Wholesale and retail trade, structural statistics, 2002

The turnover in the structure statistics is exclusive of VAT.

Employment increased by more than 4 100 people, and the number of units increased by 360. Compared with 2001, this represents a growth of 2.3 and 1.0 per cent respectively. Total employment was 184 766, and the total number of local kind-activity units was 37 051.

Wholesale and retail trade, total

The turnover in local kind-of-activity units in wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and household goods amounted to NOK 904.8 billion in 2002. Total employment was 346 016, and the total number of local kind-activity units was 67 330.

Wage costs amounted to NOK 87.9 billion in 2002. Investments amounted to NOK 9.6 billion in 2002.

The enterprises in the wholesale and retail trade generated a turnover of NOK 877.7 billion in 2002. The structure statistics are published both at enterprise and local kind-of-activity units level, as Statistics Norway has access to more detailed accounting information at enterprise level. The turnover at the local kind-of-activity 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 that are not part of the wholesale and retail trade.

520 billion in agency and wholesale trade

Local kind-of-activity units in the agency and wholesale trade, exclusive of motor vehicles and motorcycles, had a turnover of NOK 519.9 billion in 2002, a decrease of NOK 9 billion, or 1.7 per cent. About NOK 5 billion of this decrease is due to improved distribution of turnover between the manufacturing industry and the wholesale and retail trade in 2002 than in 2001. Employment declined by 2 400 people, while the local kind-of-activity units increased by about 100. Wage costs and investments amounted to NOK 40.5 and 4.2 billion respectively.

Continued decline for motor vehicles and petrol

The turnover in local kind-of-activity units in sale and maintenance of motor vehicles and automotive fuel decreased by almost NOK 6 billion in 2002 compared with 2001, a decrease of 4 per cent. From 2000 to 2001 the turnover fell by almost NOK 12 billion, or 7.4 per cent. The number of local kind-of-activity units rose by about 200 from 2001 to 2002, while employment grew by about 330. The number of local kind-of-activity units and employment amounted to 10 403 and 55 389.Wage costs and investments amounted to NOK 14.8 and 1.5 billion in 2002 respectively.

Tables:

• Table 1 Principal figures by industry subclass. Local kind-of-activity units. 2001 and 2002
• Table 2 Principal figures by number of persons employed and industry group. Local kind-of-activity units. 2002
• Table 3 Principal figures for the industrial section, by county. Local kind-of-activity units. 2002
• Table 4 Principal figures, by region and industry group. Local KAUs. 2002
• Table 5 Principal figures, by industry class. Enterprises. 2001 and 2002
• Table 6 Principal figures, by number of persons employed and industry division. Enterprises. 2002
• Table 7 Investments, by group of fixed assets and industry subclass. Enterprises. 2002
• Table 8 Investments, by category and industry subclass. Enterprises. 2002
• Table 9 Gross earnings on merchandise sold, by industry class. Enterprises. 2002
• Table 10 Specification of turnover by different industries and industry class, expressed in percentages. Enterprises. 2002
• Table 11 Change in total stocks of goods and services and in stocks of goods and services purchased for resale, by industry group. Enterprises. 2002