Statistics Norway

Building statistics

2   Building activity in December. Preliminary figures1
  Building work started Buildings under construction Buildings completed
  December January-December Per 31 December December January-December
Dwellings Number       2003 1 898 22 487 28 084 1 896 21 185
  " 2004 2 157 29 466 33 482 2 212 23 504
               
Utility floor space to dwellings 1 000 m2 2003  229.0 2 882.2 3 878.4  254.5 2 718.1
  " 2004  269.1 3 456.0 4 343.8  273.5 2 885.9
               
Other buildings. Utility floor space to other than in dwellings " 2003  286.3 23 629.4 24 283.9 2 331.6 23 435.8
    2004  350.3 3 917.0 4 624.1  267.1 3 437.1
               
Agriculture, hunting and forestry " 2003 39.1  461.8  423.0 40.4  421.8
  " 2004 39.2  550.2  484.1 46.3  458.2
               
Fishing " 2003 2.1 10.7 20.6 1.8 8.6
  " 2004 1.2 11.6 17.0 0.3 7.3
               
Mining and quarrying " 2003 0.7 7.7 15.9 - 4.8
  " 2004 2.1 5.8 6.8 2.4 6.7
               
Manufacturing " 2003 51.4  450.1  578.6 30.3 2 414.7
  " 2004 42.2  430.4  583.9 23.9  396.2
               
Electricity, gas and water supply " 2003 3.6 20.1 29.5 6.5 216.3
  " 2004 1.3 21.4 27.0 3.4 15.0
               
Construction " 2003 1.5 249.9 69.7 3.9 248.1
  " 2004 64.3  102.6  138.6 3.2 31.8
               
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, motor cycles and personal and household goods " 2003 23.2 2 403.8  441.3 25.2 2 407.9
  " 2004 41.2  591.5  524.4 30.2  503.7
               
Hotels and restaurants " 2003 1.4 271.3 80.5 1.4 294.7
  " 2004 20.4 48.7 49.5 20.8 50.1
               
Transport, storage and communication " 2003 28.5  123.3  128.0 16.5 299.9
  " 2004 7.2  101.2  147.2 8.3 75.1
               
Financial intermediation " 2003 4.8 10.7 9.8 - 5.3
  " 2004 - 4.8 14.1 1.1 5.1
               
Real estate, renting and business estate activities " 2003 8.7  165.6  270.2 16.9 2 247.7
  " 2004 9.3  152.9  235.7 8.7  172.1
               
Public administration and defence compulsory social security " 2003 14.8  161.3  205.6 20.6  155.4
  " 2004 8.8  104.3  172.5 11.8  143.8
               
Education " 2003 17.3 2 347.8  397.1 55.5 2 322.3
  " 2004 24.3  344.6  475.8 20.0  263.2
               
Health and social work " 2003 16.9 2 284.3  399.7 35.9 2 216.7
  " 2004 16.7  146.2  317.9 8.9  234.8
               
Other community social and personal service activities " 2003 10.2  133.0  147.3 8.7 286.0
  " 2004 5.4  152.4  189.9 5.1  104.6
               
Other activities " 2003 1.4 6.0 22.3 1.4 6.4
  " 2004 0.3 10.5 28.3 0.1 7.0
               
Holiday property (cottages), private garages and other non-industrial activities " 2003 60.6  922.2 1 044.8 66.4 2 879.3
  " 2004 66.2 1 137.9 1 211.3 72.7  962.5
               
Dwellings and other buildings. Utility floor space, total " 2003  515.3 26 511.6 28 162.3  586.1 26 153.9
  " 2004  619.4 7 372.9 8 967.8  540.6 6 323.0
1  The registration of residential buildings in Oslo is incomplete for April 2003.
2  The figures have been revised 14 February 2005.

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