Statistics Norway

New established enterprises, survival and growth

5   New established enterprises in 2001 with activity in 2002, by growth in number of persons employed and legal form. (Corrected 1 December 2004 at 1130)
Legal form Enterprises, total Per cent Number of persons employed
Growth from 2001 to 2002 Per cent
Total 20 526  100.0 30 648  100.0
General partnership  701 3.4  487 1.6
Privat limited company 7 807 38.0 20 291 66.2
Public limited company 26 0.1  160 0.5
General partnership with shared liability  711 3.5  706 2.3
Sole proprietorship 10 881 53.0 4 345 14.2
Other legal forms  400 1.9 4 659 15.2

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