Information and communication, structural business statistics, 2010, final figures

Sales for local kind-of-activity units in the industry group radio and television were NOK 9.6 billion in 2010. The industry consisted of 216 companies, which is a decline of 8 per cent from 2009. Value added increased by 6 per cent to NOK 4.6 billion in 2010. Production value increased 8 per cent to NOK 9.6 billion.

Publishing stable

Turnover in the publishing industry group was NOK 42 billion in 2010; an increase of 2 per cent from the year before. Employment was equivalent to a decrease of 3 per cent in the period, to 23 589 employees. Value added for the group increased by 2 per cent, while the production value increased by 3 per cent to NOK 41.9 billion. Turnover among companies that publish newspapers increased from NOK 14.4 billion in 2009 to NOK 14.8 billion in 2010, and value added increased by 7 per cent. The other industry group in publishing, publishing software, reported a revenue growth of 6 per cent in 2010. Value added was up 2 per cent to NOK 7.7 billion and employment increased by 2 per cent to 8 393 persons.

Decline for cinemas

Motion picture and film theatres showed a major increase in 2009, but this changed in 2010, and the turnover declined 4 per cent to NOK 1.2 billion in 2010. The value added declined 14 per cent or NOK 58 million.

The industry group that includes film theatres; "Motion picture, video and television programme production," shows NOK 7.5 billion in turnover in 2010; an increase of 2 per cent. Value added increased by 3 per cent to NOK 2.3 billion. "Production of film, video and television programmes", showed major growth, with turnover up 12 per cent to NOK 3.2 billion. The second largest industry group, "Motion picture, video and television programme distribution activities", lost revenue to new sales channels and the revenue fell 7 per cent to NOK 1.8 billion.

Telecommunication

The total turnover in telecommunication amounted to NOK 67.6 billion, which is an increase of 3 per cent. The number of enterprises in the industry fell by 2 per cent to 789, and employment increased by 1 per cent to 13 017 in 2010. The value added increased 2 per cent to NOK 25.7 billion and correspondingly the production value increased 3 per cent from 2009 to 2010.

Due to changes in industry group codes in 2010 for local kind-of-activity units in wired telecommunications and wireless telecommunications activities, these statistics are not comparable to previous years. In particular, employment within wireless telecommunications showed a remarkable increase, with a corresponding decrease within wired telecommunications activities in 2010. The aggregate figure for these two groups is comparable to previous years and indicated a 4 per cent increase in revenues and 2 per cent increase in employment. Satellite telecommunication on the other hand experienced a decrease in turnover of 2 per cent, to NOK 4.4 billion. Value added decreased 7 per cent, while employment rose 7 per cent.

Information technology services

Information technology services include programming services, consulting and management and operation of IT systems. Turnover in 2010 rose 8 per cent and employment increased 3 per cent. The number of enterprises in the sector rose by 71 in 2010 and the value added rose by 7 per cent to NOK 29.6 billion in the period.

The smallest industry in information and communications; information services, grew by 7 per cent to NOK 7.1 billion, and showed stable employment in the period. Special web portals showed the strongest growth, with a revenue increase of 13 per cent to NOK 2.8 billion. Value added increased by 17 per cent and the production value increased 14 per cent from 2009 to 2010.

Tables:

• Table 1 Information and communication. Principal figures, by industry subclass. Local kind-of-activity units. 2009-2010
• Table 2 Information and communication. Principal figures, by number of persons employed and industry group. Local kind-of-activity units. 2010
• Table 3 Information and communication. Principal figures, by county. Local kind-of-activity units. 2010
• Table 4 Information and communication. Principal figures, by industry subclass. Enterprises. 2009 -2010
• Table 5 Information and communication. Principal figures, by number of persons employed and industry group. Enterprises. 2010