http://www.ssb.no/english/ News within the last 3 days en-us Copyright 2006 Statistics Norway http://www.ssb.no/gifs/logo.gif http://www.ssb.no/english/ http://www.ssb.no/vis/english/subjects/11/01/k3_en/art-2012-05-24-01-en.html The twelve-month growth in total gross debt (C3) was 1.6 per cent to end-February. The twelve-month growth is equal to the previous month. 11 Financial markets http://www.ssb.no/en/article/k3/2012-05-24 Thu, 24 May 2012 10:00:00 +0200 Credit indicator C3, gross debt k3 2012-05-24 11.01 http://www.ssb.no/vis/english/subjects/10/regnno_en/art-2012-05-24-01-en.html Profitability for non-financial limited companies improved in 2010 compared with the previous year, with a rise in the operating profit margin from 10.7 per cent to 12.1 per cent. Despite the increase, the operating profit margin was lower than in 2008, when it was 13.7 per cent. 10 Industrial activities http://www.ssb.no/en/article/regnno/2012-05-24 Thu, 24 May 2012 10:00:00 +0200 Accounting statistics for non-financial limited companies regnno 2012-05-24 10 http://www.ssb.no/vis/english/subjects/08/03/10/bygganlord_en/art-2012-05-24-01-en.html The inflow of new civil engineering works has increased strongly over the last two quarters. The value of company reserves for civil engineering works is now 49 per cent higher than at the end of the first quarter a year ago, measured in current value. 08 Prices, price indices and economic indicators http://www.ssb.no/en/article/bygganlord/2012-05-24 Thu, 24 May 2012 10:00:00 +0200 Construction, new orders bygganlord 2012-05-24 08.03.10 http://www.ssb.no/vis/english/subjects/02/02/statsborger_en/art-2012-05-24-01-en.html A total of 14 300 persons were naturalised in 2011. The largest group of foreign citizens who were granted Norwegian citizenship in 2011, 2 100 in total, was from Somalia. Slightly more women than men were naturalised. Thirty-three per cent of the new Norwegian citizens were younger than 18 years of age. 02 Population http://www.ssb.no/en/article/statsborger/2012-05-24 Thu, 24 May 2012 10:00:00 +0200 Naturalisations statsborger 2012-05-24 02.02 http://www.ssb.no/vis/english/subjects/09/05/laks_en/art-2012-05-23-01-en.html In the period from 14 May to 20 May, the export price of fresh salmon came to NOK 31.27 per kilo. This is an increase of 7.6 per cent from the previous seven-day period. 09 National economy and external trade http://www.ssb.no/en/article/laks/2012-05-23 Wed, 23 May 2012 10:00:00 +0200 Export of salmon laks 2012-05-23 09.05 http://www.ssb.no/vis/english/subjects/09/01/knri_en/art-2012-05-23-01-en.html Disposable income in the household sector increased by 2.6 per cent from the 4th quarter of 2011 to the 1st quarter of 2012. 09 National economy and external trade http://www.ssb.no/en/article/knri/2012-05-23 Wed, 23 May 2012 10:00:00 +0200 National accounts, institutional sectors, quarterly knri 2012-05-23 09.01 http://www.ssb.no/vis/english/subjects/08/02/20/tpinaering_en/art-2012-05-23-01-en.html From the 4th quarter of 2011 to the 1st quarter of 2012 the prices of technical testing and analysis experienced an increase of 2.2 per cent. In comparison, the increase from the 1st quarter of 2011 was 2 per cent. This is the first time data on technical testing and analysis have been published. 08 Prices, price indices and economic indicators http://www.ssb.no/en/article/tpinaering/2012-05-23 Wed, 23 May 2012 10:00:00 +0200 Business activities tpinaering 2012-05-23 08.02.20 http://www.ssb.no/vis/english/subjects/06/01/ledstill_en/art-2012-05-23-01-en.html There were 69 200 job vacancies in the 1st quarter of 2012 compared to 68 900 in the 1st quarter of 2011. This is a decrease in growth compared to the quarters in 2011. 06 Labour market, wages http://www.ssb.no/en/article/ledstill/2012-05-23 Wed, 23 May 2012 10:00:00 +0200 Job vacancies ledstill 2012-05-23 06.01 http://www.ssb.no/vis/english/subjects/10/12/20/godstrans_en/art-2012-05-23-01-en.html Nearly 3.3 million tonnes were carried by lorries in and out of the country in the first quarter of 2012. This is a little over 13 per cent more than in the corresponding quarter of 2011. 10 Industrial activities http://www.ssb.no/en/article/godstrans/2012-05-23 Wed, 23 May 2012 10:00:00 +0200 Carriage of goods by lorry across national border godstrans 2012-05-23 10.12.20 http://www.ssb.no/vis/english/subjects/09/01/nrmiljo_en/art-2012-05-22-01-en.html Increased activity in the Norwegian economy in 2011 did not give rise to a corresponding increase in greenhouse gas emissions. Emissions of greenhouse gases per produced unit of goods and services decreased by 3.5 per cent in 2011. In 2011, the emission intensity for the Norwegian economy reached the lowest level since 1990. 09 National economy and external trade http://www.ssb.no/en/article/nrmiljo/2012-05-22 Tue, 22 May 2012 10:00:00 +0200 National accounts and environment nrmiljo 2012-05-22 09.01 http://www.ssb.no/vis/english/subjects/09/01/knr_en/art-2012-05-22-01-en.html Gross domestic product (GDP) for mainland Norway grew by 1.1 per cent in the 1st quarter of 2012, up from a growth rate of 0.8 per cent in the previous two quarters, according to seasonally-adjusted national accounts figures. Both goods and service-producing industries contributed to the increase in GDP. 09 National economy and external trade http://www.ssb.no/en/article/knr/2012-05-22 Tue, 22 May 2012 10:00:00 +0200 National accounts, quarterly knr 2012-05-22 09.01 http://www.ssb.no/vis/english/subjects/04/02/40/eksuvh_en/art-2012-05-22-01-en.html About 30 per cent of all men completing a tertiary degree during the academic year 2010/2011 completed in the field of natural sciences, vocational and technical subjects – or science. Among women, 8 per cent completed a degree in science. 04 Education http://www.ssb.no/en/article/eksuvh/2012-05-22 Tue, 22 May 2012 10:00:00 +0200 Degrees from universities and colleges eksuvh 2012-05-22 04.02.40 http://www.ssb.no/vis/english/subjects/04/02/40/utuvh_en/art-2012-05-22-01-en.html Thirty-three per cent of the Master of Pharmacy students were immigrants in autumn 2011. Only 2 per cent of the students on general teacher training programmes were immigrants. 04 Education http://www.ssb.no/en/article/utuvh/2012-05-22 Tue, 22 May 2012 10:00:00 +0200 Students in universities and colleges utuvh 2012-05-22 04.02.40 http://www.ssb.no/vis/english/subjects/09/01/nri_en/art-2012-05-22-01-en.html Revised figures for 2011 show higher savings for Norway than the previous release, while the savings for households remained unchanged. 09 National economy and external trade http://www.ssb.no/en/article/nri/2012-05-22 Tue, 22 May 2012 10:00:00 +0200 National accounts Institutional sectors nri 2012-05-22 09.01