Appendix table 1. Enterprise openings and closures by industry
| Industry | Openings Q4/2014 | Share of stock of enterprises, % | Change Q4/2014 - Q4/2013 | Closures Q3/2014 | Share of stock of enterprises, % | Change Q3/2014 - Q3/2013 |
| Total | 5 680 | 1.7 | -523 | 6 000 | 1.8 | 855 |
| M Professional, scientific and technical activities | 962 | 2.0 | -19 | 916 | 1.9 | 278 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | 922 | 1.7 | -136 | 1 121 | 2.0 | 137 |
| F Construction | 635 | 1.3 | -131 | 986 | 2.0 | 174 |
| S Other service activities | 404 | 1.8 | -44 | 495 | 2.3 | 36 |
| J Information and communication | 373 | 2.6 | -6 | 290 | 2.0 | 75 |
| N Administrative and support service activities | 324 | 1.8 | -92 | 375 | 2.1 | 52 |
| C Manufacturing | 302 | 1.2 | -11 | 348 | 1.4 | 23 |
| I Accommodation and food service activities | 294 | 2.3 | -46 | 349 | 2.8 | 44 |
| L Real estate activities | 275 | 1.1 | -56 | 186 | 0.8 | -2 |
| R Arts, entertainment and recreation | 248 | 2.9 | 6 | 159 | 1.9 | 8 |
| H Transportation and storage | 212 | 0.9 | -17 | 296 | 1.3 | 31 |
| Q Human health and social work activities | 191 | 2.0 | 13 | 144 | 1.5 | 1 |
| P Education | 136 | 2.6 | -2 | 98 | 1.9 | 19 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 133 | 1.0 | -25 | 130 | 1.0 | -28 |
| K Financial and insurance activities | 110 | 3.0 | 6 | 68 | 1.9 | 6 |
| E Water supply | 22 | 1.2 | 4 | 10 | 0.6 | -5 |
| D Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 15 | 1.6 | -7 | 10 | 1.1 | 6 |
| B Mining and quarrying | 7 | 0.7 | -3 | 11 | 1.1 | 4 |
| Other industries (O, T, U, X, Z) | 115 | 21.0 | 43 | 8 | 1.5 | -4 |
Source: Business Register: Enterprise openings and closures. Enterprise openings, 2014 4th quarter; enterprise closures, 2014 3rd quarter. Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Marketta Kaskirinne-Salo 029 551 3542, Jaakko Salmela 029 551 3454, yritys.rekisteri@stat.fi
Director in charge: Hannele Orjala
Updated 24.04.2015
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Enterprise openings and closures [e-publication].
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Appendix table 1. Enterprise openings and closures by industry
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