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Pension funds, 2007
4 Private pension funds. Holdings of bonds by issuing sector1. 31 December. NOK Million
Sector 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007*
     
Total 31 073 33 882 41 138 46 056 47 758 53 219
     
General government 10 174 12 626 15 692 15 813 14 936 12 618
Central government 8 236 10 475 13 053 12 820 12 452 10 515
County municipalities 454 429 418 437 360 227
Municipalities 1 483 1 722 2 221 2 557 2 124 1 876
     
Financial enterprises 10 701 11 349 14 432 15 969 17 072 17 233
State lending institutions .. 233 .. 174 202 15
Banks 6 066 6 927 9 988 11 803 12 586 13 051
Mortgage companies 4 277 3 497 4 227 3 388 3 572 3 695
Finance companies 43 55 15 65 19 47
Unit trusts (UK)/Mutual funds (US) .. .. .. .. .. ..
Other financial enterprises 273 588 160 503 576 346
Life insurance companies etc. 39 47 39 36 45 27
Non-life insurance companies 2 2 2 .. 26 10
Financial auxiliaries .. .. .. .. 46 42
     
Non-financial enterprises 6 618 6 863 7 162 7 077 6 682 7 558
Central government enterprises .. 124 .. .. 20 ..
Other state enterprises 2 502 2 374 2 643 1 613 1 536 1 591
Municipal enterprises 1 203 1 260 1 832 1 397 1 397 1 289
Private incorporated companies 2 913 3 106 2 687 4 026 3 728 4 678
Private non-profit institutions .. .. .. 41 .. ..
     
Household etc. 14 20 4 .. 12 695
Quasi-corporated private enterprises (i.e. partnership companies, joint ownership etc.) .. 5 4 .. 12 33
Private non-profit institutions serving households 10 .. .. .. .. ..
Unincorporated private enterprises 3 .. .. .. .. ..
Households of employees .. .. .. .. .. ..
Unspecified sector .. 15 .. .. .. 662
     
Rest of the world 3 567 3 023 3 848 7 197 9 056 15 115

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

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