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Pension funds, 2002
4 Private pension funds1. Holdings of bonds by issuing sector. 31 December. NOK Million
Sector 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002*
     
Total 30 280 31 600 28 412 31 539 31 257 31 073
     
General government 12 067 10 303 8 390 9 646 10 398 10 174
Central government 9 527 8 044 6 459 7 658 8 468 8 236
County municipalities 791 710 572 472 593 454
Municipalities 1 748 1 549 1 358 1 516 1 338 1 483
     
Financial enterprises 10 230 12 045 12 219 11 379 10 203 10 701
State lending institutions 453 890 2 296 5 9 ..
Commercial banks 3 538 4 721 3 911 2 743 1 671 2 734
Saving banks 1 548 2 324 2 109 2 746 2 851 3 332
Mortgage companies 4 200 3 667 3 523 5 393 4 918 4 277
Finance companies 64 2 3 1 26 43
Unit trusts (UK)/Mutual funds (US) .. .. .. .. .. ..
Other financial enterprises 153 400 351 430 673 273
Life insurance companies etc. 273 40 26 62 56 39
Non-life insurance companies 1 1 .. .. .. 2
Financial auxiliaries .. .. .. .. .. ..
     
Non-financial enterprises 6 339 7 086 5 858 5 984 5 870 6 618
Central government enterprises .. .. .. .. .. ..
Other state enterprises 1 400 1 447 1 307 1 236 1 300 2 502
Municipal enterprises 1 816 2 204 1 669 1 624 1 464 1 203
Private incorporated companies 3 123 3 434 2 881 3 123 3 106 2 913
Private non-profit institutions 1 1 .. .. .. ..
     
Household etc. 0 1 8 .. .. 14
Quasi-corporated private enterprises (i.e. partnership companies, joint ownership etc.) .. .. .. .. .. ..
Private non-profit institutions serving households 0 0 .. .. .. 10
Unincorporated private enterprises .. .. .. .. .. 3
Households of employees .. .. .. .. .. ..
Unspecified sector .. 1 8 .. .. ..
     
Rest of the world 1 644 2 166 1 938 4 530 4 786 3 567

1Before 1998 municipal enterprises pension funds are included in private pension funds.

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