Statistics Norway

Enterprises

1   Number of enterprises, new enterprises, enterprise drop outs and enterprise closure, by activity. 2001-2003. Number of enterprises per 1 January 2004
Economic activity Enterprises per 1 January 2001 Enterprises registered in 2001 Enterprises established in 2001 Enterprise drop out in 2001 Enterprises closure in 2001 Enterprises per 1 January 2002 Enterprises registered in 2002 Enterprises established in 2002 Enterprise drop out in 2002 Enterprises closure in 2002 Enterprises per 1 January 2003 Enterprises registered in 2003 Enterprises established in 2003 Enterprise drop out in 2003 Enterprises closure in 2003 Enterprises per 1 January 2004
Total  262 379 38 373 35 537 36 150 32 874  268 491 42 125 39 041 31 342 27 633  290 432 41 979 38 747 15 655 11 718  317 193
00 Unknown 2 776  699  697  477  470 2 213 1 659 1 601  232  218 1 696  514  499  121  116 1 521
10 Mining of coal and lignite; Extraction of peat 16 2 2 0 0 15 1 1 0 0 14 0 0 2 2 11
11Extraction of oil and crude petroleum natural gas; Service activities incidental to oil and gas extraction excluding surveying  473 53 52 34 32  437 33 32 40 38  442 44 44 29 28  445
13 Mining of metal ores 10 2 2 2 2 11 0 0 0 0 10 3 3 2 2 12
14 Other mining and quarrying  696 30 23 59 52  632 38 32 46 37  641 53 45 26 22  670
15 Manufacture of food products and beverages 2 157  177  144  228  186 2 068  168  134  201  150 2 112  170  130  119 66 2 165
16 Manufacture of tobacco products 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
17 Manufacture of textiles  865 64 56 78 73  831 57 50  115  101  796 66 58 35 28  826
18 Manufacture of wearing apparel; dressing and dyeing of fur  645 71 67 88 84  616  104 96 88 78  652 98 92 40 37  712
19 Tanning and dressing of leather; Manufacture of luggage, handbags, saddlery, harness and footwear  107 8 5 14 11 87 2 2 12 12 78 5 5 1 1 79
20 Manufacture of wood and products of wood and cork, except furiture; Manufacture of articles of straw and planting materials 2 482  133  111  182  156 2 323  113 90  249  223 2 215  171  142  120 88 2 253
21 Manufacture of pulp, paper and paer products  132 3 3 10 8  115 5 4 8 7  117 4 2 8 5  114
22 Publishing, printing, reproduction of recorded media 4 409  372  350  625  602 3 877  281  260  454  425 3 832  300  276  245  212 3 875
23 Manufacture of coke, refined petroleum products and nuclear fuels 16 1 1 1 1 13 1 1 4 3 11 3 3 1 1 13
24Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  270 21 19 19 15  259 27 23 22 19  275 25 22 15 12  287
25 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products  481 15 11 36 31  457 24 17 41 36  450 32 24 33 19  447
26 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products  879 54 46 75 64  843 73 60 87 76  853 67 57 46 30  874
27 Manufacture of basic metals  198 12 12 14 13  188 9 7 13 8  177 13 10 9 7  183
28 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 2 417  202  179  251  224 2 388  205  187  239  220 2 455  251  223  129  104 2 589
29 Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 2 698  249  228  254  227 2 639  256  232  274  242 2 673  232  211  119 92 2 784
30 Manufacture of office mashinery and computers 61 5 5 5 4 56 6 6 8 8 53 4 4 3 3 56
31 Manufacture of electrical machinery and apparatus n.e.c.  572 30 28 64 50  527 34 30 55 50  517 39 38 25 21  530
32 Manufacture of radio, television and communication equipment and apparaaus  165 12 12 16 13  154 11 10 18 16  156 14 14 11 8  164
33 Manufacture of medical, precision and optical iInstruments, watches and clocks  494 41 34 34 26  590 48 42 38 26  629 52 45 22 16  661
34 Manufactures of motor vehicles, trailers, semi-trailers  160 8 6 8 4  150 13 10 8 7  156 7 7 4 4  159
35 Manufacture of other transport equipment 1 178 89 75  113 93 1 166 84 74  114  107 1 184  112  100 58 46 1 247
