Statistics Norway

Structural statistics. Wholesale and retail trade

5   Principal figures, by industry group. Enterprises. 2002 and 2003
Industry group Enterprises Owners Employees Persons employed
2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003
Total 57 395 57 282 21 388 21 511  319 937  322 230  341 325  343 741
50 Sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles; retail sale of automotive fuel 9 044 9 054 3 719 3 833 50 278 50 422 53 997 54 255
50.1 Sale of motor vehicles 2 503 2 520 1 046 1 089 12 933 12 786 13 979 13 875
50.2 Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 3 709 3 742 1 785 1 856 17 617 18 042 19 402 19 898
50.3 Sale of motor vehicles parts and accessories 1 039 1 053  373  411 4 752 4 859 5 125 5 270
50.4 Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories  266  288 98  114  588  609  686  723
50.5 Retail sale of automotive fuel 1 527 1 451  417  363 14 388 14 126 14 805 14 489
51 Wholesale trade and commission trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 18 280 18 715 4 458 4 823 98 614 99 022  103 072  103 845
51.1 Wholesale on a fee or contract basis 2 264 2 328 1 118 1 178 2 622 2 763 3 740 3 941
51.2 Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals  330  303 94 86 2 763 2 674 2 857 2 760
51.3 Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco 1 623 1 705  324  362 14 520 14 822 14 844 15 184
51.4 Wholesale of household goods 4 386 4 534 1 026 1 127 20 064 21 530 21 090 22 657
51.5 Wholesale of non-agricultural intermediate products, waste and scrap 2 741 2 826  506  586 19 572 19 219 20 078 19 805
51.8 Wholesale of machinery, equipment and supplies 5 536 5 650 1 000 1 088 36 148 35 195 37 148 36 283
51.9 Other wholesale 1 400 1 369  390  396 2 925 2 819 3 315 3 215
52 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles; repair of personal and householdgoods 30 071 29 513 13 211 12 855  171 045  172 786  184 256  185 641
52.1 Retail sale in non-specialized stores 6 318 6 044 2 457 2 235 72 539 74 027 74 996 76 262
52.2 Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialized stores 1 188 1 143  654  631 4 731 4 731 5 385 5 362
52.3 Retail sale of pharmaceutical and medical goods, cosmetic and toilet articles  755  653  336  290 8 331 8 199 8 667 8 489
52.4 Other retail sale of new goods in specialized stores 16 706 16 353 5 916 5 778 81 947 82 406 87 863 88 184
52.5 Retail sale of second-hand goods in stores  529  515  314  319  228  204  542  523
52.6 Retail sale not in stores 3 204 3 463 2 422 2 531 2 011 2 083 4 433 4 614
52.7 Repair of personal and household goods 1 371 1 342 1 112 1 071 1 258 1 136 2 370 2 207
  Part-time employees Man-labour year Wages and salaries Social security costs
  2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003
          NOK million2
Total  132 867  136 482  232 811  230 879 72 554.5 74 731.4 13 839.2 14 579.9
50 Sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles; retail sale of automotive fuel 14 902 15 926 38 334 37 877 12 299.4 12 547.8 2 162.7 2 276.5
50.1 Sale of motor vehicles 1 416 1 721 11 283 10 985 3 911.3 3 878.0  728.0  776.6
50.2 Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 2 788 3 596 14 903 14 975 4 759.5 4 938.4  837.8  895.8
50.3 Sale of motor vehicles parts and accessories  745 1 039 4 071 4 050 1 331.0 1 377.8  251.5  255.3
50.4 Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories  136  171  467  451  142.2  140.2 22.3 21.4
50.5 Retail sale of automotive fuel 9 817 9 399 7 610 7 415 2 155.3 2 213.5  323.1  327.4
51 Wholesale trade and commission trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12 563 14 837 86 058 85 387 32 193.5 32 993.0 7 047.4 7 426.3
51.1 Wholesale on a fee or contract basis  632  559 1 764 2 032  849.6  902.8  214.6  220.2
