Statistics Norway

Structural statistics. Wholesale and retail trade

9   Gross earnings on merchandise sold, by industry group1. Enterprises. 2005
Industry group Enterprises Merchandise sold
Sales income Cost of goods Gross earnings Gross earnings in percentage of sales income
    NOK million2 Per cent
Total 49 366    949 325.4  704 273.5    245 051.9 25.8
50    Sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles; retail sale of automotive fuel 5 201  120 301.6 93 665.0 26 636.6 22.1
50.1  Sale of motor vehicles 2 528 71 217.7 57 982.4 13 235.3 18.6
50.3  Sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories 1 061 13 934.8 9 414.3 4 520.5 32.4
50.4  Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories  327 2 082.4 1 503.7  578.7 27.8
50.5  Retail sale of automotive fuel 1 285 33 066.7 24 764.6 8 302.1 25.1
51    Wholesale trade and commission trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15 936  553 174.8  421 946.6  131 228.2 23.7
51.2  Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals  267 9 889.5 8 238.4 1 651.2 16.7
51.3  Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco 1 649  167 023.0  139 959.0 27 064.0 16.2
51.4  Wholesale of household goods 4 655 98 234.7 68 939.6 29 295.1 29.8
51.5  Wholesale of non-agricultural intermediate products, waste and scrap 2 848  161 061.4  120 522.8 40 538.6 25.2
51.8   Wholesale of machinery, equipment and supplies 5 294  109 511.9 79 553.7 29 958.2 27.4
51.9   Other wholesale 1 223 7 454.2 4 733.1 2 721.2 36.5
52    Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles; repair of personal and household goods 28 229  275 849.0  188 661.9 87 187.0 31.6
52.1  Retail sale in non- specialized stores 6 231  127 369.1 96 835.3 30 533.8 24.0
52.2  Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialized stores 1 058 13 380.4 10 043.3 3 337.0 24.9
52.3  Retail sale of pharmaceutical and medical goods, cosmetic and toilet articles  593 15 212.5 11 037.4 4 175.1 27.4
52.4  Other retail sale of new goods in specialized stores 16 095  113 513.7 67 629.6 45 884.1 40.4
52.5  Retail sale of second-hand goods in stores  487  304.9  156.1  148.8 48.8
52.6  Retail sale not in stores 3 765 6 068.4 2 960.1 3 108.2 51.2
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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