Monetary Policy Report with financial stability assessement 1/13
Charts
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Chart 1.1 GDP trading partners in MPR 3/12 and 1/13. Four−quarter change.Percent. 2008 Q1 – 2014 Q4
Sources: Thomson Reuters and Norges Bank
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Chart 1.2 Money market rates for trading partners1)
in MPR 3/12 and 1/13.Percent. 2008 Q1 – 2016 Q4
1) Broken red and blue lines show estimated forward rates for trading partners as at 15 October and 8 March 2013. Forward rates are based on Overnight Index Swap (OIS) ratesSource: Norges Bank
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Chart 1.3 Import−weighted exchange rate index (I−44).1)
January 2008 – June 2013
1) A positive slope denotes a stronger krone exchange rateSource: Norges Bank
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Residential mortgage rate (credit lines)
Estimated cost of mortgage financing2)
Chart 1.4 Mortgage lending rates1)
and interest margins.Percent. 1 January 2010 – 8 March 2012
1) The lending rate on lines of credit secured on dwellings provided by all banks and mortgage companies in Norway 2) Estimated using weighted interest rate on holdings of covered bonds and weighted deposit rateSources: DNB Markets, Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
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Chart 1.5 Projected output gap1)
in MPR 3/12 and 1/13.Percent. 2008 Q1 – 2013 Q2
1) The output gap measures the percentage deviation between GDP mainland Norway andprojected potential GDP mainland Norway Source: Norges Bank
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CPI−ATE1)
CPIXE2)
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Chart 1.6 Consumer prices. 12−month change.Percent. January 2004 – Febuary 2013
1) CPI adjusted for tax changes and excluding energy products 2) CPI adjusted for tax changes and excluding temporary changes in energy prices. Real time figures. See Norges Bank Staff Memo 7/2008 and 3/2009 3) Model−based indicator of underlying inflation. See Norges Bank Economic Commentaries 5/2010Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
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Inflation target
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Chart 1.7 Inflation. Moving 10−year average1)
and variation2)
in CPI.Percent. 1981 – 2012
1) The moving average is calculated 10 years back 2) The band around the CPI is the variation in the CPI adjusted for tax changes and excludingenergy products in the average period, measured by +/− one standard deviation Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
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Chart 1.8 Expected consumer price inflation 2 and 5 years ahead.1)
Percent. 2003 Q1 – 2013 Q1
1) Average of expectations of employer/employee organisations and economistsin the financial industry and academia Sources: TNS Gallup and Opinion Perduco
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Chart 1.9 CPI−ATE1)
by supplier sector. Four−quarter change. Percent. 2008 Q1 – 2012 Q4
1) CPI adjusted for tax changes and excluding energy productsSources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
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Chart 1.10a Projected key policy rate in the baseline scenario withprobability distribution. Percent. 2008 Q1 – 2016 Q4
Source: Norges Bank
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Chart 1.10b Projected output gap1)
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1) The output gap measures the percentage deviation between mainland GDP and projectedpotential mainland GDP Source: Norges Bank
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Chart 1.10c Projected CPI in the baseline scenario with probabilitydistribution. Four−quarter change. Percent. 2008 Q1 – 2016 Q4
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
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Chart 1.10d Projected CPIXE1)
in the baseline scenario with probabilitydistribution. Four−quarter change. Percent. 2008 Q1 – 2016 Q4
1) CPI adjusted for tax changes and excluding temporary changes in energy prices. As fromAugust 2008, the CPIXE is a real−time series. See Norges Bank Staff Memo 7/2008 and 3/2009 Source: Norges Bank
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Chart 1.11 Interval for the key policy rate at the end of each strategy period,actual developments and projected key policy rate in the baseline scenario. Percent. January 2008 – December 2016
Source: Norges Bank
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Chart 1.12 Three−month money market rates in the baseline scenario1)
and
estimated forward rates2)
. Percent. 2008 Q1 – 2016 Q4
1) Key policy rate in the baseline scenario plus premiums in the Norwegian money market. The calculations are based on the assumption that announced interest rate changes are priced into themoney market. 2) Forward rates are based on money market rates and interest rate swaps. The blue and red bands show the highest and lowest forward rates in the period 11 October – 25 October and 25 February – 8 March 2013 Sources: Thomson Reuters and Norges Bank
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3−month money market rate
Lending rate, households
Chart 1.13 Projected key policy rate, three−month money market rate and lending
rates on household loans1)
. Percent. 2008 Q1 – 2016 Q3
1) Average lending rate from banks and mortgage companies on all household loansSources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
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Chart 1.14 Three−month money market rate differential between Norway1)
and
trading partners and the import−weighted exchange rate index (I−44)2)
.
