Statistics Norway

Building statistics

2 Building activity in September. Preliminary figures1
  Building work started Buildings under construction Buildings completed
  September January-September Per 30 September September January-September
Dwellings Number 2009 1 898 14 158 33 402 1 221 16 474
  " 2010 1 925 14 796 232 412 1 286 12 467
               
Utility floor space to dwellings 1 000 m2 2009  268.2 1 913.7 4 607.5  159.1 2 058.7
  " 2010  240.7 2 049.5 4 895.9  173.9 1 642.4
               
Other buildings. Utility floor space to other than in dwellings " 2009  317.8 2 881.2 8 008.8  262.6 2 836.7
  " 2010  337.5 3 371.2 8 434.0  244.8 2 669.4
               
Agriculture and forestry " 2009 9.6  124.7  767.8 4.7  106.4
  " 2010 16.6  213.0  865.7 1.5 47.8
               
Fishing " 2009 0.8 4.9 18.7 - 3.1
  " 2010 1.9 10.0 27.0 0.3 0.9
               
Mining and quarrying " 2009 0.3 2.0 12.5 0.1 7.0
  " 2010 - 69.4 77.2 - 4.8
               
Manufacturing " 2009 67.7  583.4 1 228.4 60.6  579.8
  " 2010 46.2  551.5 1 375.5 43.1  388.2
               
Electricity, gas and water supply " 2009 2.2 13.7 71.0 0.7 13.6
  " 2010 1.9 34.1 64.1 22.9 35.0
               
Construction " 2009 2.9 57.0  191.5 2.0 45.2
  " 2010 3.6 40.9  132.5 3.0 36.9
               
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, motor cycles and personal and household goods " 2009 62.4  458.2  983.1 66.4  506.6
  " 2010 64.2  514.5  951.5 32.8  458.0
               
Hotels and restaurants " 2009 2.4  106.7  221.1 1.8 81.3
  " 2010 6.2 99.4  231.2 2.1  101.7
               
Transport, storage and communication " 2009 13.7 88.9  376.0 0.2 45.5
  " 2010 36.9  179.7  389.2 7.3  166.6
               
Financial intermediation " 2009 1.1 9.3 30.6 - 2.5
  " 2010 0.7 50.4 94.4 3.8 5.8
               
Real estate, renting and business activities " 2009 26.3  187.8  604.5 18.0  208.1
  " 2010 16.7  202.4  439.5 5.7  280.9
               
Public administration and defence compulsory social security " 2009 7.1 98.1  230.3 16.8  114.5
  " 2010 4.5  176.6  290.2 13.9  131.1
               
Education " 2009 23.4  280.1  608.8 25.8  236.2
  " 2010 44.4  310.4  581.0 26.4  317.4
               
Health and social work " 2009 5.0 61.8  241.2 7.4  180.6
  " 2010 1.1 59.8  144.7 12.8  118.6
               
Other community social and personal service activities " 2009 10.1 79.7  168.2 9.1 99.8
  " 2010 2.4 87.1  196.1 12.5 66.6
               
Other activities " 2009 - 2.7 14.8 0.1 0.7
  " 2010 0.2 2.1 6.5 0.9 3.3
               
Holiday property (cottages), private garages and other non-industrial activities " 2009 82.9  722.2 2 240.4 48.9  605.6
  " 2010 90.0  769.9 2 567.6 56.0  505.8
               
Dwellings and other buildings. Utility floor space, total " 2009  585.9 4 794.9 12 616.2  421.7 4 895.4
  " 2010  578.2 5 420.7 13 329.9  418.7 4 311.8
1  The figures for July and August 2010 are corrected.
2  The number of dwellings (mainly single rooms) that are registered as buildings under construction at the end of June 2010 is lower than the previous figure due to new routines for extractions from the property register, Matrikkelen.

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