Norway Yearbook - 2003

National economy and external trade
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Household final consumption expenditure, by function. Annual percentage
change in volume and prices
19981999 2000 2001* 2002*
Percentage change in volume from preceding year
Household consumption expenditure 2.8 3.3 4.0 2.6 3.7
Food and non-alcoholic beverages 0.9 1.9 2.7 3.3 3.5
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco, etc -5.8 4.4 -2.4 0.3 0.7
Clothing and footwear 5.1 5.1 7.9 6.4 9.6
Housing, water, electricity, fuels 0.8 0.4 1.9 2.4 0.3
Furnishing, household equipment 3.9 0.8 9.8 2.7 2.9
Health -0.7 2.0 5.7 3.5 3.0
Transport 2.4 -1.1 3.9 -1.5 3.2
Communication 24.0 37.3 14.9 9.0 3.4
Recreation and culture 6.4 7.6 5.7 5.9 7.3
Education -1.0 6.4 3.7 1.6 -0.3
Restaurants and hotels 2.6 3.5 -0.3 -3.0 3.5
Miscellaneous goods and services 3.1 5.6 3.0 5.9 2.0
Direct purchases abroad by resident households 6.0 5.9 3.5 -1.1 6.5
Direct purchases in Norway by non-resident households 1.1 6.9 -2.7 -3.8 -3.1
Goods1 2.9 2.4 4.2 2.8 4.1
Services1 2.1 4.4 3.3 2.4 2.4
Dwellings 0.3 1.2 2.3 1.5 0.9
Other services 3.3 6.3 3.8 2.9 3.3
Percentage change in prices from preceding year
Household consumption expenditure 2.4 2.0 3.0 2.3 0.7
Food and non-alcoholic beverages 4.6 2.9 2.0 -2.1 -1.5
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco, etc 9.6 2.9 6.8 3.5 -0.6
Clothing and footwear -1.3 0.2 -3.8 -0.6 -5.6
Housing, water, electricity, fuels 0.6 2.4 4.7 7.8 4.0
Furnishing, household equipment 1.0 1.7 1.2 1.0 0.6
Health 7.7 4.3 3.3 2.9 3.3
Transport 2.0 3.1 6.5 2.3 0.9
Communication -4.2 -7.2 -3.4 -4.4 1.3
Recreation and culture 1.4 1.6 1.0 0.6 0.7
Education 3.7 4.8 4.6 6.9 8.3
Restaurants and hotels 4.5 3.4 3.6 4.4 3.9
Miscellaneous goods and services 2.4 1.8 4.4 4.5 1.6
Direct purchases abroad by resident households 5.7 0.5 2.3 -1.2 4.9
Direct purchases in Norway by non-resident households 3.3 3.6 4.2 1.6 1.3
Goods1 1.7 1.7 2.0 0.8 -1.1
Services1 3.1 2.7 4.4 4.6 3.6
Dwellings 2.6 3.1 4.6 4.6 4.8
Other services 3.4 2.4 4.3 4.6 2.9
1Consumption of goods and services include direct purchases in Norway by non-resident households, but not direct purchases abroad by
resident.
Source: National accounts, Statistics Norway. More information: http:/fwww.ssb.no/nr_en/
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