January 2003 – December 2016 3)
1) Key policy rate in the baseline scenario plus premiums in the Norwegian money market. The calculations are based on the assumption that announced interest rate changes are priced into themoney market 2) A positive slope denotes a stronger krone exchange rate 3) Monthly figures from January 2003 and Norges Bank projections from 2013 Q1 Sources: Thomson Reuters and Norges Bank
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Chart 1.15 Projected inflation1)
and output gap in the baseline scenario.Percent. 2008 Q1 – 2016 Q4
1) CPIXE: CPI adjusted for tax changes and excluding temporary changes in energy prices.As from August 2008, the CPIXE is a real−time series. See Norges Bank Staff Memo 7/2008 and 3/2009 Source: Norges Bank
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Credit growth
Chart 1.16 Credit growth1)
and house prices.
12−month change. Percent. January 2004 – December 2016 2)
1) From January 1 2012 the Norwegian standard for institutional sector grouping was changed. For creditgrowth this implies a break in the series from March 2012 2) House prices up to and including Febuary 2013, credit growth up to and including January 2013. Projections to 2016 Q4, where debt growth is change in inventory and house prices is year−on−year rise Sources: Statistics Norway, the real estate sector (NEF, EFF, Finn.no and ECON Pöyry) and Norges Bank
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Chart 1.17 Household debt burden1)
and interest burden2)
.Percent. Quarterly figures. 1988 Q1 – 2016 Q4
1) Loan debt as a percentage of disposable income adjusted for estimated reinvested dividend income for 2000 – 2005 and redemption/reduction of equity capital for 2006 – 20162) Interest expenses after tax as a percentage of disposable income adjusted for estimatedreinvested dividend income for 2000 – 2005 and redemption/reduction of equity capital for 2006 – 2016 plus interest expenses Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
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Chart 1.18 Projected key policy rate in the baseline scenario and strategy intervalwith probability distribution. Percent. 2008 Q1 – 2016 Q4
Source: Norges Bank
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Rule with foreign interest rates
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Chart 1.19 Key policy rate and calculations based on simple monetary
policy rules.1)
Percent. 2008 Q1 – 2013 Q2
1) The calculations are based on Norges Bank’s projections for the output gap, growth gap,consumer prices and 3−month money market rates among trading partners. To ensure comparability with the key policy rate, the simple rules are adjusted for risk premiums in3−month money market rates Source: Norges Bank
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Chart 1.20 Key policy rate and interest rate developments that follow from
Norges Bank’s average pattern of interest rate setting.1)
Percent. 2004 Q1 – 2013 Q2
1) Interest rate movements are explained by developments in inflation, mainland GDP growth, wage growth and 3−month money market rates among trading partners. The equation is estimated over the period 1999 Q1 – 2012 Q4. See Staff Memo 3/2008 for further discussionSource: Norges Bank
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Criteria 1&2
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Chart 1.21a Key policy rate. Percent. 2008 Q1 – 2016 Q4
Source: Norges Bank
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Chart 1.21b Output gap. Percent. 2008 Q1 – 2016 Q4
Source: Norges Bank
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Chart 1.21c CPIXE1)
. Four−quarter change. Percent. 2008 Q1 – 2016 Q4
1) CPI adjusted for tax changes and excluding temporary changes in energy prices. As from August 2008, the CPIXE is a real−time series. See Norges Bank Staff Memo 7/2008 and 3/2009Source: Norges Bank
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Chart 1.22 Key policy rate in a technical model−based interest rate forecast andthe baseline scenario in MPR 1/13 (black line). Percent. 2008 Q1 – 2016 Q4
Source: Norges Bank
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Chart 1.23 Key policy rate in the baseline scenario in MPR 3/12 with probability distribution and key policy rate in the baseline scenario in MPR 1/13 (red line).Percent. 2008 Q1 – 2015 Q4
Source: Norges Bank
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Capacity utilisation Growth abroad
Lending margins
Chart 1.24 Factors behind changes in the interest rate forecast since MPR 3/12.Accumulated contribution. Percentage points. 2013 Q1 – 2015 Q4
Source: Norges Bank
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Chart 2.1 Total credit1) mainland Norway as a percentage of GDP mainland Norway.
