Statistics Norway

Structural statistics. Wholesale and retail trade

9   Gross earnings on merchandise sold, by industry group1. Enterprises. 2003
Industry group Enterprises Merchandise sold
Sales income Cost of goods Gross earnings Gross earnings in percentage of sales income
    NOK million2 Per cent
Total 49 870     802 848.9    591 326.3  211 522.6 26.3
50 Sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles; retail sale of automotive fuel 5 312  104 245.9 81 725.6 22 520.2 21.6
50.1 Sale of motor vehicles 2 520 59 727.3 49 174.2 10 553.1 17.7
50.3  Sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories 1 053 12 158.1 8 302.4 3 855.7 31.7
50.4 Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories  288 1 578.3 1 178.3  400.0 25.3
50.5 Retail sale of automotive fuel 1 451 30 782.1 23 070.8 7 711.4 25.1
51 Wholesale trade and commission trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16 387  447 497.6  336 191.8  111 305.8 24.9
51.2 Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals  303 9 337.8 7 631.0 1 706.7 18.3
51.3 Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco 1 705  139 385.4  116 668.8 22 716.6 16.3
51.4 Wholesale of household goods 4 534 85 890.2 60 873.9 25 016.2 29.1
51.5 Wholesale of non-agricultural intermediate products, waste and scrap 2 826  109 169.1 78 031.2 31 137.9 28.5
51.8 Wholesale of machinery, equipment and supplies 5 650 96 621.8 68 583.4 28 038.4 29.0
51.9 Other wholesale 1 369 7 093.4 4 403.4 2 689.9 37.9
52 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles; repair of personal and household goods 28 171  251 105.4  173 408.8 77 696.5 30.9
52.1 Retail sale in non-specialized stores 6 044  118 825.8 90 877.1 27 948.7 23.5
52.2 Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialized stores 1 143 10 621.8 8 495.9 2 125.9 20.0
52.3 Retail sale of pharmaceutical and medical goods, cosmetic and toilet articles  653 14 023.8 10 359.1 3 664.7 26.1
52.4 Other retail sale of new goods in specialized stores 16 353  102 298.5 61 237.3 41 061.1 40.1
52.5 Retail sale of second-hand goods in stores  515  293.2  142.7  150.6 51.3
52.6 Retail sale not in stores 3 463 5 042.3 2 296.7 2 745.6 54.5
1  The figures are exclusive of 50.2 Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles, 51.1 Wholesale on a fee or contract basis and 52.7 Repair of personal and household goods.
2  VAT is not included.

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