Statistics Norway

Direct investments, return

2 Return on direct investment abroad 2004-2006. NOK million
  2004 2005 2006
Total 36 095 85 767 61 701
       
Type of return      
Distributed dividends 17 687 45 661 39 254
Reinvested earnings 16 313 37 258 17 698
Net inrerest income 2 095 2 848 4 749
       
Geographical distribution      
EU-countries 17 466 50 882 26 924
Denmark 2 739 13 113 6 905
UK  857 3 166 4 056
Germany -13 2 469  200
Netherlands 3 271 17 430 6 219
Sweden 5 613 7 217 5 831
Finland 1 125 1 007 1 466
France  198 -184  522
Other EU-countries 3 676 6 664 1 725
       
Switzerland  114 1 116  135
USA  224 2 308  682
Japan 18 -34 25
Other countries 18 273 31 495 33 935
       
OECD-countries 17 570 54 806 24 061
       
Sectorial distribution      
Mining and quarrying 13 851 47 851 24 746
Manufacturing 9 075 16 608 10 570
Construction -33 -63 42
Wholesale and retail trade, hotels and restaurants  531 3 111 -44
Transport and communication 8 998 11 245 17 052
Financial intermediation and insurance, real estate and commercial services 2 217 4 744 6 197
Other industries 1 456 2 271 3 138

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