Statistics Norway

Enterprises

1 New enterprises, by quarter and legal form. 2009 and 2010
Legal form 2009 2010
1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter
Total 12 049 10 732 10 892 11 795 13 445 11 456 11 764 12 507
General partnership 90 84 86 75 74 62  102 81
Private limited company 3 142 2 834 2 798 3 284 3 574 3 258 2 943 3 430
Public limited company 2 1 - - 7 5 1 -
General partnership with shared liability  451  336  343  301  409  289  341  327
Sole proprietorship 7 307 6 445 6 728 6 821 7 953 6 819 7 270 7 226
Norwegian division of foreign enterprises 1 002  963  871 1 243 1 360  961 1 033 1 349
Other legal forms 55 69 66 71 68 62 74 94

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