Business activities, structural business statistics, 2004, preliminary figures

From 2003 to 2004 the number of enterprises within real estate, renting and business activities increased by almost 4 000. The number of enterprises within this division was 77 473 in 2004. In total these enterprises employed 192 216 people in 2004.

Still strong growth in real estate

With a 17.4 per cent growth in turnover from 2003 to 2004 the real estate industry continued the trend with large annual growth in turnover from the previous two years. The 32 261 enterprises within real estate activities had a total turnover of NOK 97.0 billion in 2004, an increase from NOK 82.6 billion in 2003. The industry group includes real estate activities with own property, letting of own property and real estate activities on a fee or contract basis and it employed 25 640 people in 2004.

Increased activity for architects, engineers and related technical consultancy

The industry group architectural and engineering activities and related technical consultancy experienced a growth in turnover of 10.8 per cent from 2003 to 2004, an increase from NOK 34.3 billion to NOK 38.0 billion. The number of enterprises in the industry was 9 018, and these employed 29 389 people in 2004.

Preliminary figures

The preliminary figures for structural statistics are published only on enterprise level. In general, the figures for enterprises will show other values than the figures for local kind-of-activity units. This is due to the fact that an enterprise registered with its main activity in one industry may have local kind-of-activity units in other industries.

Only figures for the number of enterprises, employees and turnover on a 3-digit industrial level are published. The data have not been as thoroughly revised as they will be at the publishing of the final figures in June 2006.

Tables:

• Table 1 Principal figures for enterprises, by industry group. Final figures 2003 and preliminary figures 2004