Table

Limited companies, nominal share capital and dividend payments, by main industry
	2011			2012¹
	Number of limited companies	Nominal share capital. NOK million	Dividend payments. NOK million	Number of limited companies	Nominal share capital. NOK million	Dividend payments. NOK million
¹Preliminary figures.
Total	212 971	874 676	194 292	222 054	952 378	230 423
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2 877	9 005	5 409	2 990	9 282	1 678
Mining and quarrying	1 054	155 684	54 964	1 047	216 493	79 934
Manufacturing	11 155	103 236	24 762	11 141	99 293	25 374
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1 266	88 480	16 619	1 298	90 213	15 634
Water supply, sewerage, waste	623	1 956	272	619	1 838	343
Construction	25 832	28 298	6 301	27 957	28 370	7 737
Wholesale and retail trade: repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	36 546	51 207	16 314	37 112	55 788	21 535
Transportation and storage	7 743	78 395	8 686	7 980	82 036	7 658
Accommodation and food service activities	6 307	7 228	766	6 652	7 415	1 014
Information and communication	8 526	37 653	11 322	8 886	36 706	12 752
Financial and insurance activities	14 518	142 753	22 330	13 841	151 825	17 904
Real estate activities	51 102	122 201	12 774	52 076	122 391	16 408
Professional, scientific and technical activities	22 443	27 264	7 304	23 962	28 003	14 276
Administrative and support service activities	8 551	11 637	3 922	9 008	12 235	5 023
Education	1 707	592	208	1 974	593	267
Human health and social work activities	5 310	2 036	1 097	5 784	1 909	1 308
Arts, entertainment and recreation	2 618	2 739	245	2 794	2 884	407
Other service activities	2 572	1 408	430	2 869	1 459	475
Missing	2 221	2 902	567	4 064	3 643	695