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Stable turnover of petrol
The petrol stations sale of petrol and lubricants have been at the same level the last three months. The turnover was NOK 2.8 billion both in June, July and August this year.
Compared to August last year, the sales of petrol and lubricants rose by 9.4 per cent. In total, the turnover for petrol stations in Norway was NOK 3.8 billion in August this year. This is a growth of 7.4 per cent compared to the same month last year.
From August last year to August this year, the turnover of everyday commodities rose by 2.1 per cent, while the grocery shops increased their turnover by 3.9 per cent.
A growth of 9 per cent
In the period from January to August this year, the total turnover for petrol stations rose by 9.0 per cent compared to the same period in 2005. Total turnover for the first eight months was 27.5 billion.
The growth for petrol and lubricants was 11.9 per cent, while everyday commodities had a weak decrease the eight first months this year. A decrease in turnover also happened for the product groups car equipment and other goods, music and video included. Food service, on the other hand, had a growth of 6.7 per cent compared to the same period in 2005.
Turnover statistics for petrol stations |
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August 2006 | January-August 2006 |
August 2005-
August 2006 |
January-August 2005-
January-August 2006 |
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Total | 3 765 724 | 27 451 786 | 7.4 | 9.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Petrol and lubricants | 2 859 993 | 20 222 656 | 9.4 | 11.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Car equipment | 56 626 | 541 496 | -1.9 | -2.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Everyday commodities | 483 564 | 3 700 187 | 2.1 | -0.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other goods including music and video sales | 104 611 | 868 841 | -5.3 | -5.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Food service | 188 451 | 1 347 071 | 4.7 | 6.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Workshop service and car wash | 41 973 | 544 463 | 3.0 | 11.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Renting | 13 258 | 87 127 | 9.2 | 14.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Games/commision | 17 248 | 139 945 | -3.6 | 23.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The statistics is published with Index of wholesale and retail sales.
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