Accommodation and food service activities, structural business statistics, 2009, final figures

Hotels and similar accommodation is the largest group, and represented 89 per cent of operating income and 87 per cent of employment in the accommodation division.

Moderate change in restaurants

The 9 066 local kind-of-activity units in food services employed 62 926 persons in 2009, which is one per cent more than the year before. Operating income increased by two per cent to NOK 36.3 billion. Value added increased by five per cent to NOK 15.6 billion.

Restaurants and mobile food service activities make up the largest group in its division, with 72 per cent of operating income and 75 per cent of employment.

Event catering and other food service activities employed 11 098 persons and had operating income of NOK 8.2 billion in 2009.

Regional differences

Stavanger has the most profitable hotels, with an operating margin averaging nine per cent, while the hotels in Kristiansand made no profit at all in 2009. The average for all of Norway was three per cent.

The most profitable restaurants were in Kristiansand, with an average operating margin of almost seven per cent. The national average was three per cent.

Tables:

• Table 1 Accommodation and food service activities. Main figures, by industry subclass. Local kind-of-activity units. 2008-2009
• Table 2 Hotels and restaurants. Main figures, by number of people employed and industry group. Local kind-of-activity units. 2009
• Table 3 Accommodation and food service activities. Main figures, by industry subclass. Enterprises. 2008-2009
• Table 4 Accommodation and food service activities. Main figures, by number of people employed and industry group. Enterprises. 2009
• Table 5 55 Accommodation. Main figures, by county. Local kind-of-activity units. 2009
• Table 6 56 Food and beverage service activities. Main figures, by county. Local kind-of-activity units. 2009
• Table 7 Accommodation and food service activities. Main figures, selected municipalities. Local kind-of-activity units. 2009