Statistics Norway

Building statistics

2 Building activity in November. Preliminary figures
  x x Building work started Buildings under construction Buildings completed
  November January-November Per 30 November November January-November
Dwellings Number 2009 2 044 18 217 33 494 1 874 20 365
  " 2010 2 766 19 628 133 167 2 220 16 421
               
Utility floor space to dwellings 1 000 m2 2009  275.8 2 471.8 4 652.7  234.2 2 550.4
  " 2010  381.8 2 738.8 5 006.0  306.7 2 195.1
               
Other buildings. Utility floor space to other than in dwellings " 2009  489.9 3 736.9 7 849.1  567.2 3 810.7
    2010  664.4 4 530.0 8 693.9  357.0 3 455.1
               
Agriculture and forestry " 2009 20.5  161.4  774.0 14.5  130.9
  " 2010 19.5  254.9  873.8 12.8 69.6
               
Fishing " 2009 0.3 5.2 18.9 0.1 3.2
  " 2010 0.5 11.4 27.5 0.1 1.4
               
Mining and quarrying " 2009 - 2.0 11.9 0.7 7.7
  " 2010 - 69.7 78.0 - 4.8
               
Manufacturing " 2009 66.7  735.9 1 219.6 98.0  732.8
  " 2010 85.1  696.4 1 386.2 44.8  514.0
               
Electricity, gas and water supply " 2009 6.6 24.5 75.4 4.7 18.9
  " 2010 5.2 40.6 63.1 1.8 42.4
               
Construction " 2009 5.4 68.0  191.3 5.0 56.9
  " 2010 7.3 54.2  138.8 3.2 44.8
               
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, motor cycles and personal and household goods " 2009 96.4  604.6  879.9  170.7  770.5
  " 2010  156.2  779.2 1 028.4 73.5  634.3
               
Hotels and restaurants " 2009 25.9  141.8  231.9 7.3  102.4
  " 2010 4.6  114.2  208.6 8.3  131.0
               
Transport, storage and communication " 2009 41.5  137.9  329.3 73.8  128.1
  " 2010 15.4  205.9  350.2 1.6  174.0
               
Financial intermediation " 2009 - 10.0 26.8 3.7 7.0
  " 2010 1.1 51.5 89.8 17.0 22.8
               
Real estate, renting and business activities " 2009 31.9  231.2  554.2 54.0  289.0
  " 2010 74.5  338.0  548.8 4.3  314.8
               
Public administration and defence compulsory social security " 2009 38.7  156.3  252.8 12.0  145.7
  " 2010 31.1  232.1  303.6 8.1  176.0
               
Education " 2009 38.2  344.0  604.0 36.8  296.3
  " 2010 81.6  439.0  636.8 31.6  382.8
               
Health and social work " 2009 11.1 77.8  217.0 6.5  220.5
  " 2010 10.5 88.8  139.0 33.7  155.3
               
Other community social and personal service activities " 2009 13.0  113.0  180.9 5.3  136.8
  " 2010 17.1  109.8  202.8 11.8 84.7
               
Other activities " 2009 - 3.7 15.2 1.7 2.4
  " 2010 0.1 2.2 6.5 0.1 3.3
               
Holiday property (cottages), private garages and other non-industrial activities " 2009 93.6  919.6 2 266.1 72.6  761.8
  " 2010  154.7 1 042.1 2 612.2  104.3  699.1
               
Dwellings and other buildings. Utility floor space, total " 2009  765.7 6 208.7 12 501.8  801.4 6 361.1
  " 2010 1 046.2 7 268.8 13 700.0  663.7 5 650.2
1  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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