Statistics Norway

Norwegian business enterprise sector, ownership and roles

12 New private and public limited companies, by size of board, size groups, economic activity and national background of board members. 2008
  Private limited companies Public limited companies
  Total National background of board members Total National background of board members
  Total Per cent only Norway Per cent only foreign countries Per cent both Total Per cent only Norway Per cent both
Total 16 162  100.0 89.6 5.9 4.4 5  100.0 60.0 40.0
                   
Size of board                  
Total 16 162  100.0 89.6 5.9 4.4 5  100.0 60.0 40.0
1-2 board members 10 797  100.0 90.4 8.0 1.6 1  100.0  100.0 0.0
3-4 board members 4 641  100.0 88.2 1.9 9.8 2  100.0 0.0  100.0
5-6 board members  641  100.0 87.2 0.3 12.5 1  100.0  100.0 0.0
7-8 board members 67  100.0 80.6 0.0 19.4 1  100.0  100.0 0.0
9-10 board members 5  100.0  100.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - -
11 or more board members 11  100.0 90.9 0.0 9.1 - 0.0 - -
                   
Size groups                  
Total 16 162  100.0 89.6 5.9 4.4 5  100.0 60.0 40.0
No employees 14 085  100.0 89.9 5.6 4.5 5  100.0 60.0 40.0
1-4 employees 1 392  100.0 88.8 7.5 3.7 - 0.0 - -
5-9 employees  378  100.0 86.0 10.3 3.7 - 0.0 - -
10-49 employees  287  100.0 87.5 8.7 3.8 - 0.0 - -
50-99 employees 16  100.0 93.8 0.0 6.3 - 0.0 - -
100-249 employees 3  100.0  100.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - -
250 employees or more 1  100.0  100.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - -
                   
Economic activity                  
Total 16 162  100.0 89.6 5.9 4.4 5  100.0 60.0 40.0
A - Agriculture, forestry and fishing  100  100.0 95.0 3.0 2.0 - 0.0 - -
B - Mining and quarrying  140  100.0 95.0 1.4 3.6 - 0.0 - -
C - Manufacturing  515  100.0 86.6 6.4 7.0 1  100.0  100.0 0.0
D - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 46  100.0 84.8 4.3 10.9 1  100.0 0.0  100.0
E - Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 44  100.0 90.9 2.3 6.8 - 0.0 - -
F - Construction 9  100.0 77.8 11.1 11.1 - 0.0 - -
G - Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1 425  100.0 86.2 9.5 4.3 - 0.0 - -
H - Transportation and storage 2 286  100.0 85.8 8.7 5.5 - 0.0 - -
I - Accomodation and food service activities  569  100.0 69.1 22.7 8.3 - 0.0 - -
J - Information and communication  582  100.0 89.5 4.5 6.0 - 0.0 - -
K - Financial and insurance activities 1 952  100.0 92.8 3.8 3.4 - 0.0 - -
L - Real estate activities -  100.0 - - - - 0.0 - -
M - Professional, scientific and technical activities 7 216  100.0 92.4 3.9 3.7 3  100.0 66.7 33.3
N - Adminitrative and support service activities  117  100.0 88.0 6.0 6.0 - 0.0 - -
O - Public administration and defence, compulsory social security - 0.0 - - - - 0.0 - -
P - Education - 0.0 - - - - 0.0 - -
Q - Human health and social work activities - 0.0 - - - - 0.0 - -
R - Arts, entertainment and recreation  552  100.0 90.9 4.2 4.9 - 0.0 - -
S - Other service activities 1  100.0 0.0  100.0 0.0 - 0.0 - -
T - Activities of households as employers, undifferentiated goods- and service producing activities of households for own account - 0.0 - - - - 0.0 - -
U - Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies - 0.0 - - - - 0.0 - -
Unknown  608  100.0 89.3 5.6 5.1 - 0.0 - -

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