Norway market-service turnover rose 2.3% in August
Statistics Norway’s October 6 release shows a seasonally adjusted monthly increase and a separate calendar-adjusted annual rise of 3.7%.
Event / data period: 2026-08
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Turnover in Norway’s market-oriented service industries increased 2.3% from July to August on a seasonally adjusted basis. Statistics Norway’s October 6 figures also show a calendar-adjusted increase of 3.7% from August 2025. These measures track sales value and are distinct from the volume of service production.
Monthly turnover rose 3.8% in administrative and support services, while accommodation and food services fell 0.8% and information and communication declined 0.2%. Coverage includes transportation, accommodation, information and communication, and selected professional and administrative services; financial and real-estate activities are excluded. The sector rates describe components of this defined service-industry total.
Data
Service turnover changes
Statistics Norway’s October 6 release shows a seasonally adjusted monthly increase and a separate calendar-adjusted annual rise of 3.7%.
- Total monthly turnover change
- 2.3 percent
- 2026-08 · Observed
- Total annual turnover change
- 3.7 percent
- 2026-08 · Observed
- Administrative and support services monthly change
- 3.8 percent
- 2026-08 · Observed
- Accommodation and food services monthly change
- -0.8 percent
- 2026-08 · Observed
- Information and communication monthly change
- -0.2 percent
- 2026-08 · Observed
Methodology
Rates are transcribed from the August 2026 source table. Monthly rates are seasonally adjusted comparisons with July; the annual rate is a calendar-adjusted comparison with August 2025. Coverage is SN2007 H–N excluding K, L, M701, M72 and M75. The period is the observation month; these are neither volume nor price measures.
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