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Increase in retail trade
Retail trade in Norway had a growth of NOK 1.2 billion from September and October 2011 to September and October last year; an increase of 1.8 per cent.
Turnover | Change in per cent | |||
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5th period 2011 | 5th period 2012 | 5th period 2011 - 5th period 2012 | 2010 - 2011 | |
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 34 035 | 36 059 | 5.9 | 8.3 |
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 142 095 | 146 400 | 3.0 | 6.8 |
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 68 586 | 69 833 | 1.8 | 3.6 |
By comparison, the Index of retail sales showed an increase of 2.1 per cent during the same period. In total, retail stores had a turnover of almost NOK 70 billion in September and October last year.
During the first 10 months of 2012, the retail trade had a growth of NOK 12.9 billion; or almost 4 per cent compared to the same period in the previous year.
Trade and repair of motor vehicles
The total of sales and repair of motor vehicles was NOK 36 billion in September and October 2012; a growth of 6 per cent from the same period the year before. During the first 10 months last year, the total of sales and repair of motor vehicles was NOK 165 billion, or 5.4 per cent up compared to the same period in 2011.
Wholesale increased by 3 per cent
The wholesale stores had an increase of NOK 4 billion, or 3 per cent in September and October 2012 compared to the same period in 2011. The total turnover in wholesale was NOK 146 billion. During the first 10 months of 2012, the total turnover in wholesale was NOK 680 billion; a growth of 4.5 per cent compared to the same period in 2011.
Contact
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Bestilling av oppdrag
E-mail: varehandel_bestilling@ssb.no
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Jonas Eid Lauveng
E-mail: jonas.lauveng@ssb.no
tel.: (+47) 40 81 13 95
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Selma Grønningsæter
E-mail: selma.gronningsaeter@ssb.no
tel.: (+47) 48 17 22 16