Statistics Norway

Structural statistics. Wholesale and retail trade

1   Principal figures for enterprises, by industry group. Final figures 2003 and preliminary figures 2004
Industry group Enterprises Persons employed1 Turnover2
2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004
          NOK million3
Total 57 282   57 331   343 741   351 058   891 444   982 814
50     Sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles; retail sale of automotive fuel 9 054 9 081 54 255 56 163  143 624  164 038
50.1   Sale of motor vehicles 2 520 2 539 13 875 14 603 62 967 75 509
50.2   Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 3 742 3 776 19 898 20 662 35 178 40 255
50.3   Sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories 1 053 1 030 5 270 5 610 12 523 14 163
50.4   Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories  288  309  723  760 1 716 1 933
50.5   Retail sale of automotive fuel 1 451 1 427 14 489 14 528 31 239 32 178
51     Wholesale trade and commission trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 18 715 18 419  103 845  104 776  488 868  544 904
51.1   Wholesale on a fee or contract basis 2 328 2 365 3 941 4 068 3 927 4 507
51.2   Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals  303  296 2 760 2 773 12 661 13 484
51.3   Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco 1 705 1 698 15 184 15 215  143 470  156 408
51.4   Wholesale of household goods 4 534 4 505 22 657 23 127 88 577 95 366
51.5   Wholesale of non-agricultural intermediate products, waste and scrap 2 826 2 804 19 805 21 124  129 144  154 622
51.8   Wholesale of machinery, equipment and supplies 5 650 5 475 36 283 35 314  103 773  113 120
51.9   Other wholesale 1 369 1 276 3 215 3 155 7 317 7 396
52    Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles; repair of personal and household 29 513 29 831  185 641  190 119  258 952  273 871
52.1   Retail sale in non-specialized stores 6 044 6 419 76 262 78 344  122 518  127 818
52.2   Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialized stores 1 143 1 104 5 362 5 551 10 670 11 265
52.3   Retail sale of pharmaceutical and medical goods, cosmetic and toilet articles  653  614 8 489 8 482 14 101 14 851
52.4   Other retail sale of new goods in specialized stores 16 353 16 288 88 184 90 470  104 869  112 688
52.5   Retail sale of second-hand goods in stores  515  495  523  546  301  300
52.6   Retail sale not in stores 3 463 3 647 4 614 4 555 5 218 5 645
52.7   Repair of personal and household goods 1 342 1 264 2 207 2 171 1 275 1 304
1  Starting in 2004 all employment figures are collected from the Register of Employees and Employers (the Aa-Register).
2  Regarding wholesale on a fee or contract basis the turnover is defined as commission on the sale.
3  VAT is not included.

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