Percent.1975 Q4 - 2012 Q3
1) The sum of C3 non-financial corporations in mainland Norway (total economy before 1995)
and C2 households
2) One-sided Hodrick-Prescott filter with recursive projections. Lambda = 400 000
Sources: Statistics Norway, IMF and Norges Bank
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Chart 2.2 House prices1) as a percentage of disposable income2). Indexed.
1998 Q4 = 100. 1978 Q4 – 2012 Q4
1) Quarterly figures before 1990 are calculated with linear interpolation of annual figures
2) Adjusted for estimated reinvested dividend income for 2000 – 2005 and redemption/reduction of
equity capital for 2006 – 2012
3) One-sided Hodrick-Prescott filter with recursive projections. Lambda = 400 000
Sources: Statistics Norway, Norwegian Association of Real Estate Agents (NEF), Eiendomsmegler-
foretakenes forening (EFF), Finn.no, Pöyry and Norges Bank
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Chart 2.3 Real commercial property prices1). Indexed. 1998 = 100.
Semi-annual data. 1981 – 2012
1) Estimated market prices for office premises in Oslo deflated by a GDP deflator for mainland Norway
2) One-sided Hodrick-Prescott filter with recursive projections. Lambda = 400 000
Sources: OPAK and Statistics Norway
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Chart 2.4 Banks'1) wholesale funding as a percentage of total assets2). Percent.
1975 Q4 – 2012 Q4
1) All banks and covered bond mortgage companies in Norway excluding branches and
subsidiaries of foreign banks
2) Quarterly figures before 1989 are calculated by linear interpolation of annual figures
3) One-sided Hodrick-Prescott filter with recursive projections. Lambda = 400 000
Source: Norges Bank
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Foreign debt in non-financial enterprises
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Debt households (C2)
Chart 2.5 Total private credit/GDP mainland Norway. Decomposed. Percent.
1975 Q4 – 2012 Q3
Sources: Statistics Norway, IMF and Norges Bank
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Chart 2.6 Debt of households and non-financial enterprises and mainland GDP.
4-quarter growth. Percent. 1975 Q4 - 2012 Q4
1) The sum of C2 non-financial enterprises and foreign debt of non-financial enterprises.
Mainland Norway
Sources: Statistics Norway, IMF and Norges Bank
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Debt burden, right axis
Chart 2.7 Household debt burden1). Percent. 1978 Q4 – 2012 Q3
1) Debt as a percentage of disposable income adjusted for estimated reinvested dividend
income for 2000 – 2005 and redemption/reduction of equity capital for 2006 – 2012
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
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Chart 2.8 Real house prices1)2). Indexed . 1998 Q4 =100. 1975 Q4 – 2012 Q4
1) Quarterly figures before 1990 are calculated by linear interpolation of annual figures
2) Deflated by CPI
3) One-sided Hodrick-Prescott filter with recursive projections. Lambda = 400 000
Sources: Statistics Norway, Norwegian Association of Real Estate Agents (NEF), Eiendomsmegler-
foretakenes forening (EFF), Finn.no, Pöyry and Norges Bank
Chart 2.9 House prices by region. 12-month change. Percent. Monthly data.
