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Lower investments
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2014-09-08T10:00:00.000Z
Wholesale and retail trade and service activities
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Retail sales, investment statistics, Q2 2014

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Lower investments

The investments of retail trade industries decreased by 26 per cent from the second quarter of 2013 to the second quarter of 2014, but were 4 per cent higher than the first quarter this year.

Final and estimated investments in retail sales. Value index. 2005 = 100Published 8 September 2014
IndexChange in per cent
2nd quarter 20131st quarter 20142nd quarter 20141st quarter 2014 - 2nd quarter 20142nd quarter 2013 - 2nd quarter 2014
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles, motorcycles and automotive fuel82.258.460.53.6-26.4
Machines and inventory110.778.175.5-3.3-31.8
Motor vehicles and other means of transport38.537.026.7-27.8-30.6
New buildings and renovation52.734.949.040.4-7.0

Source: Statistics Norway

Figure 1. Investment index of retail sales. Value index. 2005=100

Investment in machines and inventory decreased more than 30 per cent from the second quarter last year to the second quarter this year. Retail trade industry investments in motor vehicles and other means of transport also declined by more than 30 per cent in the same period. There was a somewhat smaller decline of 7 per cent in investment regarding new buildings and renovations.