Tag: prices

Gasoline prices hit new record highs

Even though the price of oil has plummeted, motorists in Norway aren't getting any relief at the gasoline station. Prices have topped NOK 16...

Ministry slashes farmers’ demands

Hopes for less hostile subsidy negotiations between the state agriculture ministry and Norwegian farmers dimmed on Tuesday, after the state only offered a tenth of the...

Housing prices flatten out

Average housing prices rose o.7 percent from February to March, according to figures from real estate brokers released this week. When corrected for seasonal...

More now buying a ‘hytte’ in the city

Tens of thousands of Norwegians have taken off this week to spend the Easter holidays at a "hytte," or holiday home, in the mountains...

Consumers seek grocery store revenge

Norwegian consumers seem to be waking up to years of high prices and relatively poor selection at their local grocery stores. A story about how...

Critics bite into union boss

It was not a good week for union boss Gerd Kristiansen, the tough-talking head of Norway's largest labour federation LO. It started with attacks on her...

Grocery stores blamed for higher prices

UPDATED: Prices have been rising again at Norwegian grocery stores, and a new study suggests the grocery store owners are padding their margins and pocketing more...

Border shopping sets another record

Norwegian shoppers spent a record NOK 14 billion last year during day trips over the border, mostly to Sweden. New figures from state statistic...

Farmers, Orkla cash in on milk prices

Milk prices have been falling around the world lately, but not in Norway, where dairy farmers benefit from state subsidy, strict market regulation and high...

Coop cleared to take over ICA

Norwegian grocery store chain Coop has won approval from Norway's competition authorities to go ahead with its takeover of ICA and Rimi grocery stores in...
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