Table 1 Limited companies, class of shares, nominal share capital and paid share dividends, by main industry

1 Limited companies, class of shares, nominal share capital and paid share dividends, by main industry
Main industry	2006¹				2007²

Main industry	Limited companies	Class of shares	Nominal share capital. NOK million	Paid share dividends. NOK million	Limited companies	Class of shares	Nominal share capital. NOK million	Paid share dividends. NOK million

Total	182 232	189 560	646 238	182 942	188 224	196 041	671 812	217 707
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2 922	3 029	9 298	484	2 925	3 015	8 403	1 472
Manufacturing, mining and quarrying	12 555	12 995	92 717	20 555	12 253	12 685	93 614	31 280
Oil and gas extraction, incl.serv.	437	462	72 228	73 011	463	493	73 289	68 524
Electricity, gas and water supply	886	936	77 826	16 199	997	1 050	77 617	22 687
Construction	13 788	14 026	10 042	2 293	14 568	14 833	10 435	4 109
Domestic trade, hotels, restaurants	40 108	41 063	46 305	12 926	39 437	40 382	46 391	16 452
Transport and communication	8 389	8 678	81 935	16 258	8 466	8 755	81 384	13 931
Financial intermediation	20 621	21 916	112 837	23 687	21 463	23 029	121 749	26 722
Real estate, business activities	70 308	73 826	131 085	16 078	75 159	78 883	147 442	30 364
Cultural and personal services	10 581	10 818	9 174	1 299	11 015	11 255	8 757	1 776
Unknown	1 637	1 811	2 790	151	1 478	1 661	2 731	389

¹	Updated figures.
²	Preliminary figures.