Statistics Norway

Structural statistics. Wholesale and retail trade

1 Principal figures, by industry group. Local kind-of-activity units. 2005 and 2006
Industry group Local KAUs Employment Turnover1 Compensation of employees Gross investments
2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006
          Mill. kr2
Total 67 580       67 206        351 468        356 289       1 090 520,4       1 173 185,6        100 808,5        106 844,4       8 484,1       10 312,9
50     Sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles; retail sale of automotive fuel 10 586 10 562 57 071 58 389  173 952.6  188 452.7 16 904.2 18 164.9 1 230.9 1 408.4
50.1   Sale of motor vehicles 2 839 2 707 14 119 13 861 94 166.6  100 581.6 5 246.8 5 478.7  378.0  532.8
50.2   Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 4 182 4 241 20 687 21 671 22 241.9 26 198.4 6 600.2 7 301.0  556.2  499.6
50.3   Sale of motor vehicles parts and accessories 1 283 1 334 6 188 6 367 16 871.0 18 249.6 2 136.3 2 271.7 71.6  165.1
50.4   Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories  331  366  794  880 2 222.9 2 498.2  213.6  240.1 11.6 29.8
50.5   Retail sale of automotive fuel 1 951 1 914 15 283 15 610 38 450.2 40 924.9 2 707.3 2 873.5  213.4  181.2
51     Wholesale trade and commission trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20 000 19 981  104 821  105 453  635 248.7  687 355.4 45 561.3 47 959.1 3 285.8 3 870.6
51.1   Wholesale on a fee or contract basis 2 415 2 467 4 034 4 278 4 731.8 5 409.3 1 474.2 1 704.7 35.3 28.4
51.2   Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals  400  390 2 142 2 123 12 818.3 13 575.0  833.3  856.4 86.0 3.1
51.3   Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco 1 739 1 710 15 336 15 075  170 291.4  186 037.8 6 355.6 6 546.3  701.8  909.8
51.4   Wholesale of household goods 4 862 4 743 23 602 23 456  109 296.5  111 587.4 10 226.8 10 516.1  730.2  599.7
51.5   Wholesale of non-agricultural intermediate products, waste and scrap 3 395 3 484 21 985 22 731  207 183.7  229 716.4 9 454.1 10 109.6  831.9 1 373.4
51.8   Wholesale of machinery, equipment and supplies 5 942 5 947 34 699 35 092  122 029.3  133 730.8 16 106.8 17 208.9  829.0  885.1
51.9   Other wholesale 1 247 1 240 3 023 2 698 8 897.7 7 298.7 1 110.5 1 017.1 71.6 71.2
52     Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles; repair of personal and householdgoods 36 994 36 663  189 576  192 447  281 319.2  297 377.5 38 343.0 40 720.3 3 967.5 5 033.9
52.1   Retail sale in non-specialized stores 7 978 7 876 74 952 75 439  126 007.5  131 377.0 13 472.8 13 957.5 2 046.4 2 807.7
52.2   Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialized stores 1 736 1 723 7 664 7 566 13 718.4 14 884.2 1 568.8 1 693.9  151.0  140.3
52.3   Retail sale of pharmaceutical and medical goods, cosmetic and toilet articles 1 233 1 265 8 617 8 610 16 311.0 16 851.0 2 473.1 2 596.8 32.6  199.6
52.4   Other retail sale of new goods in specialized stores 20 569 20 522 92 075 94 674  116 293.7  124 702.1 19 606.8 21 167.2 1 552.3 1 789.8
52.5   Retail sale of second-hand goods in stores  492  496  466  462  320.7  310.3 37.3 39.0 14.5 -4.8
52.6   Retail sale not in stores 3 799 3 754 3 916 3 979 7 303.2 7 961.8  808.4  892.1 82.3 76.8
52.7   Repair of personal and household goods 1 187 1 027 1 886 1 717 1 364.7 1 291.0  375.8  373.8 88.4 24.4
1  Regarding wholesale on a fee or contract basis the turnover is defined as commission on the sales.
2  VAT is not included.

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