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Business and industry in Norway - The business-services industry
28/06/2001 Guidelines/brochures Ministry of Trade, Industry and FisheriesNumber of employees 172270 Number of companies 47547 Gross production value in billions 55,9 Gross product in percentage 10,1 The term business services is used to describe the work of companies that supply services to the rest of industry. Like the
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Business and industry in Norway - The textile and ready-made clothing industry
28/06/2001 Guidelines/brochures Ministry of Trade, Industry and FisheriesNumber of companies 542 Number of employees 7960 This sector’s export share 50 Gross product in percentage 0,3 The textile and ready-made clothing industry includes companies that cover a wide range when it comes to raw materials, production
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Business and industry in Norway - The travel industries
28/06/2001 Guidelines/brochures Ministry of Trade, Industry and FisheriesNumber of employees 155 000 Gross product NOK 51 billion Gross product in percentage 4,3 Percentage of employees 6,8 The travel industries are counted as being some of the largest, fastest-growing industries in the world. The number of people
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Business and industry in Norway - Graphic production and publishing operations
28/06/2001 Guidelines/brochures Ministry of Trade, Industry and FisheriesNumber of companies 2099 Number of employees 37778 This sector’s export share 1,5 Gross product in percentage 1,94 Over the past few years, the Norwegian graphic industry has changed from a traditional, craft sector into a future-oriented,
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Business and industry in Norway - The chemical industry
28/06/2001 Guidelines/brochures Ministry of Trade, Industry and FisheriesNumber of companies 557 Number of employees 21973 This sector’s export share 59 Gross product in percentage 2,2 The chemical industry in Norway is very diverse, consisting of everything from small niche companies manufacturing for the domestic
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Business and industry in Norway - The metals industry
28/06/2001 Guidelines/brochures Ministry of Trade, Industry and FisheriesNumber of companies 121 Number of employees 14658 This sector’s export share 82 Gross product in percentage 1,5 The metals industry is one of Norway’s largest export industries. Norwegian companies are also major producers of aluminium and
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Business and industry in Norway
28/06/2001 Guidelines/brochures Ministry of Trade, Industry and FisheriesBusiness and industry in Norway Preface About Norwegian trade and industry 1 The growth of industrial activity in Norway The structure of the Norwegian economy 2 Industrial-policy challenges 3 Norwegian industry 3.1 Raw-materials-based industries
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Business and industry in Norway - 4) Information and communication
28/06/2001 Guidelines/brochures Ministry of Trade, Industry and FisheriesNumber of employees 78 635 Number of companies 9 112 Turnover NOK 182,1 billion Information and communication technology (ICT) is a large and rapidly growing industry that is becoming increasingly important to Norwegian commerce. The ICT business
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Business and industry in Norway - Mineral products
28/06/2001 Guidelines/brochures Ministry of Trade, Industry and FisheriesNumber of companies 614 Number of employees 9955 This sector’s export share 19 Gross product in percentage 0,6 Mineral products are often divided into three main categories: glass and glassware; ceramic products; and other mineral products. These
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Business and industry in Norway - 2) Technology-based industries
28/06/2001 Guidelines/brochures Ministry of Trade, Industry and FisheriesThe past few years have seen the formation of a number of companies that use advanced technology and specialist expertise to manufacture goods for niches in the market. Many have a background in the shipbuilding and electrotechnical industries,
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Business and industry in Norway - The mechanical-engineering industry
28/06/2001 Guidelines/brochures Ministry of Trade, Industry and FisheriesNumber of companies 4039 Number of employees 103913 This sector’s export share 30 Gross product in percentage 6,3 The mechanical-engineering industry is Norway’s largest industrial sector and is extremely varied. Parts of it are strongly
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Business and industry in Norway - Shipping
28/06/2001 Guidelines/brochures Ministry of Trade, Industry and FisheriesNorwegians on board 15765 Norwegians onshore 5025 Foreigners on board 48355 Number of ships NIS (01.10.00) 764 NOR (31.10.00) 933 Foreign flag (01.10.00) 650 Shipping companies ca. 450 Export share (1999) 87 Gross product in percentage (1999) 1,4
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Business and industry in Norway - The food, beverages and tobacco industry
28/06/2001 Guidelines/brochures Ministry of Trade, Industry and FisheriesNumber of companies 1655 Number of employees 53 160 This sector’s export share 3 Gross product in percentage 2,0 The Norwegian food, beverages and tobacco industry has grown gradually since the end of the 19th century and is currently Norway’s
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Business and industry in Norway - Wholesale and retail trades
28/06/2001 Guidelines/brochures Ministry of Trade, Industry and FisheriesNumber of employees 302 400 Gross product in percentage 14,34 The wholesale and retail trades make up a significant part of Norway’s economy, and increased sales have led to the formation of many new companies and a doubling of the number of people
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Business and industry in Norway - The timber and pulp and paper industry
28/06/2001 Guidelines/brochures Ministry of Trade, Industry and FisheriesWood products Pulp and paper Number of companies 1051 33 Number of employees 15531 6120 This sector’s export share 40 90 Gross product in percentage 0,6 0,8 Norway has vast forests, and timber is the most important raw material for its
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Business and industry in Norway - The furniture and furnishing industry
28/06/2001 Guidelines/brochures Ministry of Trade, Industry and FisheriesNumber of companies 469 Number of employees 9126 This sector’s export share 30 Gross product in percentage 0,62 The furniture and furnishing industry has developed from being a typical craft type of industry into a modern one. Traditionally, this
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Business and industry in Norway - 3) The service sector
28/06/2001 Guidelines/brochures Ministry of Trade, Industry and FisheriesThe service sector encompasses a wide range of industries, cf the figure below. This sector covers everything from service industries that are decentralised in accordance with Norway’s settlement patterns to services offered in a market exposed to
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Business and industry in Norway - Preface
26/06/2001 Guidelines/brochures Ministry of Trade, Industry and FisheriesNorwegian industry will face a number of changes in the years to come - changes that will affect the established industries’ future value creation and create a framework for new businesses. In addition to the fact that Norway must actively relate to
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Business and industry in Norway - The structure of the Norwegian economy
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Business and industry in Norway - The growth of industrial activity in Norway
26/06/2001 Guidelines/brochures Ministry of Trade, Industry and FisheriesRaw materials, such as fish, wood and iron ore, have been utilised in Norway for several centuries. In the early 20th century, hydropower was an important basis for starting Norway’s extensive, energy-intensive manufacturing industry. Foreign