Statistics Norway

Structural statistics. Wholesale and retail trade

9 Gross earnings on merchandise sold, by industry group1. Enterprises. 2006
Industry group Enterprises Merchandise sold
Sales income Cost of goods Gross earnings Gross earnings in percentage of sales income
    NOK million2 Per cent
Total 48 418 1 015 147.5  756 409.3  258 738.2 25.5
50    Sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles; retail sale of automotive fuel 5 083  131 898.2  103 546.5 28 351.7 21.5
50.1  Sale of motor vehicles 2 389 78 014.5 63 968.0 14 046.5 18.0
50.3  Sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories 1 110 15 342.1 10 307.7 5 034.4 32.8
50.4  Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories  363 2 383.2 1 700.9  682.3 28.6
50.5  Retail sale of automotive fuel 1 221 36 158.5 27 569.9 8 588.6 23.8
51    Wholesale trade and commission trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15 819  590 968.9  453 598.5  137 370.4 23.2
51.2  Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals  256 10 045.4 8 442.6 1 602.8 16.0
51.3  Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco 1 622  184 215.2  156 450.0 27 765.2 15.1
51.4  Wholesale of household goods 4 502  100 593.3 70 713.2 29 880.1 29.7
51.5  Wholesale of non-agricultural intermediate products, waste and scrap 2 948  170 016.8  128 402.1 41 614.7 24.5
51.8   Wholesale of machinery, equipment and supplies 5 270  119 797.9 85 946.5 33 851.4 28.3
51.9   Other wholesale 1 221 6 300.3 3 644.1 2 656.3 42.2
52    Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles; repair of personal and household goods 27 516  292 280.4  199 264.4 93 016.0 31.8
52.1  Retail sale in non- specialized stores 5 988  133 770.0  101 901.9 31 868.1 23.8
52.2  Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialized stores 1 090 14 915.1 10 854.3 4 060.8 27.2
52.3  Retail sale of pharmaceutical and medical goods, cosmetic and toilet articles  600 15 492.6 11 047.6 4 445.0 28.7
52.4  Other retail sale of new goods in specialized stores 15 655  121 284.4 72 216.0 49 068.4 40.5
52.5  Retail sale of second-hand goods in stores  492  302.6  145.4  157.3 52.0
52.6  Retail sale not in stores 3 691 6 515.8 3 099.3 3 416.6 52.4
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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