Norway Yearbook - 2003

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National economy and external trade
3 30
Total hours worked, by kind of main activity. Employees and self-employed.
Million
19981999 2000 2001* 2002*
Total hours worked 3 186.2 3207.2 3179.7 3 148.5 3 119.6
Agriculture, hunting and forestry 163.0 158.2 151.9 141.5 136.0
Fishing and fish farming 30.6 29.0 28.8 27.4 27.9
Oil and gas extraction 41.2 41.0 38.3 37.8 38.8
Extraction of oil and gas 26.6 27.2 26.5 25.7 26.0
Service activities incid. to extr. 14.6 13.7 11.8 12.1 12.8
Mining and quarrying 6.7 6.2 6.0 6.0 6.0
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Manufacturing 490.9 473.1 457.1 449.3 438.6
Food products, beverages, tobacco 82.5 81.8 81.5 79.6 78.4
Textiles, wearing apparel, leather 14.1 12.2 11.5 11.1 10.2
Wood and wood products 27.5 24.3 24.1 24.3 23.7
Pulp, paper and paper products 16.4 15.4 15.4 15.2 13.8
Publishing, printing, reproduction 55.6 51.8 51.0 50.0 47.5
Refined petroleum, chemical and mineral products. 38.2 35.9 34.2 34.0
Basicchemicals 13.0 13.3 12.9 13.1 12.7
Basic metals 25.7 24.0 23.4 22.7 21.5
Machinery and other transport equipm 127.3 126.0 122.5 122.2 120.2
Building of ships, oil platforms and modules 63.7 62.4 54.8 54.2 55.0
Furniture and other manufacturing n.e.c 25.7 23.8 24.1 22.6 21.7
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Electricity, gas and steam supply 26.9 25.2 24.7 23.2 22.3
Water supply 1.4 1.4 1.5 2.0 2.0
Construction 220.8 221.1 214.7 213.4 217.4
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles . 449.0 446.9 449.0 439.1 438.2
Hotels and restaurants 83.6 84.8 83.6 83.1 82.1
Transport via pipelines 0.5 0.5 1.3 1.1 1.2
Ocean transport 80.5 83.4 80.8 79.1 79.5
Other transport activities 172.8 174.6 169.9 167.4 164.6
Post and telecommunications 60.1 58.5 59.0 57.8 54.7
Financial intermediation, insurance 70.2 72.2 71.7 70.6 70.2
Dwelling services (households) 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.7
Business services 269.5 296.2 313.4 322.9 315.3
Public administration and defence 247.9 248.9 237.4 230.9 223.3
Education 221.3 224.7 225.4 227.1 222.7
Health and social work 431.2 441.5 444.8 451.1 459.9
Other social and personal services 116.1 118.1 118.7 116.0 117.1
Mainland Norway 3064.0 3082.4 3059.4 3030.4 3000.1
Of which
Activities in general government 842.7 854.6 845.8 844.1 838.1
Central government 240.2 241.9 235.3 228.9 346.5
Civil activities 162.2 164.7 163.3 163.4 284.1
Defence activities 78.0 77.2 72.0 65.4 62.5
Local government 602.5 612.7 610.4 615.3 491.6
Source: National accounts, Statistics Norway. More information: http:/Avww.ssb.no/nr.en/
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