Accommodation and food service activities, structural business statistics, 2006, final figures

After years of low profit, hotels experienced a better year in 2005. This growth continued in 2006, and the industry’s total operating income increased by NOK 1.4 billion, a 9 per cent growth from 2005. The industry’s profitability also increased. In 2006 the total operating profit was NOK 600 million, which gives a 3.7 per cent operating margin. In comparison, the operating margin was 2.4 per cent in 2005. Furthermore, employment increased by 1.3 per cent from 2005, while the value-added increased by a substantial 12.2 per cent.

Increased profitability for restaurants

Restaurants make up the largest industry sub class in the hotel and restaurant industry. The operating income increased by NOK 1.5 billion from 2005, which is a 7.2 per cent growth. Profitability in the restaurant industry experienced an upswing in 2006. The operating margin, after varying between 4.6 and 4.8 per cent over the last three years, increased to 5.5 per cent in 2006. Finally, the number of employees grew by 1.2 per cent from 2005, while the value-added increased by almost 10 per cent.

40 per cent of turnover occurred in large cities

Hotels and restaurants in Norway’s six largest cities ¹ sold for almost NOK 20 billion in 2006. These companies thus accounted for over 40 per cent of the total turnover in these industries. However, there was little difference in operating margins between companies in the large cities and the rest of the country, which amounted to 5.7 per cent in both cases. Among the large cities, profitability was highest in Stavanger, where 264 companies obtained a total operating margin of 7.8 per cent. Turnover in the capital Oslo came to NOK 10.5 billion, with an operating margin of 5.4 per cent.

¹ Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, Stavanger, Kristiansand and Tromsø

Tables (New tables were published 4 May 2009)

• Table 1 Hotels and restaurants. Main figures, by industry subclass. Local kind-of-activity units. 2004-2006
• Table 2 Hotels and restaurants. Main figures, by number of people employed and industry group. Local kind-of-activity units. 2006
• Table 3 Hotels and restaurant. Main figures, by industry subclass. Enterprises. 2004-2006
• Table 4 Hotels and restaurants. Main figures, by number of people employed and industry group. Enterprises. 2006
• Table 5 55 Hotels and restaurants. Main figures, by county. Local kind-of-activity units. 2006
• Table 6 55.1 Hotels. Main figures, by county. Local kind-of-activity units. 2006
• Table 7 55.2 Camping sites and other provision of short-stay accommodation. Main figures, by county. Local kind-of-activity units. 2006
• Table 8 55.3 Restaurants. Main figures, by county. Local kind-of-activity units. 2006
• Table 9 55.4 Bars. Main figures, by county. Local kind-of-activity units. 2006
• Table 10 55.5 Canteens and catering. Main figures, by county. Local kind-of-activity units. 2006
• Table 11 55.1 Hotels. Main figures, selected municipalities. Local kind-of-activity units. 2006
• Table 12 55.2 Camping sites and other provision of short-stay accommodation . Main figures, selected municipalities. Local kind-of-activity units. 2006
• Table 13 55.3 Restaurants. Main figures, selected municipalities. Local kind-of-activity units. 2006
• Table 14 55.4 Bars. Main figures, selected municipalities. Local kind-of-activity units. 2006
• Table 15 55.5 Canteens and catering. Main figures, selected municipalities. Local kind-of-activity units. 2006