Statistics Norway

Structural statistics. Wholesale and retail trade

1 Principal figures, by industry group. Local kind-of-activity units. 2007 and 2008
Industry group Local KAUs Employment Turnover2 Compensation of employees Gross investments
      NOK million1
Total          
2008 67 890  374 209 1 325 586.7  127 967.7 11 140.5
2007 67 442  368 027 1 271 181.8  118 501.2 12 109.1
45     Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles          
2008 9 078 44 939  157 188.2 18 199.5 1 326.1
2007 8 865 43 965  164 351.1 16 844.0 1 550.2
45.1   Sale of motor vehicles          
2008 2 874 14 422  104 081.4 6 438.5  476.8
2007 2 790 14 323  112 752.3 6 083.6  529.0
45.2   Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles          
2008 4 396 22 677 29 338.5 8 709.0  611.7
2007 4 308 21 925 28 115.3 7 949.3  712.1
45.3   Sale of motor vehicles parts and accessories          
2008 1 434 6 937 21 115.2 2 753.4  217.6
2007 1 390 6 777 20 641.5 2 542.0  269.2
45.4   Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories          
2008  374  903 2 653.0  298.7 19.9
2007  377  940 2 842.1  269.1 40.0
46     Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles          
2008 20 134  114 281  787 886.7 59 331.0 4 857.7
2007 20 096  110 472  742 664.5 53 996.1 5 107.6
46.1   Wholesale on a fee or contract basis          
2008 2 454 4 047 5 289.9 1 779.9 75.4
2007 2 507 4 216 5 396.0 1 717.6  118.0
46.2   Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals          
2008  386 2 230 13 494.0  976.0 38.7
2007  384 2 155 13 218.5  943.0  162.3
46.3   Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco          
2008 1 742 16 835  218 306.3 8 447.6 1 247.5
2007 1 713 16 000  201 420.7 7 456.3 1 193.1
46.4   Wholesale of household goods          
2008 4 758 24 777  120 876.6 12 429.5  643.8
2007 4 731 24 305  118 160.8 11 627.6  691.7
46.5   Wholesale of information and communication equipment          
2008 1 428 10 252 46 587.7 6 334.8  318.7
2007 1 415 9 607 41 318.2 5 418.7  259.6
46.6   Wholesale of machinery, equipment and supplies          
2008 4 616 28 001  116 907.9 15 237.4 1 164.3
2007 4 606 27 215  111 831.6 13 982.1 1 129.7
46.7   Other specialised wholesale          
2008 3 598 25 439  258 652.3 12 935.0 1 258.3
2007 3 547 24 123  242 782.4 11 643.3 1 477.9
46.9   Non-specialised wholesale trade          
2008 1 152 2 700 7 771.9 1 190.8  111.1
2007 1 193 2 851 8 536.3 1 207.5 75.3
47     Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles          
2008 38 678  214 989  380 511.9 50 437.2 4 956.8
2007 38 481  213 590  364 166.2 47 661.0 5 451.2
47.1   Retail sale in non-specialized stores          
2008 7 239 71 537  141 033.3 14 733.4 2 293.5
2007 7 407 71 631  131 109.0 13 910.8 1 791.8
47.2   Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialized stores          
2008 1 745 8 016 16 926.3 1 978.2 99.8
2007 1 815 7 991 16 102.8 1 869.5  115.0
47.3   Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores          
2008 2 023 15 755 46 510.4 3 161.9  221.9
2007 1 991 15 665 42 865.2 3 073.7  340.5
47.4   Retail sale of information and communication equipment in specialised stores          
2008 1 045 3 473 5 922.6  983.3 49.4
2007 1 064 3 460 6 071.7  908.8 80.1
47.5   Retail sale of other household equipment in specialised stores          
2008 5 872 36 585 66 657.8 10 408.4  676.1
2007 5 828 36 177 66 797.9 9 874.4 1 142.2
47.6   Retail sale of cultural and recreation goods in specialised stores          
2008 3 117 15 268 23 078.4 3 748.3  378.8
2007 3 072 15 036 23 160.0 3 492.4  309.3
47.7   Retail sale of other goods in specialised stores          
2008 13 773 59 954 70 526.2 14 318.7 1 154.0
2007 13 718 59 446 68 869.0 13 533.7 1 554.8
47.8   Retail sale via stalls and markets          
2008  158  203  136.6 19.8 0.8
2007  151  182  118.6 14.6 4.4
47.9   Retail trade not in stores, stalls and markets          
2008 3 706 4 198 9 720.4 1 085.3 82.5
2007 3 435 4 002 9 071.9  983.2  113.1
1  VAT is not included.
2  Regarding wholesale on a fee or contract basis the turnover is defined as commission on the sale.

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