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Small changes in publicly owned enterprises
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Public corporations, structural business statistics (discontinued), 2008

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Small changes in publicly owned enterprises

There were approximately 3 200 publicly owned non-financial enterprises at the end of 2008. About 80 per cent were local government owned enterprises, while the rest was owned by the central government. The most common type of business organisation was limited companies.

The 2 550 local government owned enterprises operated in five major industrial classification areas. These were real estates activities and business activities (31.8 per cent), other social and personal services (15.9 per cent), energy and water supply (15.3 per cent), transport and communication (14.3 per cent) and health and social services (13.2 per cent).

Mostly, the 650 central government owned enterprises were organised in the five major industrial classification areas. These were real estates activities and business activities (43.6 per cent), transport and communication (21.3 per cent), mining and extraction (13.6 per cent), energy and water supply (5.8 per cent) and industry (5.5 per cent).

Local government owned enterprise by industrial classification areas. Per cent. 2008

Central government owned enterprises by industrial classification areas. Per cent. 2008

Major business organisation forms

Mostly, the central government owned enterprises were organised as limited companies or public limited companies. About 626 enterprises or 95.4 per cent had this type of business organisation form by the end of 2008. Somewhat 2 038 or 79.9 per cent local government owned enterprises were organised as limited companies at the end of 2008.

Geographical concentration

Nordland county had the highest number of the local government owned enterprises, about 247 enterprises or 9.7 per cent of the total number. Then followed Møre og Romsdal and Hordaland. An explanation for this can be that these three counties have the largest number of municipalities. Mostly, a local government owned enterprise has it registered address in the municipalities which has the ownership.

In 2008, most of the central government owned enterprises were located in the four major counties; Oslo, Rogaland, Akershus, and Sør-Trøndelag with 176, 116, 91, and 67 enterprises respectively. Generally, about 68 per cent of the central government owned enterprises were geographically located in these four counties. About 40.7 per cent of the enterprises were registered in Oslo and Akershus.

The basis of the computation

The statistics comprises public owned non-financial enterprises. An enterprise is defined as publicly owned if the majority shareholder in the enterprise directly or indirectly belongs to the central government or the local government. A local government enterprise can be owned by a municipality or by a county municipality.

The statistics also covers municipal and county municipal companies, inter-municipal companies and companies incorporated by the local government Act. One or more local government wholly owns these business entities. Inter municipal companies belong in the municipality where the head office is located.

 

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