The share of Norwegian enterprises that introduced new products or new processes during the period from 2008 through 2010 fell two percentage points compared to the previous survey (2006-2008). These results continue a declining trend in the share of innovative enterprises observed in the previous two surveys.
Among the enterprises covered, a total of 24 percent introduced new or significantly changed products (goods or services) and/or processes during the preceding three-year period. Nineteen percent launched new products, while 13 per cent employed new processes. Nine percent of the enterprises had both types of innovation. In addition to product and process innovations, 20 per cent of the enterprises introduced organizational innovations, while 21 percent introduced marketing innovations. This is roughly at the same level as reported in the previous innovation survey.

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