January 2006 – February 2013
Sources: Norwegian Association of Real Estate Agents (NEF), Pöyry, Finn.no and
Eiendomsmeglerforetakenes forening
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Chart 2.10 House prices in selected countries. Indexed. 1995 Q1 = 100.
Quarterly data. 1995 Q1 – 2012 Q4
Source: Thomson Reuters
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Chart 2.11 House prices1) and disposable income2). 4-quarter growth. Percent.
1978 Q4 – 2012 Q4
1) Quarterly figures before 1990 are calculated by linear interpolation of annual figures
2) Adjusted for estimated reinvested dividend income for 2000 – 2005 and redemption/reduction
of equity capital for 2006 – 2012
Sources: Statistics Norway, Norwegian Association of Real Estate Agents (NEF),
Eiendomsmeglerforetakenes forening (EFF), Finn.no, Pöyry and Norges Bank
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Chart 2.12 Non-residential building starts. Adjusted for seasonal and irregular
components. 1000 m2. 1983 – 2012
Source: Statistics Norway
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Stavanger (central part) Tromsø
Bergen Trondheim
Chart 2.13 Rental prices for office premises. NOK per square metre (at constant
2012 prices). Semi-annual figures. 1985 – 2012
Sources: Statistics Norway, Dagens Næringsliv and OPAK
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Chart 2.14 Banks'1) total assets and wholesale funding2). 4-quarter growth.
Percent. 1981 Q2 – 2012 Q4
1) All banks and covered bond mortgage companies excluding branches and subsidiaries of
foreign banks in Norway
2) Quarterly figures before 1989 are calculated by linear interpolation of annual figures
Source: Norges Bank
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All Norwegian
banks
2011 2012
Chart 2.15 Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio at year-end. Large banking groups1)
and all Norwegian banks2). Percent. 2011 – 2012
1) Norwegian banking groups with total assets larger than NOK 60 billion
2) For banks that are financial conglomerates, consolidated level data are used. For other banks,
solo level data are used
Sources: Banking groups' earnings reports, Finanstilsynet and Norges Bank
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Contribution from emerging economies
Contribution from advanced economies
Average global growth 1980 – 2011
Chart 3.1 Global GDP. Weighted to reflect each country's share of global output measured in a common currency (market exchange rates). Annual growth. Percent. 1990 – 2016. Projections from 2012
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Chart 3.2 Yields on 10-year government bonds. Percent. Daily data. 1 January 2010 – 8 March 2013
Source: Thomson Reuters
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Chart 3.3 Developments in equity markets. Index. 1 January 2010 = 100. 1 January 2010 – 8 March 2013
Source: Thomson Reuters
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Euro area³⁾
UK
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Chart 3.4 Key rates and estimated forward rates at 31 October 2012 and 8 March 2013.¹⁾ Percent. 1 January 2010 – 31 December 2016²⁾
1) Broken lines show estimated forward rates at 31 October 2012. Thin lines show forward rates at 8 March 2013. Forward rates are based on Overnight Index Swap (OIS) rates2) Daily data from 1 January 2010 and quarterly data from 2013 Q23) EONIA for the euro area from 2013 Q2Sources: Bloomberg and Norges Bank
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NAHB (right-hand scale)
Chart 3.5 US housing market. Housing starts (in thousands) and National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) housing market index. Monthly data. January 2000 – January 2013
Sources: Thomson Reuters and Norges Bank
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Chart 3.6 Fixed investment in the euro area. Four-quarter change. Percent. Change in corporate credit demand¹⁾. 2000 Q1 - 2012 Q4
1) Euro area bank lending survey. Values above zero indicate net increase in credit demand Sources: Thomson Reuters, Eurostat and ECB
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Chart 3.7 Unit labour costs. Seasonally adjusted index. 2000 Q1 = 100. 2000 Q1 – 2012 Q3
1) 2001 Q1 = 100. Four-quarter moving average, not seasonally adjusted Sources: OECD and Norges Bank
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Chart 3.8 Unemployment. Percentage of labour force. Monthly data. January 2000 – January 2013
Source: Thomson Reuters
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Chart 3.9 Retail sales in emerging economies in Asia and in the OECD. Volume. Three-month moving average. 12-month change. Percent. January 2000 – December 2012
