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Moderate growth in public purchasing
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2000-12-06T10:00:00.000Z
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Public purchasing (discontinued), 1999

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Moderate growth in public purchasing

In 1999 the public sector purchased NOK 216.6 billion worth of goods and services. This is an increase of 2.3 per cent compared with the previous year. Measured as a share of the gross domestic product (GDP), overall public purchases totalled around 18 per cent.

In 1998 public purchases totalled NOK 211.8 billion.

Slight increase in general government purchasing

In 1999, general government, i.e. central government, municipalities and county municipalities, made NOK 144 billion worth of purchases, accounting for 67 per cent of all general government purchases. The rest of the purchases, 33 per cent were made by public unincorporated enterprises. Compared with 1998, this represents a three per cent increase in general governments share. In 1998 the shares were 65 and 35 per cent respectively.

Public Purchases. 1998-1999
Public purchases Billion kroner Change in per cent
1998 1999
Total 211,8 216,6 2,3
       
General government 137,3 144,3 5,1
Central government 69,8 71,9 3,0
Central government excluding defence affairs 53,2 56,9 7,0
Defence affairs and services 16,6 15,0 -9,6
Local government 67,5 72,4 7,3
Municipalities 50,4 54,1 7,3
Counties 17,1 18,3 7,0
General gov. enterprises 74,5 72,3 -3,0
Central gov. excluding oil 5,1 17,9 251,0
Oilsector 51,3 46,5 -9,4
Local government 18,1 7,9 -56,4

State-owned enterprises buy more

While general government purchases show moderate growth across the board, a small overall decline of three per cent was reported by public enterprises. Purchasing by public enterprises varies widely, however. While state-owned enterprises have more than tripled purchases, purchasing by municipal and county enterprises was reduced.

Figures from state-owned unincorporated enterprises show that NOK 17.9 billion worth of purchases were made in 1999. This is 251 per cent more than in 1998, when purchases amounted to NOK 5.1 billion. The main reason for the increase is that substantial investments were made in properties owned by state-owned enterprises.

The figures for municipal and county unincorporated enterprises show NOK 7.9 billion worth of purchases in 1999. This is a decline of 56.4 per cent in relation to 1998, when purchases by municipal unincorporated enterprises amounted to NOK 18.1 billion. This change must, however, be viewed with caution, as the reduction cannot be said to have any real economic explanation. The reduction is due to the fact that some major municipal and intermunicipal electric utilities changed their organizational form from unincorporated business enterprise to independent municipal enterprise.

What is public purchasing?

Public purchasing covers expenditure on goods and services and on gross fixed capital formation in central and local government, and similar purchases undertaken by state and municipal quasi corporations.

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