 4 209.0 12 517.7  470.3 4 473.7
  " 2010  535.7 4 847.4 13 221.9  577.2 3 981.4
1  The number of dwellings (mainly single rooms) that are registered as buildings under construction at the end of June 2010 is lower than the previous figure due to new routines for extractions from the property register, Matrikkelen.

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