Statistics Norway

Structural statistics. Wholesale and retail trade

1   Principal figures for enterprises, by industry group. Final figures 2002 and preliminary figures 2003
Industry group Enterprises Persons employed Turnover1
2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003
          NOK million2
Total 57 395    57 689    341 325    349 286    877 707    890 959
50     Sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles; retail sale of automotive fuel 9 044 9 077 53 997 55 042  138 540  142 801
50.1   Sale of motor vehicles 2 503 2 543 13 979 14 019 60 931 62 792
50.2   Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 3 709 3 738 19 402 20 054 33 825 35 212
50.3   Sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories 1 039 1 054 5 125 5 341 12 007 12 492
50.4   Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories  266  286  686  725 1 666 1 681
50.5   Retail sale of automotive fuel 1 527 1 456 14 805 14 903 30 110 30 624
51     Wholesale trade and commission trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 18 280 18 869  103 072  105 545  491 153  489 835
51.1   Wholesale on a fee or contract basis 2 264 2 346 3 740 3 925 3 817 3 780
51.2   Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals  330  307 2 857 2 803 13 029 12 903
51.3   Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco 1 623 1 714 14 844 15 536  150 554  143 610
51.4   Wholesale of household goods 4 386 4 545 21 090 21 382 84 434 84 808
51.5   Wholesale of non-agricultural intermediate products, waste and scrap 2 741 2 858 20 078 20 399  125 232  130 188
51.8   Wholesale of machinery, equipment and supplies 5 536 5 686 37 148 38 043  105 878  106 663
51.9   Other wholesale 1 400 1 413 3 315 3 457 8 210 7 882
52    Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles; repair of personal and household 30 071 29 743  184 256  188 699  248 014  258 323
52.1   Retail sale in non-specialized stores 6 318 6 111 74 996 77 642  116 289  122 202
52.2   Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialized stores 1 188 1 153 5 385 5 494 10 250 10 696
52.3   Retail sale of pharmaceutical and medical goods, cosmetic and toilet articles  755  659 8 667 8 658 13 696 14 093
52.4   Other retail sale of new goods in specialized stores 16 706 16 479 87 863 89 284  101 450  104 487
52.5   Retail sale of second-hand goods in stores  529  516  542  573  317  300
52.6   Retail sale not in stores 3 204 3 476 4 433 4 800 4 599 5 255
52.7   Repair of personal and household goods 1 371 1 349 2 370 2 248 1 413 1 289
1  Regarding wholesale on a fee or contract basis the turnover is defined as commission on the sale.
2  VAT is not included.

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