Statistics Norway

Structural statistics. Wholesale and retail trade

1 Principal figures, by industry group. Local kind-of-activity units. 2008 and 2009
Industry group Local KAUs Employment Turnover2 Compensation of employees Gross investments
      NOK million1
Total          
2009 67 078  369 419 1 271 430.5  128 586.1 7 593.7
2008 67 890  374 209 1 325 586.7  127 967.7 11 140.5
45     Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles          
2009 9 058 44 323  150 446.4 18 127.9  854.4
2008 9 078 44 939  157 188.2 18 199.5 1 326.1
45.1   Sale of motor vehicles          
2009 2 847 14 021 98 213.1 6 288.3  209.0
2008 2 874 14 422  104 081.4 6 438.5  476.8
45.2   Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles          
2009 4 433 22 442 28 154.2 8 772.3  499.8
2008 4 396 22 677 29 338.5 8 709.0  611.7
45.3   Sale of motor vehicles parts and accessories          
2009 1 427 7 015 21 579.3 2 800.9  135.6
2008 1 434 6 937 21 115.2 2 753.4  217.6
45.4   Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories          
2009  351  845 2 499.8  266.5 9.9
2008  374  903 2 653.0  298.7 19.9
46     Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles          
2009 19 753  111 593  735 018.0 58 601.8 4 057.6
2008 20 134  114 281  787 886.7 59 331.0 4 857.7
46.1   Wholesale on a fee or contract basis          
2009 2 345 3 772 5 035.1 1 645.7 36.5
2008 2 454 4 047 5 289.9 1 779.9 75.4
46.2   Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals          
2009  372 2 235 12 916.5 1 002.5 38.0
2008  386 2 230 13 494.0  976.0 38.7
46.3   Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco          
2009 1 752 17 139  232 048.6 8 700.0  778.6
2008 1 742 16 835  218 306.3 8 447.6 1 247.5
46.4   Wholesale of household goods          
2009 4 686 24 472  119 517.1 12 536.0  367.8
2008 4 758 24 777  120 876.6 12 429.5  643.8
46.5   Wholesale of information and communication equipment          
2009 1 409 10 031 44 490.6 6 296.6  305.2
2008 1 428 10 252 46 587.7 6 334.8  318.7
46.6   Wholesale of machinery, equipment and supplies          
2009 4 522 27 056  102 738.0 14 779.3  927.2
2008 4 616 28 001  116 907.9 15 237.4 1 164.3
46.7   Other specialised wholesale          
2009 3 561 23 959  209 108.7 12 288.3 1 537.3
2008 3 598 25 439  258 652.3 12 935.0 1 258.3
46.9   Non-specialised wholesale trade          
2009 1 106 2 929 9 163.5 1 353.4 67.1
2008 1 152 2 700 7 771.9 1 190.8  111.1
47     Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles          
2009 38 267  213 503  385 966.0 51 856.4 2 681.8
2008 38 678  214 989  380 511.9 50 437.2 4 956.8
47.1   Retail sale in non-specialized stores          
2009 7 198 72 104  149 171.3 15 861.8  506.4
2008 7 239 71 537  141 033.3 14 733.4 2 293.5
47.2   Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialized stores          
2009 1 675 7 907 17 749.0 2 055.3 71.8
2008 1 745 8 016 16 926.3 1 978.2 99.8
47.3   Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores          
2009 1 946 15 240 43 021.1 3 178.6  214.2
2008 2 023 15 755 46 510.4 3 161.9  221.9
47.4   Retail sale of information and communication equipment in specialised stores          
2009  997 3 263 5 447.9  927.9 45.2
2008 1 045 3 473 5 922.6  983.3 49.4
47.5   Retail sale of other household equipment in specialised stores          
2009 5 742 34 805 64 173.4 10 060.2  561.8
2008 5 872 36 585 66 657.8 10 408.4  676.1
47.6   Retail sale of cultural and recreation goods in specialised stores          
2009 3 119 15 795 23 700.7 3 906.7  176.1
2008 3 117 15 268 23 078.4 3 748.3  378.8
47.7   Retail sale of other goods in specialised stores          
2009 13 760 59 990 72 845.3 14 751.6 1 015.3
2008 13 773 59 954 70 526.2 14 318.7 1 154.0
47.8   Retail sale via stalls and markets          
2009  155  208  136.6 20.2 3.1
2008  158  203  136.6 19.8 0.8
47.9   Retail trade not in stores, stalls and markets          
2009 3 675 4 191 9 720.6 1 094.1 87.8
2008 3 706 4 198 9 720.4 1 085.3 82.5
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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