Construction, structural business statistics, 2009, preliminary figures

The number of enterprises increased by 2.2 per cent to 49 023. The number of persons employed was 193 481; a decrease of 0.9 per cent.

The largest division, specialised construction activities, had a turnover of NOK 145 billion in 2009. This is a decrease of 4.8 per cent compared to 2008.

The construction of buildings division had the largest decrease in turnover from 2008 to 2009. Turnover amounted to NOK 143 billion in 2009; a decrease of 15.9 per cent compared to 2008.

Within civil engineering, the enterprises had a total turnover of NOK 29 billion in 2009, which is a decrease of 5.1 per cent compared to last year.

Preliminary figures

The preliminary figures for structural statistics are only published on enterprise level. In general, the figures for enterprises will show other values than the figures for local kind-of-activity units. This is due to the fact that an enterprise registered with its main activity in one industry may have local kind-of-activity units in other industries. Only figures for the number of enterprises, employees and turnover on a 3-digit industrial level are published. The data have not been as thoroughly revised as they will be for the publishing of the final figures in May 2011.

Deviation between preliminary and final figures

For 2008, the final figures show that the number of enterprises and employment within construction were 0.4 and 0.8 per cent lower respectively compared to the preliminary figures. The final figures for turnover were 1.1 per cent higher compared to preliminary figures.

Tables:

• Table 1 Principal figures for enterprises, by industry group. Final figures 2008 and preliminary figures 2009