1) GDP-weighted (PPP). Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, South-Korea and Taiwan Sources: Thomson Reuters, IMF and Norges Bank
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Chart 3.10 Prices for coal, crude oil and natural gas. USD per MMBTU.Monthly data. January 2003 – December 2015
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Sources: IMF, Thomson Reuters, Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
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Chart 3.11 Commodity prices. USD. Index. 2 January 2003 = 100.Daily data. January 2003 – December 2015
Sources: CME Group, ICE and Thomson Reuters
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Chart 3.12 Developments in the krone exchange rate. Import-weighted exchange rate index (I-44) and trade-weighted index (TWI)¹⁾. Daily data. 11 December 1981 – 8 March 2013
1) A positive slope denotes a stronger krone exchange rateSource: Norges Bank
Chart 3.13 Banks' and mortgage companies' qualitative assessment of access to and premiums on wholesale funding.1) March 2008 – February 2013
1) Average reported by banks in Norges Bank's liquidity survey. For short-term funding in forreign currency only banks active in these markets are included. Red indicates reduced access and higher premiums, grey indicates unchanged, green indicates increased access and lower premiums Source: Norges Bank
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Risk premium on new senior bonds
Chart 3.14 Estimated average risk premium1) on new and outstanding bond debt for Norwegian banking groups2). Basis points. Monthly average. January 2006 – February 2013
1) Difference against 3-month NIBOR2) All banks and mortgage companies in Norway, excluding branches of foreign banks in NorwaySources: Bloomberg, Stamdata, DNB Markets and Norges Bank
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Deposit rate (Statistics Norway)
Chart 3.15 Deposit rate1) and margin. Percent. 1. January 2010 – 8. March 2013
1) All banks in NorwaySources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
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Chart 3.16 Banks'1) pre-tax profits as a percentage of average total assets. Percent. Annual data. 2008 – 2012
1) All banks excluding branches of foreign banks in Norway, but including branches of Norwegian banks abroad. Solo levelSource: Norges Bank
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1) Banking groups with total assets in excess of NOK 10bn, excluding branches of foreign banksin NorwaySources: Finanstilsynet, banking groups' earnings reports and Norges Bank
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Chart 3.18 Banks'1) liquidity coverage ratio (LCR).2) Consolidated data.Weighted average for the group. At end-quarter
1) All banks in Norway excluding branches of foreign banks in Norway2) Calculations are based on the recommendations published by the Basel Committee in 2010Sources: Finanstilsynet and Norges Bank
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Chart 3.19 Deposit-to-loan ratio – customers of Norwegian banks and mortgage companies.1) Percent. 2008 Q1 – 2012 Q4
1) All banks and mortgage companies in Norway, excluding branches and subsidiaries of foreign banks in NorwaySource: Norges Bank
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Chart 3.20 CPI, CPI-ATE1) and CPIXE2). 12-month change. Percent. January 2009 – June 20133)
1) CPI adjusted for tax changes and excluding energy products2) CPI adjusted for tax changes and excluding temporary changes in energy prices. Real-time figures. See Norges Bank Staff Memo 7/2008 and 3/20093) Projections for March 2013 – June 2013 (broken lines) Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
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1) CPI adjusted for tax changes and excluding energy products2) Projections for March 2013 – June 2013 (broken lines) 3) Norges Bank's estimatesSources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
Chart 3.21 CPI-ATE1). Total and by supplier sector. 12-month change. Percent. January 2009 – June 20132)
CPI-ATE Imported consumer goods Domestically produced goods and services³⁾
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Chart 3.22 Unit labour costs and prices for domestically produced consumer goods and services, excluding rent. Index. 2001 = 100. 2001 – 2012
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Chart 3.23 Indicator of external price impulses to imported consumer goods measured in foreign currency. Annual change. Percent. 2003 – 20131)
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Chart 3.24 CPI-ATE1). Actual figures, baseline scenario and projections from SAM2) with fan chart. Four-quarter change. Percent. 2011 Q1 – 2013 Q23)
