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Pension funds, 2005
4 Private pension funds1. Holdings of bonds by issuing sector2. 31 December. NOK Million
Sector 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005*
     
Total 31 539 31 257 31 073 33 882 41 096 45 726
     
General government 9 646 10 398 10 174 12 626 15 588 15 676
Central government 7 658 8 468 8 236 10 475 12 987 12 711
County municipalities 472 593 454 429 416 433
Municipalities 1 516 1 338 1 483 1 722 2 185 2 532
     
Financial enterprises 11 379 10 203 10 701 11 349 14 528 15 835
State lending institutions 5 9 .. 233 .. 173
Banks 5 489 4 522 6 066 6 927 10 104 11 700
Mortgage companies 5 393 4 918 4 277 3 497 4 208 3 362
Finance companies 1 26 43 55 15 65
Unit trusts (UK)/Mutual funds (US) .. .. .. .. .. ..
Other financial enterprises 430 673 273 588 159 499
Life insurance companies etc. 62 56 39 47 39 36
Non-life insurance companies .. .. 2 2 2 ..
Financial auxiliaries .. .. .. .. .. ..
     
Non-financial enterprises 5 984 5 870 6 618 6 863 7 128 7 018
Central government enterprises .. .. .. 124 .. ..
Other state enterprises 1 236 1 300 2 502 2 374 2 632 1 600
Municipal enterprises 1 624 1 464 1 203 1 260 1 822 1 385
Private incorporated companies 3 123 3 106 2 913 3 106 2 674 3 993
Private non-profit institutions .. .. .. .. .. 41
     
Household etc. .. .. 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 .. .. .. 15 .. ..
     
Rest of the world 4 530 4 786 3 567 3 023 3 848 7 197

1Before 1998 municipal enterprises pension funds are included in private pension funds.
2The value of investments deviates from the value of investments in the balance sheet due to different principle of valuations

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