Table 2 Fiscal value and depreciation for limited companies, by depreciation groups. 2004. NOK million

2	Fiscal value and depreciation for limited companies, by depreciation groups. 2004. NOK million

	Total	Office machines	Goodwill	Trailers, trucks, cars etc.	Ships, aircraft and helicopters	Commercial buildings and other real estate


Opening amount per 1 January 2004	487 551	14 288	26 945	138 735	21 649	285 934
+ Purchase price of investments	96 693	5 103	8 593	41 524	4 939	36 534
+ Improvements of existing assets	3 620	67	48	696	163	2 647
- Depreciation and write-down¹	2 378	131	13	723	51	1 460
- Rest compensation by realisation²	42 506	465	3 519	9 867	5 913	22 742

Basis for this year's depreciation	542 981	18 862	32 053	170 364	20 787	300 914
Transferred to profit and loss account	10 258	.	3 045	.	986	6 228
- This year's depreciation	55 285	5 308	6 042	32 627	2 635	8 673

Closing amount by 31 December 2004	497 954	13 553	29 056	137 738	19 137	298 469

Number of forms in the sample	189 094	35 122	9 862	94 546	3 194	46 370

¹	Includes downwritten value by separation of non-financial current assets, amount of downwriting with sales profit and government subsidies.
²	Includes compensation for realisation/value of turnover at withdrawal of non-financial current assets minus amount included in income 2004.