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Chart 3.25 GDP mainland Norway. Actual figures, baseline scenario and projections from SAM1) with fan chart. Four-quarter change. Volume. Seasonally adjusted. Percent. 2011 Q1 – 2013 Q22)
1) System for averaging short-term models2) Projections for 2013 Q1 – 2013 Q2 (broken lines)Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
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Chart 3.26 GDP mainland Norway1) and Norges Bank's regional network's indicator of change in production past three months and expected change in production next six months. Percent. 2003 Q1 – 2013 Q22)
1) Seasonally adjusted quarterly change. Volume2) Latest observation in the regional network is January 2013. Latest GDP observation is 2012 Q4, projections for 2013 Q1 – 2013 Q2 (broken line)Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
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1) Share of contacts that will have some or considerable problems accommodating an increase in demand and the share of contacts where production is constrained by labour supply Source: Norges Bank
Output gap MPR 1/13 (left-hand scale)
Capacity constraints (right-hand scale)
Labour supply (right-hand scale)
Chart 3.27 Capacity constraints and labour supply1) as reported by Norges Bank's regional network and estimated output gap. Percent. 2005 Q1 – 2013
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Chart 3.28 Employment1) and Norges Bank's regional network's indicator of change in employment and expected change in employment next three months. Percent. 2003 Q1 – 2013 Q22)
1) Seasonally adjusted quarterly change in Quarterly National Accounts2) Latest observation in the Regional network is January 2013. Latest observation in the Quarterly National Accounts is 2012 Q4, projections for 2013 Q1 – 2013 Q2 (broken line)Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
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Chart 3.29 Annual wage growth1) and LFS unemployment. Percent. 1993 – 20132)
1) Including estimated costs of increase in number of vacation days and introduction of mandatory occupational pensions2) Projections for 2013 (broken lines)Sources: Statistics Norway, Technical Reporting Committee on Income Settlements and Norges Bank
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Chart 3.30 Household saving and net lending as a share of disposable income. Percent. 1992 – 20161)
1) Projections for 2013 – 2016 (broken lines)Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
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Chart 3.31 Total household1) debt and gross financial assets. Average. In thousands of NOK. 2010
1) Excluding self-employed2) 2.19m households 3) 1.16m households 4) 455 000 householdsSources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
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Chart 3.32 Household consumption1) and real disposable income2). Annual change. Percent. 2003 – 20163)
1) Includes consumption among non-profit organisations. Volume2) Excluding dividend income. Including income in non-profit organisations3) Projections for 2013 – 2016 (broken line)Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
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Chart 3.33 Difference between number of housing completions and increase in households1), and population growth2). 2003 – 2013
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Chart 3.34 Investment as share of GDP mainland Norway. Volume. Percent. 1981 – 20131)
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Chart 3.35 Petroleum investment. Constant 2010 prices. In billions of NOK.1992 – 20161)
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Chart 3.36 Market value of office premises in Oslo and employment growth1). NOK 1000 per square metre (at constant 2012 prices) and four-quarter change in percent. Semi-annual and quarterly figures. 1981 – 2012
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Chart 3.37 Return on equity1) and total assets2) and equity ratio3). Percent. Annual figures. 1999 – 2011
1) Earnings before tax, depreciation and amortisation as a percentage of equity 2) Earnings before tax, depreciation and amortisation as a percentage of total assets3) Sample of limited companies holding interest-bearing debt. Excluding government, banking/insurance and exploitation of natural rescoursesSource: Norges Bank
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Chart 3.38 Structural non-oil deficit and expected real return on the Government Pension Fund Global. Constant 2013 prices. In billions of NOK. 2003 – 20161)
Structural non-oil deficit
Expected real return