Statistics Norway

Innovation in the business enterprise sector

6   Effects of the innovation activity. The share of enterprises that report the effect in question to be of great importance during the period 2002-2004
Nace (SN2002) Units with innovation Product oriented effects Process oriented effects Other effects
Number of Increased range of goods and services Entered new market or increased market share Improved quality of goods and services Improved flexibility of production or service provision Increased capacity of production or service provision Reduced labour cost per unit output Reduced materials and energy per unit output Reduced environmental impacts or improved health and safety Met regulatory requirements
    Per cent Per cent Per cent Per cent Per cent Per cent Per cent Per cent Per cent
05 Fish hatcheries and fish farms 30 14 11 41 30 24 24 14 30 17
11 Extraction of oil and natural gas 29 21 21 24 - 7 7 7 27 14
10, 13-14 Mining and quarrying 9 11 - 11 - 11 14 14 14 11
15-16 Manufacture of food products; beverages and tobacco  215 29 21 15 15 21 12 6 8 13
17 Manufacture of textiles 39 25 22 25 14 14 13 3 11 26
18 Manufacture of wearing apparel; dressing and dyeing of fur 10 41 - 10 20 - - - - 20
19 Tanning and dressing of leather; manufacture of luggage, handbags, saddlery, harness and footwear 2 - - - - - - - - -
20 Manufacture of wood and products of wood and cork  124 14 14 32 23 31 17 13 20 16
21 Manufacture of pulp, paper and paper products 18 22 11 22 6 17 17 22 6 17
22 Publishing, printing and reproduction of recorded media 97 12 10 26 17 17 12 - 6 4
24 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 48 38 25 35 23 21 17 19 17 19
25 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 49 24 21 21 8 11 8 2 11 4
26 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 50 16 18 19 17 13 8 4 11 10
27 Manufacture of basic metals 32 19 19 26 19 29 30 13 16 7
28 Manufacture of fabricated metal products  135 19 19 34 15 14 17 7 16 15
29 Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.  180 36 14 22 12 9 8 8 15 21
30 Manufacture of office machinery and computers 2  100 - 50 50 50 50 - - -
31 Manufacture of electrical machinery and apparatus n.e.c. 55 37 35 22 15 9 17 13 4 13
32 Manufacture of radio, television and communication equipment and apparatus 33 61 33 45 33 39 18 6 12 21
33 Manufacture of medical, precision and optical instruments 52 49 31 41 16 18 10 2 8 18
34 Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 24 8 16 33 17 21 16 8 4 29
35 Manufacture of other transport equipment  104 16 15 21 6 9 16 2 10 17
36 Manufacture of furniture; manufacturing n.e.c.  101 30 13 28 23 16 18 10 11 11
37 Recycling 8 25 13 50 50 25 25 13 25 38
10, 13-37 MINING AND MANUFACTURING, TOTAL 1 388 26 18 25 16 17 14 7 12 15
40-41 Electricity, gas and water supply 41 11 - 28 8 8 11 - 6 6
45 Construction  248 11 14 27 14 11 11 6 15 17
51 Wholesale trade and commission trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles  526 18 15 19 11 8 5 2 10 18
60 Land transport; transport via pipelines 37 45 42 33 28 45 3 - 3 20
61 Water transport 35 3 9 11 6 6 - - 9 6
62 Air transport 4 25 25 50 50 50 50 25 25 25
63 Supporting and auxiliary transport activities; activities of travel agencies 81 17 12 31 28 21 18 12 10 16
64.2 Telecommunications 44 55 43 61 41 48 34 5 7 11
65 Financial intermediation, except insurance and pension funding 49 22 14 24 14 33 25 4 - 14
66 Insurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security 10 - - 40 - 10 20 10 - 20
67 Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation 18 22 12 38 16 16 - - - -
72 Computers and related activities  306 46 32 46 22 14 8 2 3 9
73 Research and development 14 52 44 44 19 19 30 7 - 15
74 Enginering and technical testing  202 31 16 29 11 12 10 1 8 16
50-74 SERVICES, TOTAL 1 324 29 21 30 16 14 9 3 7 14
00-74 ALL INDUSTRIES 3 061 26 19 28 16 15 12 5 10 15

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