Norway Yearbook - 2003

National economy and external trade
348 (cont.). Gross fixed capital formation, by type and main economic activity. Annual
percentage change in volume and prices
1998 1999 2000 2001* 2002*
Percentage change in prices from preceding year
Gross fixed capital formation 2.6 1.0 4.1 3.6 -0.6
Buildings and structures 3.1 3.6 4.9 5.0 3.6
Oil exploration, drilling, pipelines for oil and gas 6.3 4.3 0.4 3.2 -2.9
Oil platforms etc. 13.1 -9.6 18.8 5.6 -1.0
Ships and boats 5.7 -10.7 23.2 26.4 -7.8
Othertransportequipment 2.4 1.5 2.3 2.2 0.8
Machinery and equipment 1.0 -3.4 0.7 0.3 -5.7
Agriculture, hunting and forestry 2.5 4.4 2.5 2.2 -2.1
Fishing and fish farming -0.1 -0.7 10.1 4.8 -0.1
Oil and gas extraction 4.2 2.8 2.7 4.1 1 .8
Extraction of oil and gas 4.3 2.8 2.7 3.9 -1.6
Service activities incid. to extr 1.1 4.6 2.0 -12.3 16.3
Mining and quarrying 2.3 0.0 1.9 1.8 -4.8
Manufacturing 2.1 -0.9 0.3 1.4 -3.2
Food products, beverages, tobacco 2.5 -0.1 0.9 1.8 -3.2
Textiles, wearing apparel, leather 2.0 -1.1 -2.9 2.4 -6.9
Wood and wood products 2.1 -1.0 0.7 2.0 -1.2
Pulp, paper and paper products 3.1 -0.2 0.3 0.3 -3.6
Publishing, printing, reproduction 1.6 -1.3 -0.7 0.3 4.1
Refined petroleum, chemical and mineral products 2.6 0.2 0.3 0.9 -3.8
Basic chemicals 3.5 0.1 0.6 1.1 -3.7
Basic metals 2.1 -1.5 0.8 1.8 -2.5
Machinery and other transport equipm. 0.9 -2.6 -0.2 1.3 3.7
Building of ships, oil platforms and modules 0.6 -2.2 -0.7 1.2 -4.7
Furniture and other manufacturing n.e.c 1.3 -2.6 -0.1 1.8 -2.6
Electricity, gas and steam supply 3.3 1.3 3.5 1.4 -4.8
Water supply 3.8 3.3 4.8 4.5 3.3
Construction 3.6 -2.9 6.9 1.4 -3.0
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles 1.9 -2.6 2.2 1.6 -3.0
Hotels and restaurants 2.2 -0.9 1.4 2.1 -2.8
Transport via pipelines 4.1 -3.5 1.6 1.3 -2.5
Ocean transport -2.7 -4.0 16.1 6.5 -8.8
Other transport activities 2.7 1.4 4.4 4.3 -1.7
Post and telecommunications 1.7 -2.0 0.7 0.9 -5.0
Financial intermediation, insurance 1.7 0.5 4.5 2.7 -1.7
Dwelling services (households) 2.1 2.8 4.9 5.3 4.0
Business services 2.4 1.4 3.5 2.8 -0.8
Public administration and defence 2.6 0.7 3.6 3.9 2.0
Education 2.9 1.3 3.9 4.1 0.9
Health and social work 2.5 0.9 3.8 3.9 1.2
Other social and personal services 2.8 1.1 3.9 3.1 0.6
Mainland Norway 2.3 0.9 3.6 3.4 1.0
Of which
Activities in general government 2.8 1.2 3.9 4.1 1.9
Central government 3.4 1.7 3.8 3.6 1.0
Local government 2.4 0.9 3.9 4.3 2.7
Source: National accounts, Statistics Norway. More information: http://vw.ssb.no/nr_erV
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