Wholesale and retail trade, structural statistics, 2001

The turnover in the structure statistics is excluding VAT.

Employment decreased by more than 3 100 people, whereas the number of units increased by 646. The change compared with 2000 was -0.9 and 1.0 per cent respectively. The total number of persons employed in 2001 was 343 887 people, and the total number of local kind-activity units was 66 647. The labour costs in the wholesale and retail sale amounted to NOK 86.9 billion, a growth of NOK 2.0 billion. The investments amounted to NOK 9.4 billion in 2001.

The enterprises in the wholesale and retail trade generated a turnover of NOK 875.4 billion in 2001. The structure statistics are published both at enterprise and local kind-of-activity units level. Statistics Norway has access to a more detailed accounting information at the 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 rose by 19 billion in agency and wholesale trade

The local kind-of-activity units in the agency and wholesale trade, exclusive motor vehicles and motorcycles, had a turnover of NOK 532.6 billion in 2001, an increase of NOK 19 billion. The number of local kind-of-activity units increased by 350, while the employment declined by about 4 000 people. The compensation of employees and investments amounted to NOK 41.1 and 3.9 billion respectively.

180 000 employed in retail trade

A little more than 180 000 persons were employed in the retail trade, repair of personal and household goods in 2001. The employment rose by almost 2 000 people, and the number of local kind-of-activity units rose by 99 from 2000 to 2001. The compensation of employees rose by NOK 1 billion. The local kind-of-activity units in the retail trade had a turnover of NOK 230.6 billion in 2001, an increase of NOK 10 billion. The investments amounted to NOK 4.1 billion in 2001.

A bad year for motor vehicles and petrol

The turnover of local kind-of-activity units, within sale and maintenance of motor vehicles and automotive fuel decreased by more than NOK 11 billion in 2001 compared with 2000, a decrease of 7.4 per cent. The number of local kind-of-activity units shows a small increase from 2000 to 2001, while the employment decreased by almost 1 200. The compensation of employees and investments amounted to NOK 14.8 and 1.5 billion in 2001 respectively.

Tables:

• Table 1 Principal figures by industry subclass. Local kind-of-activity units. 2000 and 2001
• Table 2 Principal figures by number of persons employed and industry group. Local kind-of-activity units. 2001
• Table 3 Principal figures for the industrial section, by county. Local kind-of-activity units. 2001
• Table 4 Principal figures, by region and industry group. Local KAUs. 2001
• Table 5 Principal figures, by industry class. Enterprises. 2000 and 2001
• Table 6 Principal figures, by number of persons employed and industry division. Enterprises. 2001
• Table 7 Investments, by group of fixed assets and industry subclass. Enterprises. 2001
• Table 8 Investments, by category and industry subclass. Enterprises. 2001
• Table 9 Gross earnings on merchandise sold, by industry class. Enterprises. 2001
• Table 10 Specification of turnover by different industries and industry class, expressed in percentages. Enterprises. 2001
• Table 11 Change in total stocks of goods and services and in stocks of goods and services purchased for resale, by industry group. Enterprises. 2001