Statistics Norway

Enterprises

1   Number of enterprises, new established enterprises and enterprise closures, by economic activity. 2001-2004. Number of enterprises per 1 January 2005
Economic activity Enterprises per 1 January 2001 Enterprises established in 2001 Enterprise closures in 2001 Enterprises per 1 January 2002 Enterprises established in 2002 Enterprise closures in 2002 Enterprises per 1 January 2003 Enterprises established in 2003 Enterprise closures in 2003 Enterprises per 1 January 2004 Enterprises established in 2004 Enterprise closures in 2004 Enterprises per 1 January 2005
Total  262 379 35 537 32 874  268 491 39 041 27 633  290 432 38 747 41 651  289 955 43 068 14 943  317 805
C - Mining and quarrying 1 195 79 86 1 095 65 75 1 107 92  107 1 132  104 47 1 182
D - Manufacturing 22 655 1 578 2 123 21 513 1 521 2 068 21 564 1 635 2 172 21 982 1 878 1 017 22 717
E - Electricity, gas and water supply  921 59 57  849 47 53  900  119 74 1 052  102 26 1 131
F - Construction 33 679 3 349 2 938 34 844 3 976 3 434 36 842 3 784 4 402 37 114 4 431 1 934 39 557
G - Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehichles, motorcycles and personal household goods 57 237 5 807 6 214 57 246 6 379 6 730 58 548 6 408 7 737 58 331 6 637 3 699 60 814
H - Hotels and restaurants 9 461 1 138 1 001 9 557 1 118 1 124 10 005 1 152 1 307 10 084  976  749 10 299
I - Transport, storage and communication 22 817 2 187 2 134 22 645 2 448 2 578 23 546 2 143 2 983 23 287 2 403 1 191 24 459
J - Financial intermediation 2 329  358  320 2 562  176  238 3 233  366 1 158 1 860  457  117 2 210
K - Real estate, renting and business activities 72 597 14 010 11 584 75 923 14 028 8 752 85 488 14 281 14 134 88 512 15 570 4 512 99 886
M - Education 1 962  698  519 2 607  922  142 3 920 1 100  896 3 295 1 233  109 4 491
N - Health and social work 15 948 2 119 1 903 16 558 2 728  878 18 916 2 953 2 333 17 863 3 687  471 21 235
O - Other community, social and personal service activities 18 682 3 447 3 509 20 776 4 021 1 333 24 559 4 202 4 025 24 642 5 015 1 022 28 827
P - Private households with employed persons  104 10 15 83 11 10 88 13 17 77 6 6 73
Q - Extra-territorial organizations and bodies 16 1 1 20 - - 20 - 1 22 - - 23
Unknown 2 776  697  470 2 213 1 601  218 1 696  499  305  702  569 43  901

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