Wholesale and retail trade, structural statistics, 1999

The turnover in the structure statistics is excluding VAT.

Employment rose by almost 12 000 people and the number of units rose by 1 300. Growth compared with 1998 was 3.5 and 2.0 per cent respectively. The total number of persons employed in 1999 was 348 000 people, and the total number of local kind-activity units was 66 700. The compensation of employees in the wholesale and retail sale amounted to NOK 79 billion. The compensation of employees grew by NOK 5 billion. Investment grew by NOK 0.7 billion.

The enterprises in the wholesale and retail trade generated a turnover of NOK 820.8 billion in 1999. The structure statistics is published both at enterprise and local kind-of-activity units level. Statistics Norway has access to a more detailed accounting information at he enterprise level. The turnover at the local kind-of-activity units level is somewhat higher than the turnover at the enterprise level, because some local kind-of-activity units in the wholesale and retail trade belong to enterprises, which are not part of the wholesale and retail trade.

Turnover of 473 billion in agency and wholesale trade

The local kind-of-activity units in the agency and wholesale trade, excl. motor vehicles and motor cycles, had a turnover of NOK 473.1 billion in 1999, i.e. an increase of NOK 13.4 billion. The number of local kind-of-activity units rose by 700, and the employment rose by 2 800 people. The total number of employed persons was 115 000 people in 1999. The compensation of employees amounted to NOK 37.7 billion, and rose by NOK 2.0 billion.

177 000 employed in retail trade

More than 177 000 persons were employed in the retail trade, repair of personal and household goods in 1999. The employment rose by almost 7 000 people, and the number of local kind-of-activity units rose by 200 from 1998 to 1999. The compensation of employees rose by NOK 1.9 billion. The local kind-of-activity units in the retail trade had a turnover of NOK 212.1 billion in 1999, i.e. an increase of nearly NOK 12 billion.

Decline for motor vehicles and petrol

Local kind-of-activity units, within sale and maintenance of motor vehicles and automotive fuel experienced a decline in turnover by NOK 300 billion in 1999, i.e. an decrease of 0.2 per cent. The number of local kind- of activity units rose by 400, and the employment rose by 2 000. The compensation of employees rose by NOK 1 billion from 1998 to 1999.

Tables:

• Table 1 Principal figures by industry subclass. Local kind-of-activity units. 1998 and 1999
• Table 2 Principal figures by number of persons employed and industry group. Local kind-of-activity units. 1999
• Table 3 Principal figures for the industrial section by county. Local kind-of-activity units. 1999
• Table 4 Principal figures, by industry group. Enterprises. 1998 and 1999
• Table 5 Gross earnings on merchandise sold, by industry class. Enterprises. 1999
• Table 6 Specification of turnover by different industries and industry class, expressed in percentages. Enterprises. 1999
• Table 7 Investments, by group of fixed assets and industry subclass. Enterprises. 1999
• Table 8 Investments, by category and industry subclass. Enterprises. 1999