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Pension funds, 2003
4 Private pension funds1. Holdings of bonds by issuing sector. 31 December. NOK Million
Sector 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003*
     
Total 31 600 28 412 31 539 31 257 31 073 33 882
     
General government 10 303 8 390 9 646 10 398 10 174 12 626
Central government 8 044 6 459 7 658 8 468 8 236 10 475
County municipalities 710 572 472 593 454 429
Municipalities 1 549 1 358 1 516 1 338 1 483 1 722
     
Financial enterprises 12 045 12 219 11 379 10 203 10 701 11 349
State lending institutions 890 2 296 5 9 .. 233
Commercial banks 4 721 3 911 2 743 1 671 2 734 2 404
Saving banks 2 324 2 109 2 746 2 851 3 332 4 522
Mortgage companies 3 667 3 523 5 393 4 918 4 277 3 497
Finance companies 2 3 1 26 43 55
Unit trusts (UK)/Mutual funds (US) .. .. .. .. .. ..
Other financial enterprises 400 351 430 673 273 588
Life insurance companies etc. 40 26 62 56 39 47
Non-life insurance companies 1 .. .. .. 2 2
Financial auxiliaries .. .. .. .. .. ..
     
Non-financial enterprises 7 086 5 858 5 984 5 870 6 618 6 863
Central government enterprises .. .. .. .. .. 124
Other state enterprises 1 447 1 307 1 236 1 300 2 502 2 374
Municipal enterprises 2 204 1 669 1 624 1 464 1 203 1 260
Private incorporated companies 3 434 2 881 3 123 3 106 2 913 3 106
Private non-profit institutions 1 .. .. .. .. ..
     
Household etc. 1 8 .. .. 14 20
Quasi-corporated private enterprises (i.e. partnership companies, joint ownership etc.) .. .. .. .. .. 5
Private non-profit institutions serving households 0 .. .. .. 10 ..
Unincorporated private enterprises .. .. .. .. 3 ..
Households of employees .. .. .. .. .. ..
Unspecified sector 1 8 .. .. .. 15
     
Rest of the world 2 166 1 938 4 530 4 786 3 567 3 023

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

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