Statistics Norway

Structural statistics. Wholesale and retail trade

5   Principal figures, by industry group. Enterprises. 2004 and 2005
Industry group Enterprises Owners1 Employees Persons employed1
2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005
Total 57 166 56 741 20 584 17 848  328 246  332 259  348 830  350 107
50     Sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles; retail sale of automotive fuel 8 938 9 002 3 647 3 454 51 920 53 132 55 567 56 586
50.1   Sale of motor vehicles 2 538 2 528 1 081 1 036 13 202 13 309 14 283 14 345
50.2   Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 3 791 3 801 1 801 1 684 18 674 19 224 20 475 20 908
50.3   Sale of motor vehicles parts and accessories 1 041 1 061  392  354 5 176 5 330 5 568 5 684
50.4   Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories  312  327  137  130  662  646  799  776
50.5   Retail sale of automotive fuel 1 256 1 285  236  250 14 206 14 623 14 442 14 873
51     Wholesale trade and commission trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 18 475 18 333 4 691 3 999  100 136 99 958  104 827  103 957
51.1   Wholesale on a fee or contract basis 2 387 2 397 1 195 1 013 2 825 3 042 4 020 4 055
51.2   Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals  289  267 79 61 2 692 2 759 2 771 2 820
51.3   Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco 1 686 1 649  337  299 14 771 14 816 15 108 15 115
51.4   Wholesale of household goods 4 533 4 655 1 090  970 22 405 21 851 23 495 22 821
51.5   Wholesale of non-agricultural intermediate products, waste and scrap 2 844 2 848  599  510 20 812 21 737 21 411 22 247
51.8   Wholesale of machinery, equipment and supplies 5 448 5 294 1 022  840 33 842 33 168 34 864 34 008
51.9   Other wholesale 1 288 1 223  369  306 2 789 2 585 3 158 2 891
52     Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles; repair of personal and householdgoods 29 753 29 406 12 246 10 395  176 190  179 169  188 436  189 564
52.1   Retail sale in non-specialized stores 6 410 6 231 2 497 2 430 75 548 76 100 78 045 78 530
52.2   Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialized stores 1 084 1 058  557  568 4 916 5 476 5 473 6 044
52.3   Retail sale of pharmaceutical and medical goods, cosmetic and toilet articles  618  593  245  210 8 193 8 211 8 438 8 421
52.4   Other retail sale of new goods in specialized stores 16 242 16 095 5 485 4 991 83 940 85 803 89 425 90 794
52.5   Retail sale of second-hand goods in stores  496  487  309  251  224  200  533  451
52.6   Retail sale not in stores 3 640 3 765 2 213 1 293 2 200 2 231 4 413 3 524
52.7   Repair of personal and household goods 1 263 1 177  940  652 1 169 1 148 2 109 1 800
  Part-time employees Man-labour year Wages and salaries Social security costs
  2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005
          NOK million3
Total  130 250  130 906  235 458  239 722 78 888.7 83 207.3 15 766.7 17 003.0
50     Sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles; retail sale of automotive fuel 14 351 14 398 39 545 40 309 13 473.7 14 115.9 2 515.6 2 619.1
50.1   Sale of motor vehicles 1 468 1 467 11 543 11 618 4 200.0 4 365.3  885.5  895.2
50.2   Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 2 661 2 375 15 848 16 548 5 347.7 5 722.2  975.1 1 060.4
50.3   Sale of motor vehicles parts and accessories  887  956 4 321 4 444 1 504.4 1 584.1  297.3  305.3
50.4   Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories  135  108  525  526  170.0  175.0 27.6 34.2
50.5   Retail sale of automotive fuel 9 200 9 492 7 308 7 174 2 251.6 2 269.3  330.1  323.9
51     Wholesale trade and commission trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13 263 12 337 86 881 88 112 34 566.0 36 445.2 8 049.5 8 801.6
51.1   Wholesale on a fee or contract basis  555  501 2 070 2 394  969.4 1 195.3  233.8  310.6
