Bad weather for ice cream, excellent for chocolate
Bad weather for ice-cream, excellent for chocolate The weather plays a big role when Norwegians fill their shopping carts. Low summer temperatures have led to…
Sales
New housing sales up 3% in March
March sales of newly built homes were 3% higher this year than last year, and so far this year, 9% are above new housing sales…
Increase in sales of knife proof clothes
Increase in sales of knife-proof clothes in Norway Several suppliers of knife-proof clothing have seen a large increase in sales lately. Daily manager, Frode Olafsen,…
The dairy giant Tine warns about downsizing
The dairy giant Tine warns of reduction of plants and jobs The Norwegian dairy giant Tine is struggling with dropping sales and weak income growth…
“Rusbrus” sales increase in Norway
Alcohol sales increases in Norway Alcohol turnover, measured in the number of litres of pure alcohol, increased by 0.5% in the third quarter of the…
Diesel car sales still falling
Of the 11,655 new cars registered in October, 14.2 percent had diesel engines. This is a decline of 19.9 percent in the same month last…
Electronics sales plummet in Norway
Electronics sales take a hit in Norway We buy fewer but more expensive electrical appliances. The latter is not enough to compensate for the first, and…
Chocolate sales down by NOK 400 million
Chocolate sales down by NOK 400 million The chocolate sales fell sharply for Freia owner Mondelez last year. This year also brings an extra bill…
DOT approves Telenor India sale
Yesterday, May 14, the Department of Telecom approved the merger of Telenor India with Bharti Airtel; a merger that will expand the subscriber base of…
Sharp downturn in new housing sales
Sales of new homes fell by 17% in the first quarter of this year, compared to the same period last year, new figures from the…
Frozen pizza sales reached new record in 2017
Last year there was a sales increase of frozen pizza in Norway for the fourth consecutive year. In total, 50 million pizzas were sold, more…
The sales of nicotine-free snuff triples
Steadily more people are choosing nicotine-free snus in an attempt to quit snuff and smoking. In just a few years, sales have more than tripled….
Strong growth in wood sales
Wood consumption has increased in Norway over the past three years. Several wood producers reported a 50% increase in sales this year. From 2015…
Caravan and camper van sales rise like never before
So far this year, caravan and camper van sales are already 20% higher than during the same period in the peak year, 2016. The…
Norwegian Electric Car sales are on the increase
In September, 13,484 new passenger cars were registered in Norway. 29% of these were electric cars, which report record low CO2 emissions, said the Norwegian…
Significant decline in sales of new homes
So far this year, sales of new homes are 18% lower than they were last year. In August, sales were 33% lower than in the…
Increase in sales of dwellings
The number of dwelling properties sold on the free market increased by 3 per cent from the second quarter of 2016 to the second quarter…
Strong increase in bus sales in Norway
Strong increase in green bus sales in Norway Not since 2011 has there has the bus sales in Norway been so large. In the first…
Ban on phone sales from hidden numbers
Phone companies to lose income from offering hidden numbers The Parliament has adopted more restrictions in the telephone sales regulations, including a ban on hidden numbers and…
Increase in sales of organic food
Norwegians last year bought so-called organic foods worth NOK 2.5 billion. This is an increase of 24 percent from 2015. The figures are Nationen, referring…