Statistics Norway

Building statistics

2 Building activity in December. Preliminary figures
  Building work started Buildings under construction Buildings completed
  December January-December Per 31 December December January-December
Dwellings Number 2009 1 280 19 497 33 250 1 320 21 685
  " 2010 1 576 21 204 132 946 1 638 18 059
               
Utility floor space to dwellings 1 000 m2 2009  187.4 2 659.2 4 632.5  192.3 2 742.7
  " 2010  217.5 2 956.2 4 951.4  217.8 2 413.0
               
Other buildings. Utility floor space to other than in dwellings " 2009  422.8 4 159.7 7 882.9  385.1 4 195.9
    2010  290.0 4 819.9 8 557.6  330.6 3 785.7
               
Agriculture and forestry " 2009 19.6  181.0  763.7 24.8  155.7
  " 2010 13.1  268.1  861.0 7.1 76.7
               
Fishing " 2009 0.5 5.7 19.1 - 3.2
  " 2010 0.3 11.7 27.8 - 1.4
               
Mining and quarrying " 2009 0.8 2.8 11.9 0.9 8.6
  " 2010 - 69.7 78.0 - 4.8
               
Manufacturing " 2009  113.7  849.5 1 239.2 95.7  828.5
  " 2010 51.1  747.5 1 382.8 30.4  544.4
               
Electricity, gas and water supply " 2009 4.1 28.6 78.6 0.3 19.3
  " 2010 9.5 50.1 71.4 1.2 43.6
               
Construction " 2009 5.8 73.8  190.8 6.0 62.8
  " 2010 5.5 59.8  138.9 5.3 50.2
               
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, motor cycles and personal and household goods " 2009 63.0  667.6  932.8 44.2  814.7
  " 2010 46.9  826.0 1 016.2 59.5  693.8
               
Hotels and restaurants " 2009 18.3  160.1  242.8 13.4  115.8
  " 2010 6.0  120.2  198.9 10.9  142.0
               
Transport, storage and communication " 2009 40.2  178.1  332.5 2.1  130.2
  " 2010 9.5  215.4  315.8 43.7  217.7
               
Financial intermediation " 2009 - 10.0 25.8 1.0 8.0
  " 2010 - 51.5 89.8 - 22.8
               
Real estate, renting and business activities " 2009 15.5  246.6  537.7 31.8  320.8
  " 2010 10.2  348.2  547.3 13.3  328.1
               
Public administration and defence compulsory social security " 2009 10.3  166.6  246.1 22.4  168.1
  " 2010 11.2  243.3  304.5 4.6  180.7
               
Education " 2009 33.8  377.8  581.3 61.5  357.8
  " 2010 28.7  467.7  591.7 67.7  450.5
               
Health and social work " 2009 4.7 82.5  215.0 5.4  225.9
  " 2010 6.8 95.6  143.9 5.0  160.3
               
Other community social and personal service activities " 2009 6.3  119.4  179.5 7.6  144.4
  " 2010 5.3  115.1  186.7 19.5  104.3
               
Other activities " 2009 - 3.7 12.8 2.1 4.5
  " 2010 - 2.2 6.4 - 3.4
               
Holiday property (cottages), private garages and other non-industrial activities " 2009 86.2 1 005.8 2 273.4 65.9  827.7
  " 2010 85.8 1 127.9 2 596.6 62.2  761.3
               
Dwellings and other buildings. Utility floor space, total " 2009  610.2 6 818.9 12 515.4  577.4 6 938.5
  " 2010  507.4 7 776.2 13 509.1  548.4 6 198.6
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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