51.2   Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals  422  384 2 347 2 418  852.4  912.4  187.1  215.4
51.3   Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco 2 113 2 055 12 591 12 874 4 678.0 4 993.2 1 074.3 1 259.2
51.4   Wholesale of household goods 3 945 3 457 19 112 18 789 7 790.5 7 903.5 1 929.8 1 958.8
51.5   Wholesale of non-agricultural intermediate products, waste and scrap 2 695 2 593 18 525 19 439 7 006.3 7 661.1 1 762.4 2 014.4
51.8   Wholesale of machinery, equipment and supplies 3 037 2 899 30 137 30 099 12 420.0 12 910.8 2 697.1 2 866.6
51.9   Other wholesale  496  448 2 099 2 100  849.4  869.0  165.0  176.6
52     Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles; repair of personal and householdgoods  102 636  104 171  109 031  111 300 30 849.0 32 646.2 5 201.7 5 582.4
52.1   Retail sale in non-specialized stores 50 923 51 221 43 224 43 852 11 592.8 12 142.6 1 881.9 1 964.6
52.2   Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialized stores 3 030 3 411 2 909 3 259  933.7 1 079.1  184.7  235.8
52.3   Retail sale of pharmaceutical and medical goods, cosmetic and toilet articles 3 558 3 355 5 970 6 030 1 861.5 1 935.1  398.0  463.2
52.4   Other retail sale of new goods in specialized stores 44 091 45 236 54 246 55 497 15 572.5 16 594.2 2 561.6 2 754.4
52.5   Retail sale of second-hand goods in stores  130  122  121  105 32.6 29.3 4.8 4.3
52.6   Retail sale not in stores  695  607 1 689 1 682  568.6  573.2  123.5  111.6
52.7   Repair of personal and household goods  209  219  871  877  287.3  292.6 47.3 48.5
  Compensation of employees Turnover2 Gross operating surplus Production value
  2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005
  NOK million3
Total 94 655.4  100 210.3  981 905.7 1 050 404.0 44 933.1 48 148.9  297 823.8  324 227.4
50     Sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles; retail sale of automotive fuel 15 989.3 16 735.0  164 083.7  170 837.0 6 598.5 6 000.7 49 471.8 54 401.8
50.1   Sale of motor vehicles 5 085.5 5 260.5 74 764.3 76 804.4 2 914.8 2 523.2 17 445.7 18 839.0
50.2   Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 6 322.8 6 782.6 40 556.5 42 521.0 2 170.8 1 982.3 18 678.9 19 750.3
50.3   Sale of motor vehicles parts and accessories 1 801.7 1 889.4 14 122.8 14 361.5  915.5  803.8 4 736.2 4 954.0
50.4   Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories  197.6  209.2 2 453.6 2 197.0  137.5 88.8  667.3  693.8
50.5   Retail sale of automotive fuel 2 581.7 2 593.2 32 186.5 34 953.1  460.0  602.6 7 943.7 10 164.7
51     Wholesale trade and commission trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 42 615.5 45 246.8  545 295.1  594 170.8 23 165.6 26 507.1  158 361.1  173 249.2
51.1   Wholesale on a fee or contract basis 1 203.2 1 505.9 4 185.9 4 671.9  894.4  814.1 3 947.4 4 439.4
51.2   Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals 1 039.5 1 127.8 13 390.9 13 490.9  502.8  473.7 5 255.0 6 029.2
51.3   Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco 5 752.2 6 252.4  156 102.4  170 194.3 4 013.9 4 629.1 27 655.1 30 217.7
51.4   Wholesale of household goods 9 720.4 9 862.3 97 327.8  100 982.2 5 818.1 6 270.9 30 748.4 31 983.9
51.5   Wholesale of non-agricultural intermediate products, waste and scrap 8 768.7 9 675.5  155 301.1  179 054.7 5 790.7 7 397.3 51 907.3 59 076.3
51.8   Wholesale of machinery, equipment and supplies 15 117.2 15 777.5  111 735.4  118 016.3 5 591.8 6 365.7 36 033.5 38 473.3
51.9   Other wholesale 1 014.4 1 045.6 7 251.6 7 760.4  553.9  556.3 2 814.5 3 029.4
52     Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles; repair of personal and householdgoods 36 050.7 38 228.5  272 526.9  285 396.2 15 169.0 15 641.1 89 990.9 96 576.5
52.1   Retail sale in non-specialized stores 13 474.7 14 107.2  127 776.8  131 692.1 4 863.4 5 078.2 32 945.6 34 860.0
