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Increase in investments
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2016-09-02T10:00:00.000Z
Wholesale and retail trade and service activities
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The numbers contain investments carried out in motor vehicles and other means of transport, machines and inventory and new buildings and renovations for retail trade industries.

Retail sales, investment statistics, Q2 2016

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Increase in investments

Seasonally-adjusted figures show that the investments of retail trade industries increased by 7 per cent compared to the previous quarter.

Final and estimated investments in retail sales. Value index. 2005 = 100Published 2 September 2016
Original series
IndexChange in per cent
2nd quarter 20152nd quarter 20162nd quarter 2015 - 2nd quarter 2016
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles, motorcycles and automotive fuel81.375.3-7.4
Machines and inventory101.495.7-5.6
Motor vehicles and other means of transport96.968.4-29.4
New buildings and renovation48.145.0-6.4
Seasonally adjusted series
IndexChange in per cent
1st quarter 20162nd quarter 20161st quarter 2016 - 2nd quarter 2016
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles, motorcycles and automotive fuel71.676.67.0
Machines and inventory86.6100.215.7
Motor vehicles and other means of transport34.261.178.7
New buildings and renovation58.947.2-19.9

Source: Statistics Norway

"Figure 1. Retail sales, investment statistics, seasonally adjusted and trend. 2005=100

The investments in motor vehicles and other means of transport, and machines and inventory increased by 79 and 16 per cent respectively, while investments in new buildings and renovations decreased by almost 20 per cent.

Compared to the 2nd quarter of 2015, the investments of retail trade industries decreased by about 7 per cent. The investments in motor vehicles and other means of transport had a significant decrease, while new buildings and renovations, and machines and inventory had a moderate decrease.

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The investment index of retail sales is published with seasonally adjusted numbers for the first time in the 4th quarter of 2015.