36 Manufacture of furniture, manufactruing n.e.c. 2 109  185  166  240  221 2 015  205  175  267  236 2 016  192  165  116 90 2 090
37 Recycling  157 23 20 18 17  149 13 11 18 18  155 7 7 11 7  153
40 Electricity, gas, steam and hot water sypply  526 62 54 66 40  507 41 36 39 24  568  111  108 33 20  656
41Collection, purification and distrubution of water  395 5 5 17 17  342 11 11 29 29  332 12 11 22 20  322
45 Construction 33 679 3 575 3 349 3 148 2 938 34 844 4 250 3 976 3 730 3 434 36 842 4 110 3 784 1 710 1 396 39 216
50 Sale, mainance and repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles; retail of automootive fuel 8 671  941  768  926  749 8 856 1 056  904  987  783 9 211 1 018  860  574  386 9 654
51 Wholesale trade, commission trade, except motor vehicles and motorcycles 17 787 1 785 1 665 1 929 1 755 18 313 2 035 1 895 2 188 1 980 18 954 2 361 2 238 1 073  906 20 403
52 Retail trade, except for motor vehicles and motorcycles; Repair of personal and household goods 30 779 4 195 3 374 4 770 3 710 30 077 4 394 3 580 5 066 3 967 30 383 4 130 3 310 2 621 1 527 31 867
55 Hotels and restaurants 9 461 1 590 1 138 1 423 1 001 9 557 1 659 1 118 1 685 1 124 10 005 1 795 1 152 1 315  599 10 536
60 Land transport; Transport via pipelinest 16 965 1 460 1 377 1 491 1 396 16 778 1 683 1 596 1 955 1 856 17 173 1 254 1 182  732  616 17 678
61 Water transport 1 780  172  169  216  207 1 807  160  156  186  173 1 923  175  171  129  117 1 962
62 Air transport 94 10 10 10 8 60 13 12 13 12 62 12 12 3 3 69
63 Supporting and auxiliary transport activities; Activities of travel agencies 3 088  354  326  340  316 3 008  341  321  355  321 3 165  430  394  197  137 3 477
64 Post and telecommunications  890  314  305  212  207  992  369  363  259  216 1 223  392  384  108  101 1 552
65 Financial intermediation, except insurance and pension founding 1 257  282  281  218  212 1 525  113  111  153  142 2 156  289  287  142  137 2 313
66 Insurance and pension funding, except cumpulsory social security  207 8 8 10 7  229 3 2 19 16  224 4 3 5 5  222
67 Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation  865 74 69  106  101  808 69 63 85 80  853 78 76 68 66  887
70 Real estate activities 25 240 3 228 3 153 2 645 2 541 27 333 3 010 2 933 1 601 1 502 30 345 3 312 3 236  888  772 33 448
71 Renting of machinery and equipment without operator and personal and houshold goods 2 367  296  280  278  259 2 477  277  254  357  327 2 510  306  281  164  140 2 666
72 Computer and related activities 7 585 2 932 2 875 1 987 1 933 8 158 2 885 2 817 1 609 1 552 9 141 2 721 2 668  575  522 11 498
73 Research and development  237 37 36 30 28  276 38 37 19 15  345 51 49 16 16  406
74 Other business activities 37 168 7 877 7 666 7 082 6 823 37 679 8 209 7 987 5 632 5 356 43 147 8 297 8 047 2 288 1 983 47 823
80 Education 1 962  721  698  540  519 2 607  953  922  187  142 3 920 1 125 1 100  151  120 4 689
85 Health and social work 15 948 2 246 2 119 2 031 1 903 16 558 2 850 2 728 1 000  878 18 916 3 099 2 953  569  390 21 792
90 Sewage and refuse disposal, sanitation and similar activities  735 64 59  101 92  668 69 63 33 27  681  104  100 23 16  765
91 Activities of membership organizations n.e.c. 3 421 98 94  259  248 3 323 39 36  200  182 3 079 52 52  101 87 3 298
92 Recreational activities, cultural and sproting activities 6 770 2 522 2 488 2 029 1 995 9 339 3 201 3 154  736  696 12 805 3 292 3 251  311  261 16 406
93 Other service activities 7 756  953  806 1 325 1 174 7 446  916  768  558  428 7 994  958  799  483  304 8 552
95 Private housholds with employed persons  104 10 10 15 15 83 11 11 10 10 88 13 13 4 4 93
99 Extra-territorial organizatons and bodies 16 1 1 1 1 20 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 21

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