52.2   Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialized stores 1 118.3 1 314.8 11 312.3 13 415.2  380.4  475.0 2 274.0 3 372.2
52.3   Retail sale of pharmaceutical and medical goods, cosmetic and toilet articles 2 259.5 2 398.2 14 891.4 15 356.3  609.2  772.5 3 992.4 4 318.5
52.4   Other retail sale of new goods in specialized stores 18 134.1 19 348.6  111 289.0  117 018.3 8 433.9 8 521.8 46 384.1 49 394.5
52.5   Retail sale of second-hand goods in stores 37.4 33.7  301.7  308.4 39.2 31.5  167.5  152.4
52.6   Retail sale not in stores  692.1  684.9 5 665.9 6 315.3  603.3  554.3 3 092.8 3 355.0
52.7   Repair of personal and household goods  334.6  341.1 1 289.8 1 290.6  239.7  207.9 1 134.5 1 123.9
  Value added Total purchases of goods and services Purchases of merchandise Gross investments
  2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005
  NOK million3
Total  139 588.5  148 359.3  830 270.2  891 193.9  692 428.5  736 165.9 9 610.8 8 237.9
50     Sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles; retail sale of automotive fuel 22 587.8 22 735.6  143 799.4  148 971.6  117 690.2  118 153.1 1 479.6 1 212.7
50.1   Sale of motor vehicles 8 000.3 7 783.8 68 492.6 70 057.9 59 046.8 58 978.7  550.7  344.8
50.2   Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 8 493.6 8 764.9 32 898.0 34 099.2 22 689.8 23 076.7  600.1  623.3
50.3   Sale of motor vehicles parts and accessories 2 717.2 2 693.2 11 793.2 11 984.2 9 762.8 9 698.4  154.4 56.0
50.4   Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories  335.0  298.0 2 187.5 1 945.9 1 851.8 1 547.1 36.8 10.7
50.5   Retail sale of automotive fuel 3 041.6 3 195.7 28 428.0 30 884.3 24 339.1 24 852.2  137.5  177.9
51     Wholesale trade and commission trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 65 781.1 71 754.0  462 646.7  507 642.2  389 882.9  426 369.8 3 256.4 3 188.9
51.1   Wholesale on a fee or contract basis 2 097.5 2 320.0 2 135.2 2 384.9  278.1  260.8 33.6 29.9
51.2   Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals 1 542.3 1 601.5 12 172.5 12 645.9 8 281.3 8 178.4  139.2  121.8
51.3   Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco 9 766.1 10 881.5  140 111.7  153 007.2  129 201.6  140 755.7  660.0  696.5
51.4   Wholesale of household goods 15 538.4 16 133.2 82 248.4 85 560.5 67 023.1 69 469.0  514.9  666.5
51.5   Wholesale of non-agricultural intermediate products, waste and scrap 14 559.4 17 072.8  128 471.1  150 911.1  104 220.2  122 446.2 1 040.8  748.8
51.8   Wholesale of machinery, equipment and supplies 20 709.0 22 143.2 91 707.3 96 908.2 76 330.1 80 467.1  795.6  856.9
51.9   Other wholesale 1 568.3 1 601.9 5 800.6 6 224.4 4 548.5 4 792.5 72.3 68.3
52     Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles; repair of personal and householdgoods 51 219.6 53 869.7  223 824.1  234 580.2  184 855.4  191 643.0 4 874.8 3 836.4
52.1   Retail sale in non-specialized stores 18 338.1 19 185.4  110 025.8  113 131.5 95 346.8 97 370.8 2 145.6 2 024.7
52.2   Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialized stores 1 498.7 1 789.8 9 908.7 11 642.5 9 132.2 10 058.9  163.9  128.8
52.3   Retail sale of pharmaceutical and medical goods, cosmetic and toilet articles 2 868.7 3 170.7 11 992.5 12 250.3 10 887.8 11 095.0  154.5 32.0
52.4   Other retail sale of new goods in specialized stores 26 568.0 27 870.5 86 516.0 91 415.3 66 570.9 69 771.1 2 388.8 1 503.2
52.5   Retail sale of second-hand goods in stores 76.6 65.2  231.2  246.2  138.8  157.0 3.7 -4.9
52.6   Retail sale not in stores 1 295.3 1 239.1 4 416.2 5 140.6 2 611.2 3 012.2 -11.2 66.2
52.7   Repair of personal and household goods  574.3  549.0  733.6  753.8  167.7  178.0 29.7 86.4
1  The method of calculation of owners has been changed from 2005. See "About the statistics" for further details.
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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