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Fewer enterprises
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2009-04-29T10:00:00.000Z
Establishments, enterprises and accounts
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Enterprises2001-2009

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Fewer enterprises

The number of newly established enterprises continues to decline. In 2008 a total of 46 567 enterprises were established, a decrease of 4.9 per cent compared to the previous year. The number of newly established private limited companies declined by 17 per cent.

Newly established enterprises by legal form and year. 2004-2008

New industrial classification implemented from January 2009

As of January 2009, a new version of Eurostat’s industrial classification, NACE, has been in use to classify enterprises and establishments. In these statistics this entails a more detailed presentation of enterprises by economic activity in tables and in StatBank.

The new standard of industrial classification is presented here

The figures include all enterprises except enterprises involved in agriculture, forestry, fishing or public administration. The figures for new enterprises 2008 have been updated compared to the quarterly statistics on new enterprises.

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