| Income statement | 
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 | Operating income | 
 4 427 | 
  100.0 | 
 4 618 | 
  100.0 | 
 4 946 | 
  100.0 | 
 5 272 | 
  100.0 | 
 5 809 | 
  100.0 | 
 | Sales revenue | 
 2 605 | 
 58.8 | 
 2 706 | 
 58.6 | 
 2 832 | 
 57.3 | 
 2 963 | 
 56.2 | 
 3 428 | 
 59.0 | 
 | Public subsidy | 
 1 712 | 
 38.7 | 
 1 839 | 
 39.8 | 
 2 043 | 
 41.3 | 
 2 195 | 
 41.6 | 
 2 290 | 
 39.4 | 
 | Other operating income | 
  110 | 
 2.5 | 
 73 | 
 1.6 | 
 72 | 
 1.5 | 
  114 | 
 2.2 | 
 91 | 
 1.6 | 
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 | Operating expenses | 
 4 314 | 
 97.4 | 
 4 460 | 
 96.6 | 
 4 824 | 
 97.5 | 
 5 060 | 
 96.0 | 
 5 590 | 
 96.2 | 
 | Raw materials and consumables | 
 1 158 | 
 26.2 | 
 1 179 | 
 25.5 | 
 1 258 | 
 25.4 | 
 1 305 | 
 24.8 | 
 1 486 | 
 25.6 | 
 | Payroll expenses | 
 2 235 | 
 50.5 | 
 2 354 | 
 51.0 | 
 2 517 | 
 50.9 | 
 2 677 | 
 50.8 | 
 2 959 | 
 50.9 | 
 | Depreciation and amortisation expenses | 
  176 | 
 4.0 | 
  179 | 
 3.9 | 
  190 | 
 3.8 | 
  190 | 
 3.6 | 
  206 | 
 3.5 | 
 | Other expenses | 
  745 | 
 16.8 | 
  748 | 
 16.2 | 
  859 | 
 17.4 | 
  888 | 
 16.8 | 
  938 | 
 16.2 | 
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 | Operating profit | 
  113 | 
 2.6 | 
  158 | 
 3.4 | 
  123 | 
 2.5 | 
  212 | 
 4.0 | 
  219 | 
 3.8 | 
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 | Financial income | 
 56 | 
 1.3 | 
 44 | 
 0.9 | 
 26 | 
 0.5 | 
 26 | 
 0.5 | 
 39 | 
 0.7 | 
 | Financial expenses | 
 82 | 
 1.8 | 
 71 | 
 1.5 | 
 53 | 
 1.1 | 
 47 | 
 0.9 | 
 56 | 
 1.0 | 
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 | Operating profit or loss before tax | 
 88 | 
 2.0 | 
  131 | 
 2.8 | 
 96 | 
 1.9 | 
  191 | 
 3.6 | 
  202 | 
 3.5 | 
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 | Tax payable | 
 0 | 
 0.0 | 
 0 | 
 0.0 | 
 -1 | 
 0.0 | 
 0 | 
 0.0 | 
 0 | 
 0.0 | 
 | Changes in postpone tax | 
 0 | 
 0.0 | 
 0 | 
 0.0 | 
 0 | 
 0.0 | 
 0 | 
 0.0 | 
 0 | 
 0.0 | 
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 | Operating profit or loss | 
 89 | 
 2.0 | 
  130 | 
 2.8 | 
 96 | 
 2.0 | 
  191 | 
 3.6 | 
  202 | 
 3.5 | 
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 | Extraordinary income | 
 49 | 
 1.1 | 
 4 | 
 0.1 | 
 9 | 
 0.2 | 
 18 | 
 0.3 | 
 0 | 
 0.0 | 
 | Extraordinary expenses | 
 7 | 
 0.2 | 
 1 | 
 0.0 | 
 1 | 
 0.0 | 
 2 | 
 0.0 | 
 1 | 
 0.0 | 
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 | Net profit or loss for the year | 
  130 | 
 2.9 | 
  134 | 
 2.9 | 
  105 | 
 2.1 | 
  206 | 
 3.9 | 
  201 | 
 3.5 | 
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 | Balance sheet | 
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 | Fixed assets | 
 1 942 | 
 54.8 | 
 2 064 | 
 55.6 | 
 2 274 | 
 56.6 | 
 2 332 | 
 54.8 | 
 2 608 | 
 55.1 | 
 | Tangible fixed assets, intantngible fixed assets | 
 1 856 | 
 52.4 | 
 1 981 | 
 53.4 | 
 2 188 | 
 54.5 | 
 2 233 | 
 52.4 | 
 2 513 | 
 53.0 | 
 | Long-term receivables | 
 35 | 
 1.0 | 
 26 | 
 0.7 | 
 32 | 
 0.8 | 
 45 | 
 1.0 | 
 29 | 
 0.6 | 
 | Shares and bonds | 
 51 | 
 1.4 | 
 58 | 
 1.6 | 
 54 | 
 1.3 | 
 55 | 
 1.3 | 
 66 | 
 1.4 | 
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 | Current assets | 
 1 603 | 
 45.2 | 
 1 649 | 
 44.4 | 
 1 742 | 
 43.4 | 
 1 928 | 
 45.2 | 
 2 129 | 
 44.9 | 
 | Inventories | 
  425 | 
 12.0 | 
  416 | 
 11.2 | 
  438 | 
 10.9 | 
  437 | 
 10.3 | 
  513 | 
 10.8 | 
 | Accounts receivables | 
  341 | 
 9.6 | 
  333 | 
 9.0 | 
  388 | 
 9.7 | 
  417 | 
 9.8 | 
  494 | 
 10.4 | 
 | Other receivables | 
  111 | 
 3.1 | 
  133 | 
 3.6 | 
  150 | 
 3.7 | 
  180 | 
 4.2 | 
  164 | 
 3.5 | 
 | Shares and bonds | 
 14 | 
 0.4 | 
 16 | 
 0.4 | 
 9 | 
 0.2 | 
 18 | 
 0.4 | 
 55 | 
 1.2 | 
 | Cash and bankdeposits | 
  711 | 
 20.1 | 
  752 | 
 20.2 | 
  758 | 
 18.9 | 
  875 | 
 20.6 | 
  903 | 
 19.1 | 
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 | Assets | 
 3 544 | 
  100.0 | 
 3 713 | 
  100.0 | 
 4 016 | 
  100.0 | 
 4 260 | 
  100.0 | 
 4 737 | 
  100.0 | 
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 | Equity | 
 1 802 | 
 50.8 | 
 1 887 | 
 50.8 | 
 2 026 | 
 50.4 | 
 2 232 | 
 52.4 | 
 2 457 | 
 51.9 | 
 | Share equity | 
  207 | 
 5.8 | 
  205 | 
 5.5 | 
  212 | 
 5.3 | 
  211 | 
 5.0 | 