51.2 Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals  379  458 2 389 2 328  824.0  824.0  161.4  175.3
51.3 Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco 2 353 2 496 12 576 12 790 4 275.6 4 569.3  986.9 1 026.0
51.4 Wholesale of household goods 3 545 4 076 16 764 17 599 6 506.0 7 048.9 1 421.3 1 646.5
51.5 Wholesale of non-agricultural intermediate products, waste and scrap 2 362 2 702 17 795 17 013 6 352.1 6 268.0 1 479.7 1 595.1
51.8 Wholesale of machinery, equipment and supplies 2 989 3 975 32 512 31 537 12 513.9 12 544.6 2 603.5 2 596.5
51.9 Other wholesale  303  571 2 257 2 089  872.3  835.4  180.0  166.7
52 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles; repair of personal and householdgoods  105 402  105 719  108 419  107 615 28 061.6 29 190.6 4 629.1 4 877.1
52.1 Retail sale in non-specialized stores 52 454 50 685 42 762 42 987 10 365.3 10 980.3 1 575.5 1 708.5
52.2 Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialized stores 2 969 2 965 2 899 2 883  865.8  893.5  162.0  178.2
52.3 Retail sale of pharmaceutical and medical goods, cosmetic and toilet articles 3 610 3 651 6 151 6 026 1 734.4 1 798.7  354.4  375.6
52.4 Other retail sale of new goods in specialized stores 45 284 47 341 53 851 53 161 14 244.9 14 696.6 2 379.4 2 454.4
52.5 Retail sale of second-hand goods in stores  170  149  134  117 34.1 30.4 5.3 5.0
52.6 Retail sale not in stores  657  611 1 575 1 591  493.5  517.2 99.4  110.3
52.7 Repair of personal and household goods  258  317 1 046  851  323.5  273.9 53.0 45.1
  Compensation of employees Turnover1 Gross operating surplus Production value
  2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003
  NOK million2
Total 86 393.7 89 311.2  877 706.9  891 444.4 37 399.3 38 626.3  270 417.6  281 167.1
50 Sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles; retail sale of automotive fuel 14 462.1 14 824.3  138 539.6  143 623.6 4 873.8 4 969.7 41 989.2 43 444.2
50.1 Sale of motor vehicles 4 639.3 4 654.6 60 931.1 62 967.2 1 859.3 1 925.6 13 766.8 13 790.2
50.2 Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 5 597.3 5 834.1 33 825.3 35 177.8 1 482.0 1 643.8 15 591.3 16 727.3
50.3 Sale of motor vehicles parts and accessories 1 582.5 1 633.1 12 007.0 12 523.5  724.4  746.2 4 110.9 4 222.3
50.4 Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories  164.5  161.6 1 666.2 1 716.3 88.4 89.6  598.2  537.8
50.5 Retail sale of automotive fuel 2 478.4 2 540.9 30 110.0 31 238.9  719.8  564.6 7 922.0 8 166.7
51 Wholesale trade and commission trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 39 240.9 40 419.3  491 153.4  488 868.5 19 522.5 19 551.8  146 804.1  152 308.4
51.1 Wholesale on a fee or contract basis 1 064.2 1 123.0 3 817.0 3 927.0  822.0  773.1 3 538.5 3 650.7
51.2 Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals  985.4  999.3 13 028.8 12 660.6  548.5  541.7 5 109.9 5 049.6
51.3 Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco 5 262.5 5 595.3  150 553.7  143 470.1 3 142.9 3 871.7 25 428.5 26 767.1
51.4 Wholesale of household goods 7 927.3 8 695.4 84 434.1 88 577.0 4 957.8 5 046.2 26 025.8 27 704.4
51.5 Wholesale of non-agricultural intermediate products, waste and scrap 7 831.8 7 863.1  125 232.3  129 143.9 4 521.4 4 398.9 48 393.4 50 986.4
51.8 Wholesale of machinery, equipment and supplies 15 117.4 15 141.1  105 877.7  103 772.7 5 030.0 4 414.1 35 362.9 35 234.9
51.9 Other wholesale 1 052.3 1 002.1 8 209.8 7 317.2  499.9  506.2 2 945.2 2 915.2
52 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles; repair of personal and householdgoods 32 690.7 34 067.7  248 013.9  258 952.3 13 003.0 14 104.7 81 624.2 85 414.5
52.1 Retail sale in non-specialized stores 11 940.8 12 688.8  116 288.9  122 518.2 4 961.8 5 050.3 29 952.9 31 642.5
