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Enterprises as of January 1, newly-established enterprises and discontinued enterprises, by legal form| Legal form | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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| Enterprises as of January 1 | Newly-established enterprises | Discontinued enterprises (final figures) | Enterprises as of January 1 | Newly-established enterprises | Discontinued enterprises (estimated) | Enterprises as of January 1 (estimated) |
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| Total | 415 365 | 62 028 | 58 186 | 421 225 | 61 533 | 59 724 | 418 456 |
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| General partnership | 3 573 | 97 | 356 | 3 225 | 90 | 352 | 2 859 |
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| Private limited company | 220 029 | 25 018 | 17 212 | 228 954 | 25 204 | 17 756 | 234 208 |
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| Public limited company | 174 | 3 | 6 | 179 | 3 | 7 | 172 |
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| General Partnership with shared liability | 5 239 | 523 | 740 | 4 969 | 400 | 772 | 4 471 |
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| Sole proprietorship | 172 492 | 35 213 | 38 343 | 170 915 | 34 563 | 39 516 | 164 122 |
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| Norwegian division of foreign enterprise | 4 318 | 746 | 1 035 | 3 712 | 706 | 997 | 3 161 |
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| Other organisational structures | 9 540 | 428 | 494 | 9 271 | 567 | 323 | 9 463 |
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