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Stable prices for accounting and auditing
With an increase of just 0.2 per cent from the 1st quarter of 2013, as well as an increase of 2.7 per cent from the 2nd quarter of 2012, the prices for accounting and auditing activities show almost the same trend as in previous quarters. The slight decrease in growth in the 2nd quarter compared to the previous quarters is due to a lower growth, of 1.5 per cent, for auditing activities.
| Price index | Change in per cent | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd quarter 2013 | 1st quarter 2013 - 2nd quarter 2013 | 2nd quarter 2012 - 2nd quarter 2013 | |
| 1The media agencies are not included in the index for NACE 73.1 - Advertising activities. | |||
| Legal activities | 110.1 | -0.4 | 2.4 |
| Accounting and auditing activities | 109.7 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Business and management consultancy activities | 105.6 | 2.4 | 3.5 |
| Architectural activities | 111.1 | 0.6 | 4.0 |
| Civil engineering activities | 108.1 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| Technical testing and analysis | 108.6 | -0.3 | 3.6 |
| Advertising1 | 106.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| Car rental | 90.9 | 2.0 | -7.1 |
| Employment activities | 115.9 | 2.7 | 7.2 |
| Cleaning activities | 108.9 | 1.4 | 2.6 |
Other industries within the division of legal, accounting and auditing activities also experienced a price increase from the 2nd quarter of 2012 to the 2nd quarter of 2013. Legal activities increased by 2.4 per cent, whereas business consultancy experienced an increase of 3.5 per cent.
High increase for civil engineering prices
For civil engineering activities, prices increased by 5.5 per cent from the 2nd quarter of 2012 to the 2nd quarter of 2013. Normally, this would be a vast increase for business activities, but similar price growths have previously been observed in this industry. Compared to the 1st quarter of 2013, prices were 1.5 per cent higher in the 2nd quarter of 2013.
Prices also rose within the other industries in the division of architectural and engineering activities. Architectural activities have had an extremely stable growth in recent years, and the 2nd quarter of 2013 also follows this trend. Prices increased by 4.0 per cent from the 2nd quarter of 2012 to the 2nd quarter of 2013, while the increase from the 1st quarter of 2013 was 0.6 per cent. The price changes for technical testing and analysis were minimal compared to the previous quarter, but have at the same time risen by 3.6 per cent from the 2nd quarter of 2012.
Cheaper car rental
The fall in car rental prices continues. Compared to the 2nd quarter of 2012, prices of car rentals were 7.1 per cent lower in the 2nd quarter of 2013. Once again, the biggest decrease occurred among the foreign tourists, whereas private households actually had to pay a bit more for their cars. Compared to the 1st quarter of 2013, prices for car rental were 2.0 per cent higher in the 2nd quarter of 2013.
The slow growth in the advertising industry continues
Prices in the advertising industry increased by 1.2 per cent from the 2nd quarter of 2012 to the 2nd quarter of 2013. Although this would be regarded as a small increase when compared to other price indices, it is the highest yearly increase experienced by the advertising industry since the end of 2011.
Cleaning activities also experienced a stable price increase from the 2nd quarter of 2012 to the 2nd quarter of 2013, of 2.6 per cent. This increase is at approximately the same level as in the preceding quarters.
Additional information
From the 1st quarter of 2012, the base period is set at 2010=100. This will only result in a change of the index level and will not affect any other data.
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Håvard Georg Jensen
E-mail: havard.jensen@ssb.no
tel.: (+47) 40 90 26 86
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Trym Langballe
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Mats Halvorsen
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tel.: (+47) 40 90 24 33
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Morten Madshus
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