  220 | 
 4.6 | 
 | Other invested equity | 
 79 | 
 2.2 | 
 43 | 
 1.2 | 
 50 | 
 1.3 | 
 64 | 
 1.5 | 
 65 | 
 1.4 | 
 | Other retained earnings | 
 1 516 | 
 42.8 | 
 1 639 | 
 44.2 | 
 1 763 | 
 43.9 | 
 1 957 | 
 45.9 | 
 2 172 | 
 45.8 | 
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 | Long-term liabilities | 
  924 | 
 26.1 | 
 1 009 | 
 27.2 | 
 1 082 | 
 27.0 | 
 1 105 | 
 25.9 | 
 1 228 | 
 25.9 | 
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 | Short-term liabilities | 
  819 | 
 23.1 | 
  817 | 
 22.0 | 
  908 | 
 22.6 | 
  923 | 
 21.7 | 
 1 052 | 
 22.2 | 
 | Convertible loans | 
 57 | 
 1.6 | 
 33 | 
 0.9 | 
 30 | 
 0.7 | 
 35 | 
 0.8 | 
 63 | 
 1.3 | 
 | Trade creditors | 
  216 | 
 6.1 | 
  244 | 
 6.6 | 
  287 | 
 7.1 | 
  291 | 
 6.8 | 
  350 | 
 7.4 | 
 | Other short-term liabilities | 
  546 | 
 15.4 | 
  540 | 
 14.5 | 
  591 | 
 14.7 | 
  597 | 
 14.0 | 
  640 | 
 13.5 | 
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 | Equity and liabilities | 
 3 544 | 
  100.0 | 
 3 713 | 
  100.0 | 
 4 016 | 
  100.0 | 
 4 260 | 
  100.0 | 
 4 737 | 
  100.0 | 
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 | Key figures | 
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 | Number of enterprises | 
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  316 | 
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  312 | 
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  317 | 
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  320 | 
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  324 | 
 | Number of employees | 
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 14 895 | 
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 16 422 | 
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 17 554 | 
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 18 622 | 
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 19 325 | 
 | Return on total assets in per cent 1 | 
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 4.8 | 
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 5.4 | 
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 3.7 | 
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 5.6 | 
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 5.4 | 
 | Return on equity in per cent 2 | 
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 4.9 | 
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 6.9 | 
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 4.8 | 
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 8.5 | 
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 8.2 | 
 | Current ratio 3 | 
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 2.0 | 
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 2.0 | 
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 1.9 | 
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 2.1 | 
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 2.0 | 
 | Working capital. NOK million 4 | 
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  783.7 | 
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  831.6 | 
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  833.7 | 
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 1 004.5 | 
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 1 076.9 | 
 | Financing ratio 5 | 
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 0.7 | 
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 0.7 | 
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 0.7 | 
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 0.7 | 
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 0.7 | 
 | Equity ratio per cent 6 | 
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 50.8 | 
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 50.8 | 
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 50.4 | 
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 52.4 | 
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 51.9 | 
 | Debt-equity ratio 7 | 
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 1.0 | 
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 1.0 | 
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 1.0 | 
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 0.9 | 
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 0.9 | 
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