52.2 Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialized stores 1 027.8 1 071.7 10 250.2 10 669.6  321.5  351.0 2 084.6 2 173.7
52.3 Retail sale of pharmaceutical and medical goods, cosmetic and toilet articles 2 088.9 2 174.3 13 695.5 14 101.1  422.4  541.9 3 588.0 3 741.8
52.4 Other retail sale of new goods in specialized stores 16 624.4 17 151.0  101 449.7  104 869.0 6 585.0 7 318.3 41 913.6 43 636.0
52.5 Retail sale of second-hand goods in stores 39.4 35.4  317.0  301.5 35.9 31.7  158.9  160.1
52.6 Retail sale not in stores  592.9  627.5 4 599.2 5 218.2  429.3  568.0 2 636.2 2 934.3
52.7 Repair of personal and household goods  376.5  319.1 1 413.5 1 274.8  247.0  243.6 1 290.0 1 126.1
  Value added Total purchases of goods and services Purchases of merchandise Investment
  2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002
  NOK million2
Total  123 793.0  127 937.5  736 535.7  746 238.2  609 068.7  613 623.1 9 461.9 10 124.8
50 Sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles; retail sale of automotive fuel 19 335.9 19 794.0  118 663.3  122 541.4 96 736.4  100 308.3 1 448.1 1 360.7
50.1 Sale of motor vehicles 6 498.6 6 580.2 54 358.7 56 242.6 47 214.6 49 141.9  444.5  718.1
50.2 Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 7 079.3 7 477.9 26 746.5 27 671.2 18 232.8 18 400.0  552.6  455.8
50.3 Sale of motor vehicles parts and accessories 2 306.8 2 379.3 9 771.6 10 202.3 7 952.3 8 352.9  211.4 14.8
50.4 Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories  252.9  251.2 1 404.2 1 530.6 1 059.6 1 253.8 48.6 18.6
50.5 Retail sale of automotive fuel 3 198.2 3 105.4 26 382.2 26 894.6 22 277.0 23 159.8  191.0  153.4
51 Wholesale trade and commission trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 58 763.4 59 971.1  413 691.3  410 641.3  344 187.5  337 611.5 4 065.8 4 352.5
51.1 Wholesale on a fee or contract basis 1 886.2 1 896.0 1 941.3 2 052.4  289.5  293.8 51.8  320.4
51.2 Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals 1 533.9 1 540.9 11 561.7 11 311.4 7 941.6 7 665.7  140.7  188.1
51.3 Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco 8 405.5 9 467.0  135 985.4  127 737.1  125 466.8  116 984.9  608.7  678.2
51.4 Wholesale of household goods 12 885.1 13 741.6 71 429.1 75 192.3 58 296.7 61 177.5  640.9  628.4
51.5 Wholesale of non-agricultural intermediate products, waste and scrap 12 353.2 12 262.0  100 586.0  103 777.9 76 666.1 77 984.8 1 603.3 1 603.4
51.8 Wholesale of machinery, equipment and supplies 20 147.4 19 555.2 85 502.0 84 678.2 70 239.9 68 982.2  937.5  981.5
51.9 Other wholesale 1 552.3 1 508.3 6 685.7 5 891.9 5 286.9 4 522.5 82.9 -47.5
52 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles; repair of personal and householdgoods 45 693.6 48 172.4  204 181.1  213 055.5  168 144.8  175 703.2 3 948.1 4 411.6
52.1 Retail sale in non-specialized stores 16 902.6 17 739.1  100 069.7  105 823.2 86 985.4 91 881.0 1 944.9 2 221.2
52.2 Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialized stores 1 349.3 1 422.6 8 957.4 9 332.8 8 215.1 8 580.5 97.9  104.3
52.3 Retail sale of pharmaceutical and medical goods, cosmetic and toilet articles 2 511.3 2 716.2 11 498.2 11 484.5 10 441.9 10 449.8  395.4  226.4
52.4 Other retail sale of new goods in specialized stores 23 209.4 24 469.3 78 963.6 81 341.8 60 181.4 62 133.0 1 419.1 1 715.2
52.5 Retail sale of second-hand goods in stores 75.3 67.1  262.0  244.4  175.9  149.8 9.9 1.5
52.6 Retail sale not in stores 1 022.2 1 195.5 3 608.6 4 109.3 1 992.3 2 356.2 62.0 69.1
52.7 Repair of personal and household goods  623.5  562.6  821.6  719.6  152.9  153.0 18.8 73.8
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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