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Decline in publicly owned enterprises
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2011-03-28T10:00:00.000Z
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Public corporations, structural business statistics (discontinued), 2010

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Decline in publicly owned enterprises

There were approximately 3 200 publicly owned non-financial enterprises at the end of 2010. About 2 500, or approximately 78 per cent, were local government owned enterprises, while the rest were owned by the central government. The most common type of business organisation was limited companies.

Central government owned enterprises by industrial classification areas. Per cent. 2010

Local government owned enterprise by industrial classification areas. Per cent. 2010

During 2010, the 688 central government owned enterprises were organised in the following major industrial classification areas: information and communication (17.9 per cent), real estate activities (17.7 per cent), professional, scientific and technical activities (14.5 per cent), mining and quarrying (13.4 per cent).

The major industrial classification areas for the local government owned enterprises were real estate activities (19.8 per cent), electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (15.1 per cent), human health and social work activities (12.7 per cent).

The number of publicly owned enterprises has been changing from one period to the other in recent years. One explanation for the recent development is the fact that some of the major enterprises have been reorganised either as a result of takeovers or buying and selling. The number of the enterprises fell from 2009 to 2010; however, more than 3 000 remain during the past five years. The reduction in the number of the enterprises is mainly the result of mergers or closures.

Major business organisation forms

The central government owned enterprises were mostly organised as limited companies or public limited companies. About 659 enterprises or 95.8 per cent had this type of business organisation form at the end of 2010. A total of 2 064 or 83.0 per cent of local government owned enterprises were organised as limited companies at the end of 2010.

Geographical concentration

Nordland county had the highest number of local government owned enterprises; about 240 enterprises or 9.7 per cent of the total number. Then followed Møre og Romsdal and Hordaland with 216 and 173 respectively. This may be due to the fact that these three counties have the largest number of municipalities. Most local government owned enterprises have their registered address in the municipality that has ownership.

In 2010, most of the central government owned enterprises were located in the three major counties; Oslo, Rogaland, and Akershus with 185, 115 and 114 enterprises respectively. Generally, about 68.5 per cent of the central government owned enterprises were geographically located in these three counties. About 43.5 per cent of the enterprises were registered in Oslo and Akershus.

The basis of the computation

The statistics comprise public owned non-financial enterprises. An enterprise is defined as publicly owned if the majority shareholder in the enterprise directly or indirectly belongs to the central government or the local government. A local government enterprise can be owned by a municipality or by a county authority.

 

The statistics also cover municipal and county authority companies, inter-municipal companies and companies incorporated by the local government Act. One or more local government wholly owns these business entities. Inter municipal companies belong in the municipality where the head office is located.

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