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Minor growth for investments
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The investments of retail trade industries increased by 4 per cent. The figures are made up of investments in motor vehicles and other means of transport, machines and inventory and new buildings and renovations.

Retail sales, investment statistics, Q1 2015

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Minor growth for investments

The investments of retail trade industries increased by 4 per cent from the first quarter of 2014 to the first quarter of 2015.

Final and estimated investments in retail sales. Value index. 2005 = 100Published 5 June 2015
IndexChange in per cent
1st quarter 20144th quarter 20141st quarter 20154th quarter 2014 - 1st quarter 20151st quarter 2014 - 1st quarter 2015
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles, motorcycles and automotive fuel58.488.760.7-31.63.9
Machines and inventory78.1111.486.3-22.510.5
Motor vehicles and other means of transport37.069.737.5-46.21.4
New buildings and renovation34.961.728.5-53.8-18.3

Source: Statistics Norway

Figure 1. Investment index retail sales. Value index. 2005=100

Investment in machines and inventory increased by more than 10 per cent from the first quarter of last year to the first quarter this year. Investments in motor vehicles and other means of transport showed a minor growth of more than 1 per cent during this period. Investments in new buildings and renovations, however, decreased by 18 per cent.