Statistics Norway

Interest rates in financial corporations 1'st quarter 20111
  31 March 2011 31 December 2010 30 September 2010 30 June 2010 31 March 2010 Changes in interest rates Share of loans.
Per cent
  Last quarter Last year 31 March 2011 31 December 2010
1. Total loans from banks 4.62 4.61 4.66 4.56 4.42 0.01 0.20 57.5 58.3
2. Total bank deposits 2.26 2.22 2.20 2.11 1.99 0.04 0.27    
3. Banks' interest rate margin (1-2) 2.36 2.39 2.46 2.45 2.43 -0.03 -0.07    
                   
4. Lending rate, mortage companies 3.53 3.55 3.60 3.49 3.37 -0.02 0.16 33.6 32.8
5. Lending rate, life insurance
companies
3.93 3.95 3.91 3.79 3.83 -0.02 0.10 1.3 1.3
6a. Lending rate, state lending
institutions
2.95 3.03 2.79 2.76 2.72 -0.08 0.23 7.6 7.6
6b. Lending rate, state lending
institutions exclusive loans with
zero interest rates in the
Norwegian State Educational
Loan Fund
3.45 3.49 3.29 3.21 3.16 -0.03 0.29 6.5 6.6
Total loans from financial
corporations2
4.11 4.13 4.17 4.08 3.96 -0.02 0.15  100.0  100.0
                   
7.The Norwegian Public Service
Pension Fund
2.74 2.74 2.75 2.49 2.25 0.00 0.49    
                   
8. Nibor (3mnd. effective) 2.73 2.66 2.66 2.86 2.39 0.07 0.34    
Deposits margin (8 - 2) 0.47 0.44 0.46 0.75 0.40 0.03 0.07    
Loans margin (1 - 8) 1.89 1.95 2.00 1.70 2.03 -0.06 -0.14    
                   
Key policy rate3 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 1.75 0.00 0.25    
Overnight lending rate3 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 2.75 0.00 0.25    
1  Weighted average interest rates incl. commissions on NOK loans from banks and other financial corporations. Weighted average interest rates on deposits in banks from non-financial enterprises, households and local government.
2  Includes banks, mortgage companies, life insurance companies and state lending institutions. The Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund is not included.
3  Source: Central bank of Norway.

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