Business activities, structural business statistics, 2001, preliminary figures

The 25 838 enterprises in real estate activities employed 24 141 persons in 2001, 6 per cent more than in 2000. Turnover increased by 14 per cent to NOK 66 billion in the same period.

Turnover in renting of machinery and equipment without operator and of household products and goods for personal use increased by 16 per cent to NOK 13 billion from 2000 to 2001. Employment increased by 8 per cent to 7 077 persons in the same period.

Other business activities employed 170 326 persons in 2001, 5 per cent more than in 2000. 35 512 enterprises in this industry increased the turnover by 7 billion to NOK 122 billion from 2000 to 2001.

Growth in data processing

7 237 enterprises within the industry data processing activities employed 41 205 persons and achieved a turnover of NOK 47 billion in 2001, a growth of 14 and 19 per cent from 2000. The industry group consultancy associated with system and software increased the turnover by 20 per cent to 37 billion from 2000 to 2001, and employment raised by 15 per cent to 32 469 persons in the same period.

Preliminary figures

Preliminary figures for structural statistics are published only on enterprise level. Figures for enterprises will generally show other values than the figures for local kind-of-activity units. The reason is that an enterprise that is registered with its main activity in one industry may have local kind-of-activity units with activity in other industries.

Only figures for number of enterprises, employees and turnover on a 3-digit industrial level are published. Data are not as thoroughly revised, as they will be at the publishing of final figures in June 2003.

Tables:

• Table 1 Principal figures for enterprises, by industry group. Final figures 2000 and preliminary figures 2001