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Prices for legal activities up 5.8 per cent
All types of clients experienced a price increase for legal activities in the 3rd quarter of 2008. As in the previous quarter the price increase was greatest for the foreign clients.
The last couple of years there have been a continuous price growth for legal assistance. The growth was greatest for the foreign clients, who experienced an increase of 7.2 per cent compared with the corresponding quarter last year. The price growth for business clients and private clients was respectively of 5.5 and 4.8 per cent compared with the 3r d quarter in 2007.
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Foreign clients | Private clients | Business clients | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1. quarter | 99.3 | 99.6 | 99.5 | 99.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2. quarter | 99.7 | 99.6 | 100.7 | 99.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3. quarter | 100.2 | 99.6 | 100.5 | 100.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. quarter | 100.7 | 101.2 | 99.3 | 100.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1. quarter | 102.9 | 3.6 | 106.2 | 100.6 | 103.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2. quarter | 104.2 | 4.5 | 106.1 | 102.3 | 104.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3. quarter | 104.8 | 4.6 | 105.9 | 102.4 | 105.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. quarter | 105.1 | 4.3 | 106.2 | 103.4 | 105.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1. quarter | 108.1 | 5.0 | 110.6 | 105.4 | 108.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2. quarter | 108.8 | 4.4 | 110.9 | 107.0 | 109.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3. quarter | 109.6 | 4.6 | 111.8 | 108.1 | 110.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. quarter1 | 111.4 | 6.0 | 113.2 | 108.7 | 111.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1. quarter1 | 113.2 | 4.8 | 115.3 | 109.7 | 113.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2. quarter1 | 114.1 | 4.9 | 117.0 | 110.4 | 114.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3. quarter | 115.9 | 5.8 | 119.9 | 113.3 | 116.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Previously published values have been edited based on new information from respondents. |
About the industryThe legal activities industry consisted of 2 410 establishments in 2006. These establishments employed 7 159 people and had a turnover of over NOK 8.4 billion, according to Statistics Norway’s structural statistics. Data sourcesStatistics Norway receives data from about 90 establishments in the industry. AnalysisThe establishments are divided into three size strata. For each establishment, price changes (ratios) from the price reference period to the statistical period are calculated. The individual price changes are aggregated and weighed according to the establishment’s size stratum, type of employee, type of client and type of case (civil or criminal law) in that order. All price changes are included in the total index. The weights used are calculated from turnover in each of the categories mentioned above. Turnover data are collected annually during the Classification of Products by Activity survey. The price measuredThe price measured in this index is average charge-out rates per hour (the respondents are asked to report invoiced rates if available or alternatively to use list prices), excl. VAT. Time of measurementThe statistics consist of all transactions in the quarter in question. |
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The statistics is published with Producer price indices for services.
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