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  • Energy prices increased in April

    The Producer Price Index (PPI) increased by 3.3 per cent in April, mainly due to higher prices on energy goods. While higher prices on natural gas and crude oil caused a rise in Norway’s PPI, lower prices on electricity curbed the overall growth s...

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  • Decline in manufacturing turnover in the first quarter

    Seasonally-adjusted figures showed that the total turnover in Norwegian manufacturing decreased by 1.4 per cent in the first quarter of 2018 compared to the last quarter of 2017. However, a 0.5 per cent increase was recorded from February 2018 to ...

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  • Output decline in manufacturing in the first quarter of 2018

    Norwegian manufacturing output declined 1.1 per cent from the fourth quarter of 2017 to the first quarter of 2018, according to seasonally-adjusted figures. On a month to month basis, from February to March 2018, output was almost unchanged with a...

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  • Still optimism in manufacturing

    Norwegian industrial managers report an unchanged production level and an increment of new orders in the first quarter of 2018. The general outlook for the second quarter of 2018 is considered to be positive by the majority of industry leaders.

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  • Large decline for manufacturing

    2016 was a very tough year for Norwegian manufacturing, mining and quarrying. Most oil-related industries experienced a drop in value added and in total it fell by 6.1 per cent from 2015 to 2016.

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  • The price of oil drove the PPI up

    The Producer Price Index (PPI) went up by 0.5 per cent in March. The PPI has been on an upward trend since the summer of 2017, having increased in seven of the last eight months.

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  • Minor output growth in manufacturing

    Norwegian manufacturing output increased 0.3 per cent from December 2017 to February 2018 compared to the previous three-month period, according to seasonally-adjusted figures. On a month to month basis, from January to February 2018, output saw a...

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  • Manufacturing turnover slightly up

    Seasonally-adjusted figures showed that the total turnover in Norwegian manufacturing increased by 1.0 per cent from December 2017 to February 2018 compared to the previous three-month period. However, a 0.7 per cent decrease was recorded from Jan...

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  • Crude oil down, basic metals up

    The Producer Price Index (PPI) fell by 2.6 per cent from January to February, the first month of decline since July 2017.

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  • Positive development in manufacturing turnover

    Seasonally-adjusted figures showed that the total turnover in Norwegian manufacturing increased by 2.6 per cent from November 2017 to January 2018 compared to the previous three-month period. However, a 1.8 per cent decrease was recorded from Dece...

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  • Output growth in manufacturing

    Norwegian manufacturing output increased 1.6 per cent from November 2017 to January 2018 compared to the previous three-month period, according to seasonally-adjusted figures. An increase in both petroleum-related manufacturing and other industrie...

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  • Solid increase in total investments for 2018

    Companies’ latest investment estimates for 2018 indicate a solid increase within oil and gas, manufacturing, mining and quarrying and electricity supply. This is mainly due to high investments within the oil and gas industry as well as in electric...

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  • Investment growth in oil in 2018

    Total investments in oil and gas activity in 2018, including pipeline transportation, are now estimated at NOK 160 billion. The estimate is 7.1 per cent higher than corresponding estimates for 2017, given in the 1st quarter of 2017.

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  • Crude oil and natural gas prices up

    The Producer Price Index (PPI) increased 3.1 per cent from December to January, which continued the overall growth that started in July 2017. The rise from December to January was led by higher prices on crude oil and natural gas.

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  • Pronounced rise in new orders

    Compared with the fourth quarter of 2016, new orders received in the order-based industry showed a considerable growth in the fourth quarter of 2017. The value of new orders in the last quarter of the 2017 is bigger than the deliveries and therefo...

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