Information sector, business statistics (discontinued), 2010

Turnover in the information sector increased by 5 per cent from 2009 and totalled NOK 247.9 billion in 2010. Value added rose 4 per cent to NOK 97.6 billion. Gross investments declined by 3.5 per cent and amounted to NOK 9.2 billion. Compared to 2009, employment remained stable at 99 922 persons.

Higher turnover growth in ICT sector

The ICT sector continues to account for the largest part of the information sector turnover. In 2010, turnover in the ICT sector increased by 6 per cent, while the content and media sector grew at a slower rate of 1 per cent. Employment in the ICT sector rose by 1.5 per cent from 2009 to 2010, to a total of 73 871 persons. The number of persons employed in the content and media sector, however, fell 3 per cent to 26 051 in 2010.

More jobs in ICT services

In 2010, ICT services represented 72 per cent of the ICT sector turnover. Turnover in ICT services amounted to NOK 144.7 billion, up 6 per cent from the previous year. This was the only segment in the ICT sector to show an increase in employment in 2010. ICT services had 60 285 employees, which is 1 458 persons more than in 2009. Wholesale of information and communication equipment showed the strongest growth in turnover; up 8 per cent in 2010. The highest increase in value added was posted by the ICT manufacturing industry; up 8 per cent to NOK 3.2 billion.

Fall in gross investments in publishing activities

In the content and media sector, sound recording and music publishing activities had the fastest growth rate in value added, which increased 16 per cent to NOK 240 million. This segment also posted the highest increase in number of enterprises, from 502 in 2009 to 557 in 2010. Turnover in publishing of books, periodicals and other publishing activities remained at roughly the same level as in 2009; NOK 28 billion. The number of employees went down by 6 per cent. In addition, publishing of books, periodicals and other publishing activities experienced a steep fall in gross investments from NOK 217 million in 2009 to almost zero in 2010.

Tables:

• Table 1 Information sector. Persons employed. 2009-2010
• Table 2 Information sector. Turnover. 2009-2010. Million NOK
• Table 3 Information sector. Value added. 2009-2010. NOK million
• Table 4 Information sector. Enterprises. 2009-2010
• Table 5 Information sector. Operating income. 2009-2010. NOK million
• Table 6 Information sector. Operating costs. 2009-2010. NOK million
• Table 7 Information sector. Gross operating surplus. 2009-2010. NOK million
• Table 8 Information sector. Personell costs. 2009-2010. NOK million
• Table 9 Information sector. Production value. 2009-2010. NOK million
• Table 10 Information sector. Gross investments. 2009-2010. NOK million