Norway Yearbook - 1957

Preface
The tables of the Statistical Yearbook of Norway for 1957 have on the whole
been arranged in the same way as in the last edition. It should, however, be
mentioned that tables 266 and 267 in the 1956 edition on the households and
their composition have been transferred to II: Population, table 167 on motor
vehicle court cases to XX : Justice and crime, and table 189 on the balance of
payments to XXIII: National accounts.
In order to give room to new tables without increasing the volume, some of
the previous tables have been reduced or in some cases omitted. In many cases
prewar years have been left out.
The main revisions which have been made in the current edition are:
Population. A new table 13 on persons born abroad has been added, whereas
tables 13 and 15 in the 1956 edition on the average number of children in marriages
have been omitted. The tables on the age distribution of the population
have been rearranged and reduced.
Vital statistics etc. Two new tables, 32 and 37, on live births and deaths per
1000 population by counties have been added. Table 22 in the 1956 edition on
population and increase of population by counties has been left out.
Public health etc. New tables are : 54 on deaths from accidents by principal
causes, and 55 on dental care of children in public primary schools. In table 56
on conscripts by stature data on ability for military service have been included.
Agriculture. A new table 69 on ordinary working days in agriculture has
been added. Tables 82 and 83 in the 1956 edition on accounting results are rearranged
and reduced.
Forestry. Tables 89: Appraisal of forests, and 93 : Average annual consumption
of wood on farms in the 1956 edition have been omitted.
Census of establishments. The tables in the 1956 edition have partly been
rearranged and reduced. On the other hand data on water transport and other
transport activity, etc. have been added. Furthermore data on type of ownership
and kind of economic organization of firms have been included.
Mining, manufacturing etc. A new table 120 on consumption of fuel and
electrical energy in mining and manufacturing has been added.
Transport activity etc. New tables are : 157 on railways' consumption of fuel
etc. and electric energy, and 170 on persons killed or injured in road traffic
accidents by category of road users. Table 157 in the 1956 edition on railways:
length of line etc. has been rearranged and reduced.
Money and credit market. New tables are : 205 on loans based on hire purchase
contracts, and 209 on private pension funds. The following tables in the 1956
edition have been omitted : 190 on foreign liabilities and assets, 194 and 210
giving monthly data for Bank of Norway, commercial and savings banks, and
207 on total bank loans by industries. The tables on state banks, loan associations
etc., Norway's Post Office Savings Bank and Post Giro have partly been rearranged
and reduced.
Social insurance and relief. From the census of old age pensioners 1955 four