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Pension funds, 2006
4 Private pension funds. Holdings of bonds by issuing sector1. 31 December. NOK Million
Sector 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006*
     
Total 31 257 31 073 33 882 41 138 46 056 47 758
     
General government 10 398 10 174 12 626 15 692 15 813 14 936
Central government 8 468 8 236 10 475 13 053 12 820 12 452
County municipalities 593 454 429 418 437 360
Municipalities 1 338 1 483 1 722 2 221 2 557 2 124
     
Financial enterprises 10 203 10 701 11 349 14 432 15 969 17 072
State lending institutions 9 .. 233 .. 174 202
Banks 4 522 6 066 6 927 9 988 11 803 12 586
Mortgage companies 4 918 4 277 3 497 4 227 3 388 3 572
Finance companies 26 43 55 15 65 19
Unit trusts (UK)/Mutual funds (US) .. .. .. .. .. ..
Other financial enterprises 673 273 588 160 503 576
Life insurance companies etc. 56 39 47 39 36 45
Non-life insurance companies .. 2 2 2 .. 26
Financial auxiliaries .. .. .. .. .. 46
     
Non-financial enterprises 5 870 6 618 6 863 7 162 7 077 6 682
Central government enterprises .. .. 124 .. .. 20
Other state enterprises 1 300 2 502 2 374 2 643 1 613 1 536
Municipal enterprises 1 464 1 203 1 260 1 832 1 397 1 397
Private incorporated companies 3 106 2 913 3 106 2 687 4 026 3 728
Private non-profit institutions .. .. .. .. 41 ..
     
Household etc. .. 14 20 4 .. 12
Quasi-corporated private enterprises (i.e. partnership companies, joint ownership etc.) .. .. 5 4 .. 12
Private non-profit institutions serving households .. 10 .. .. .. ..
Unincorporated private enterprises .. 3 .. .. .. ..
Households of employees .. .. .. .. .. ..
Unspecified sector .. .. 15 .. .. ..
     
Rest of the world 4 786 3 567 3 023 3 848 7 197 9 056

1The value of investments deviates from the value of investments in the balance sheet due to different principle of valuations

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