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Growth in construction turnover
Turnover in the construction industry was NOK 59 billion in March-April 2014; an increase of 8.4 per cent compared with the same period in 2013.
Turnover (NOK mill.) | Change in per cent | |||
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2nd period 2014 | 2nd period 2013 | 2nd period 2013 - 2nd period 2014 | this year compared with the same period last year (per cent) | |
1Turnover exclusive value added tax | ||||
2More details data found in Statbank Norway, figur number 09347. | ||||
3House building cooperative and Other development and sale of real estate are not included. | ||||
Industry division2 | ||||
Total | 59 010.5 | 54 447.5 | 8.4 | 7.2 |
41.2 Construction of residential and non-residential buildings3 | 23 778.9 | 22 658.6 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
42.1 Construction of roads and railways | 4 181.1 | 3 809.3 | 9.8 | 6.8 |
42.2 Construction of utility projects | 1 560.1 | 1 357.2 | 14.9 | 9.2 |
42.9 Construction of other civil engineering projects | 770.5 | 722.1 | 6.7 | 0.6 |
43.1 Demolition and site preparation | 6 992.0 | 5 782.8 | 20.9 | 18.3 |
43.2 Electrical, plumbing and other construction installation activities | 13 586.3 | 12 519.9 | 8.5 | 7.0 |
43.3 Building completion and finishing | 3 157.6 | 3 084.5 | 2.4 | 0.9 |
43.9 Other specialised construction activities | 4 984.0 | 4 513.1 | 10.4 | 9.6 |
The highest turnover in the 2nd period of 2014 was in construction of residential and non-residential buildings. With an increase of 4.9 per cent from the 2nd period of 2013, growth remains at the same level as in the previous period. Turnover was NOK 23.8 billion and represents 40.3 per cent of the total turnover in construction.
The county with the highest turnover is Oslo, with NOK 10.5 billion in the 2nd period. This represents an increase of 8.2 per cent from the same period in 2013. The largest percentage change in construction was in Troms, with an increase of 20.6 per cent from the 2nd period of 2013, which corresponds to a turnover of just below NOK 1.5 billion and an increase of NOK 252 million. The decline among the local kind-of-activity units in Telemark continues from the 1st period, with a decline of 1.7 per cent compared to the 2nd period of 2013.
During January–March 2014, the development in construction shows an increase in turnover of 7.2 per cent compared to the same period in 2013.
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