Table

Limited companies, nominal share capital and dividend payments, by main industry
	2017			2018¹
	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	301 357	933 875	434 240	313 106	952 562	537 079
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	4 522	9 334	10 728	4 796	9 421	10 071
Mining and quarrying	1 276	111 494	74 946	1 269	107 301	109 394
Manufacturing	13 299	104 310	61 006	13 318	113 419	75 678
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1 484	92 808	28 475	1 532	93 295	28 902
Water supply, sewerage, waste	795	2 974	559	805	2 832	464
Construction	42 919	37 205	21 910	44 477	37 311	30 831
Wholesale and retail trade: repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	44 849	58 132	42 843	44 762	53 257	38 950
Transportation and storage	9 959	89 278	12 739	10 041	94 428	23 657
Accommodation and food service activities	9 936	9 669	1 876	10 137	9 755	1 891
Information and communication	14 598	37 444	51 256	15 236	37 440	79 618
Financial and insurance activities	20 430	172 883	43 527	19 891	180 039	48 762
Real estate activities	62 109	134 471	50 797	63 579	133 627	52 644
Professional, scientific and technical activities	36 386	41 787	18 318	37 811	44 945	21 413
Administrative and support service activities	12 926	20 144	8 936	13 277	20 262	6 513
Education	3 802	743	365	3 994	741	317
Human health and social work activities	9 003	3 001	2 554	9 302	2 982	3 716
Arts, entertainment and recreation	4 680	4 174	898	4 971	3 280	840
Other service activities	4 696	1 911	1 032	4 879	1 938	921
Missing	3 688	2 112	1 475	9 029	6 288	2 497