Statistics Norway

Structural statistics. Wholesale and retail trade

1   Principal figures for enterprises, by industry group. Final figures 2004 and preliminary figures 2005
Industry group Enterprises Persons employed1 Turnover
2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005
          Mill. kr2
Total 57 166 57 031  348 830  352 881  981 906 1 051 908
50     Sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles; retail sale of automotive fuel 8 938 9 012 55 567 57 251  164 084  171 367
50.1   Sale of motor vehicles 2 538 2 534 14 283 14 375 74 764 76 781
50.2   Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 3 791 3 796 20 475 20 980 40 557 42 622
50.3   Sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories 1 041 1 060 5 568 5 749 14 123 14 637
50.4   Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories  312  333  799  816 2 454 2 475
50.5   Retail sale of automotive fuel 1 256 1 289 14 442 15 331 32 187 34 852
51     Wholesale trade and commission trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 18 475 18 444  104 827  103 942  545 295  594 187
51.1   Wholesale on a fee or contract basis3 2 387 2 434 4 020 3 990 4 186 4 805
51.2   Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals  289  268 2 771 2 813 13 391 13 539
51.3   Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco 1 686 1 653 15 108 15 179  156 102  170 000
51.4   Wholesale of household goods 4 533 4 666 23 495 22 706 97 328 99 799
51.5   Wholesale of non-agricultural intermediate products, waste and scrap 2 844 2 858 21 411 22 180  155 301  180 417
51.8   Wholesale of machinery, equipment and supplies 5 448 5 329 34 864 34 127  111 735  117 720
51.9   Other wholesale 1 288 1 236 3 158 2 947 7 252 7 907
52      Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles; repair of personal and household 29 753 29 575  188 436  191 688  272 527  286 355
52.1   Retail sale in non-specialized stores 6 410 6 269 78 045 79 727  127 777  132 186
52.2   Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialized stores 1 084 1 067 5 473 6 053 11 312 13 425
52.3   Retail sale of pharmaceutical and medical goods, cosmetic and toilet articles  618  603 8 438 8 367 14 891 15 330
52.4   Other retail sale of new goods in specialized stores 16 242 16 187 89 425 91 648  111 289  117 628
52.5   Retail sale of second-hand goods in stores  496  491  533  483  302  318
52.6   Retail sale not in stores 3 640 3 779 4 413 3 597 5 666 6 176
52.7   Repair of personal and household goods 1 263 1 179 2 109 1 813 1 290 1 291
1  The employment figures are not directly comparable between 2004 and 2005 due to a small change in the method of employment calculation.
2  VAT is not included.
3  Regarding wholesale on a fee or contract basis the turnover is defined as commission on the sale.

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