Statistics Norway

Enterprises

7 Number of employees in the stock of enterprises 1st January, newly established enterprises and enterprise closures by economic activity, by NACE Rev. 2. 2008-20101
  Enterprises per 1 January 2008 Enterprises established in 2008 Enterprise closures in 2008 Enterprises per 1 January 2009 Enterprises established in 2009 Enterprise closures in 2009 Enterprises per 1 January 2010
Total 1 550 534 17 659 21 414 1 645 677 13 369 27 841 1 604 836
B - Mining and quarrying 38 718  100 64 44 709 15  784 44 770
C - Manufacturing  245 659  992 1 439  250 487  888 1 960  236 287
D - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 13 337 3 2 13 635 10 9 14 050
E - Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 7 946 34 46 8 918 5 32 7 921
F - Construction  160 263 3 869 2 668  175 087 2 297 3 495  170 854
G - Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles  347 457 2 633 4 525  359 283 2 240 5 455  354 285
H - Transportation and storage  143 204 1 415 1 707  141 859  651 1 331  136 807
I - Accommodation and food service activities 82 108 1 435 2 021 83 941 1 606 2 751 79 137
J - Information and communication 75 665  844  732 79 744  559 3 596 77 905
K - Financial and insurance activities 46 372  222  395 48 328  150  296 48 438
L - Real estate activities 20 906  328  590 21 758  403  689 22 227
M - Professional, scientific and technical activities  100 114 1 468 1 576  100 011 1 423 2 846  100 153
N - Administrative and support service activities  100 781 2 826 3 187  137 807 1 920 2 373  125 635
P - Education 16 547  163  291 17 161  104  240 17 661
Q - Human health and social work activities 91 477  807 1 494 97 561  687 1 086  102 248
R - Arts, entertainment and recreation 21 155  219  264 25 913  171  375 26 371
S - Other service activities 38 386  290  402 39 134  240  469 39 562
T - Activities of household as employers; undifferentiated goods and services producing activities of households for own account 46 11 6 56 0 11 45
U - Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies  242 0 0  247 0 1  270
Unknown  151 0 5 38 0 40  212
1  The number of enterprises as of 1 January 2010 and enterprise closures in 2009 are estimated.

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