Norway Yearbook - 1996

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Retail trade
388 Statistics of accounts for wholesale and retail trade1. Key figures. 1994
Industry subsection )S1C94)
In percent of operating
income
Number of Operating Prof it beenterprises
income Operating fore exincome
traord.
items
Million
kroner
Return on
total
assets2
Percent
Return on Equity Current
equity3 ratio4 ratio5
.
Sale of motor vehicles etc 117 38979 3.7 3.8 14.1 31.1 29.7 1.25
Motor vehicles 96 35843 3.8 3.9 14.8 32.8 30.0 1.25
Motor vehicle parts and accessories
18 2775 3.1 2.5 8.2 15.5 27.1 1.29
Retail sale of automotive fuel. 3 361 0.8 0.5 9.5 15.7 18.6 0.98
Wholesale trade, except motor
vehicles etc 439 151 577 2.6 2.5 7.4 11.6 35.9 1.40
Agricultural raw materialsand live
animals 12 8424 2.6 2.1 6.0 8.1 40.1 1.47
Food, beverages and tobacco 69 48374 0.2 0.3 3 1 -0.3 29.7 1.59
Household goods 81 21 452 3.7 3.7 10.4 17.9 37.2 1.59
Non-agricultural intermediate
products, waste and scrap. 39620 5.0 5.1 11.4 19.4 42.2 1.23
Machinery, equipment and supplies
165 32302 2.6 2.0 5.6 7.1 318 1.34
Other wholesale 8 1 404 4.0 4.1 8.3 10.9 50.1 1.71
Retail trade, except motor
vehicles etc 398 53456 4.4 4.4 14.4 27.8 33.4 1.49
Non-specialized stores 190 34865 3.9 4.0 14.2 28.7 31.5 1.38
Food, beverages and tobacco in
specialized stores 6 2.5 2.2 8.2 13.0 31.8 1.06
Pharmaceutical and medical
goods, cosmetic and toilet articles 2 :
Other new goods in specialized
stores 195 17325 5.1 49 14.6 25.6 37.0 167
Textiles 9 300 2.9 2.6 9.1 10.6 38.5 1.70
Clothing 48 5709 6.6 7.2 18.1 28.0 46.3 1.91
Footwear and leather goods . 11 450 3.9 4.6 12.6 20.0 40.0 1.75
Furniture, lighting equipment and
household articles n.e.c 31 3604 4.5 4.1 13.9 26.9 33.9 1.61
Electrical household appliances,
radio and television goods. . . 16 1 765 4.8 4.2 17.2 38.4 29.0 1.33
Hardware, paints and glass . . 26 2194 4.2 2.7 11.1 20.1 24.9 1.76
Books, newspapers and stationery 26 1 447 4.2 4.2 11.4 20.3 37.1 1.56
Other retail sale in specialized
stores 28 1 855 4.0 3.6 10.9 19.8 31.8 1.40
Retail sale not in stores 5 813 9.8 10.2 23.2 65.9 20.7 1.45
1For wholesale trade and sale of motor vehicles etc., enterprises with at least 30 persons employed (man-years worked). For retail trade, except
motor vehicles etc., oint-stock companies arid co-operative with at least 20 persons employed (man-years worked). Exci. Norwegian Grain and
Norwegian State Wine Monopoly.2Profit before extraordinary items + interest of debts in per cent of averae total assets.3Profit before
extraordinary items - taxes in per cent of average equity.4Equity in per cent of total assets at 31 December. Current assets in proportion to
short-term liabilities at 31 December.
Source: NOS Statistics of Accounts 1 gg4 More information: Division for External Trade, Energy and Industrial Production Statistics.
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