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Pension funds, 2003
3 Private pension funds1. Investments in shares by sector. 31 December. NOK Million
Sector 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003*
     
Total 12 770 19 454 19 827 19 546 13 111 20 932
     
General government .. .. .. .. .. ..
Central government .. .. .. .. .. ..
County municipalities .. .. .. .. .. ..
Municipalities .. .. .. .. .. ..
     
Financial enterprises 3 886 4 909 6 584 6 974 5 260 8 760
State lending institutions .. .. .. .. .. ..
Commercial banks 761 357 226 270 317 257
Saving banks 310 338 263 280 187 342
Mortgage companies 9 5 5 5 .. 9
Finance companies 5 39 .. .. 11 172
Unit trusts (UK)/Mutual funds (US) 2 532 3 543 5 552 5 916 4 202 7 280
Other financial enterprises 229 596 497 459 297 527
Life insurance companies etc. 32 31 4 .. .. ..
Non-life insurance companies 8 .. .. 6 22 57
Financial auxiliaries .. .. 37 37 224 117
     
Non-financial enterprises 6 349 8 339 5 848 5 430 4 104 5 554
Central government enterprises .. .. 0 .. .. ..
Other state enterprises 225 882 679 569 476 1 997
Municipal enterprises .. .. .. .. .. ..
Private incorporated companies 6 124 7 457 5 168 4 862 3 628 3 557
Private non-profit institutions .. .. 0 .. .. ..
     
Household etc. .. 1 17 .. 3 1
Quasi-corporated private enterprises (i.e. partnership companies, joint ownership etc.) .. .. 17 .. 3 ..
Private non-profit institutions serving households .. .. .. .. .. ..
Unincorporated private enterprises .. .. .. .. .. ..
Households of employees .. .. .. .. .. ..
Unspecified sector .. 1 .. .. .. 1
     
Rest of the world 2 535 6 204 7 377 7 142 3 743 6 617

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

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