Statistics Norway

Innovation in the business enterprise sector

7   Effects of the innovation activity. The share of enterprises that report the effect in question to be of great importance during the period 2002-2004
Nace (SN2002) and size classes Units with innovation Product oriented effects Process oriented effects Other effects
Number of Increased range of goods and services Entered new market or increased market share Improved quality of goods and services Improved flexibility of production or service provision Increased capacity of production or service provision Reduced labour cost per unit output Reduced materials and energy per unit output Reduced environmental impacts or improved health and safety Met regulatory requirements
    Per cent Per cent Per cent Per cent Per cent Per cent Per cent Per cent Per cent
05-74 ALL INDUSTRIES 3 061 26 19 28 16 15 12 5 10 15
Size of enterprise                    
10-19 employees 1 197 28 22 29 17 16 12 6 11 17
20-49 employees  995 26 17 28 15 13 10 2 9 13
50-99 employees  407 23 18 25 13 16 15 6 11 12
100-199 employees  217 23 15 25 15 19 12 6 11 16
200-499 employees  141 21 13 20 18 16 13 8 12 11
Over 500 employees  103 20 17 32 14 16 16 8 15 17
                     
10, 13-37 MINING AND MANUFACTURING, TOTAL 1 388 26 18 25 16 17 14 7 12 15
10-19 employees  431 29 19 26 17 17 13 8 11 18
20-49 employees  433 23 17 25 16 14 12 5 11 12
50-99 employees  256 27 19 25 15 20 16 7 12 13
100-199 employees  132 24 16 22 13 17 11 8 11 17
200-499 employees 87 26 16 20 21 22 17 11 14 11
Over 500 employees 49 29 22 39 16 18 27 14 18 20
                     
51-74 SERVICES, TOTAL 1 324 29 21 30 16 14 9 3 7 14
10-19 employees  630 31 25 31 18 17 10 4 6 18
20-49 employees  434 30 16 29 14 11 9 1 7 11
50-99 employees  106 22 23 29 13 11 12 4 6 11
100-199 employees 73 23 15 36 19 23 12 5 12 14
200-499 employees 46 15 11 22 13 7 7 2 11 9
Over 500 employees 35 20 14 26 17 14 6 - 3 11
                     
05, 11, 40-41, 45 OTHER INDUSTRIES  349 12 13 28 14 12 12 6 17 15
10-19 employees  136 13 18 31 13 12 16 10 27 12
20-49 employees  128 18 14 33 19 14 8 1 8 21
50-99 employees 45 4 - 13 4 7 13 9 13 9
100-199 employees 12 - - - 16 8 16 - - 16
200-499 employees 8 - - 13 13 13 13 - - 13
Over 500 employees 19 - 11 26 - 11 5 5 26 16

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