Appendix table 1. Enterprise openings and closures by industry
| Industry | Openings Q4/2018 | Share of stock of enterprises, % | Change Q4/2018 - Q4/2017 | Closures Q3/2018 | Share of stock of enterprises, % | Change Q3/2018 - Q3/2017 1) |
| Total | 7,745 | 2.1 | 1,176 | 3,956 | 1.1 | .. |
| M Professional, scientific and technical activities | 1,235 | 2.3 | 130 | 559 | 1.0 | .. |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | 931 | 1.6 | 6 | 713 | 1.3 | .. |
| F Construction | 906 | 1.8 | 110 | 491 | 1.0 | .. |
| H Transportation and storage | 568 | 2.5 | 374 | 281 | 1.3 | .. |
| S Other service activities | 540 | 2.1 | 59 | 306 | 1.2 | .. |
| N Administrative and support service activities | 515 | 2.6 | 108 | 220 | 1.1 | .. |
| J Information and communication | 488 | 2.9 | 33 | 188 | 1.1 | .. |
| R Arts, entertainment and recreation | 419 | 3.6 | 88 | 121 | 1.0 | .. |
| C Manufacturing | 417 | 1.6 | 82 | 235 | 0.9 | .. |
| L Real estate activities | 346 | 1.2 | -33 | 188 | 0.7 | .. |
| I Accommodation and food service activities | 332 | 2.3 | -32 | 237 | 1.6 | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 291 | 1.4 | 101 | 108 | 0.5 | .. |
| Q Human health and social work activities | 260 | 2.3 | 49 | 132 | 1.2 | .. |
| P Education | 226 | 3.4 | 59 | 81 | 1.2 | .. |
| K Financial and insurance activities | 126 | 2.9 | -14 | 65 | 1.5 | .. |
| E Water supply | 14 | 0.7 | -5 | 10 | 0.5 | .. |
| D Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 13 | 1.2 | 5 | 6 | 0.6 | .. |
| B Mining and quarrying | 8 | 0.7 | 0 | 5 | 0.4 | .. |
| T Activities of households as employers | 0 | 0.0 | -2 | 1 | 0.7 | .. |
| Other industries (O, U, X) | 110 | 4.4 | 58 | 9 | 0.4 | .. |
Source: Enterprise openings 2018, 4th quarter; enterprise closures 2018, 3rd quarter. Statistics Finland
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Updated 25.04.2019
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Enterprise openings and closures [e-publication].
ISSN=1799-2346. 4th quarter 2018,
Appendix table 1. Enterprise openings and closures by industry
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