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Pension funds, 2004
4 Private pension funds1. Holdings of bonds by issuing sector. 31 December. NOK Million
Sector 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004*
     
Total 28 412 31 539 31 257 31 073 33 882 36 232
     
General government 8 390 9 646 10 398 10 174 12 626 13 545
Central government 6 459 7 658 8 468 8 236 10 475 11 390
County municipalities 572 472 593 454 429 376
Municipalities 1 358 1 516 1 338 1 483 1 722 1 779
     
Financial enterprises 12 219 11 379 10 203 10 701 11 349 12 420
State lending institutions 2 296 5 9 .. 233 ..
Banks 6 020 5 489 4 522 6 066 6 927 8 328
Mortgage companies 3 523 5 393 4 918 4 277 3 497 3 910
Finance companies 3 1 26 43 55 15
Unit trusts (UK)/Mutual funds (US) .. .. .. .. .. ..
Other financial enterprises 351 430 673 273 588 126
Life insurance companies etc. 26 62 56 39 47 39
Non-life insurance companies .. .. .. 2 2 2
Financial auxiliaries .. .. .. .. .. ..
     
Non-financial enterprises 5 858 5 984 5 870 6 618 6 863 6 464
Central government enterprises .. .. .. .. 124 ..
Other state enterprises 1 307 1 236 1 300 2 502 2 374 2 492
Municipal enterprises 1 669 1 624 1 464 1 203 1 260 1 538
Private incorporated companies 2 881 3 123 3 106 2 913 3 106 2 434
Private non-profit institutions .. .. .. .. .. ..
     
Household etc. 8 .. .. 14 20 4
Quasi-corporated private enterprises (i.e. partnership companies, joint ownership etc.) .. .. .. .. 5 4
Private non-profit institutions serving households .. .. .. 10 .. ..
Unincorporated private enterprises .. .. .. 3 .. ..
Households of employees .. .. .. .. .. ..
Unspecified sector 8 .. .. .. 15 ..
     
Rest of the world 1 938 4 530 4 786 3 567 3 023 3 798

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

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