Statistics Norway

3 Net purchases in the primary and secondary market of shares registered with the VPS1, by purchasing sector. Market value. NOK million
  Listed shares. 1 quarter 2012 Unlisted shares. 1 quarter 2012
Total 4 830 -1 919
     
Non-financial corporations 98 1 398
Public unincorporated enterprises, owned by central government - -
Public incorporated enterprises, owned by central government -315 -2
Public unincorporated enterprises, owned by local government - -
Public incorporated enterprises, owned by local government -63 -45
Private non-financial incorporated enterprises  489 1 443
Private non-financial unincorporated enterprises -6 3
Private non-profit institutions serving enterprises -7 -1
     
Financial corporations -230 -3 799
Norges Bank - -
Banks -689 -1 367
Mortgage companies - -
Finance companies -6 -
State lending institutions etc. -  124
Financial holding companies -15 -
Mutual funds 21 75
Investment trusts and private equity funds -29 -680
Other financial enterprises, except insurance companies and pension funds -24 -2 008
Life insurance companies and pension funds  465 61
Non-life insurance companies 47 -4
     
General government -1 095 -1
Central government and social security funds -1 087 -1
Local government -8 -
     
Non-profit institutions serving households 2 532 -70
     
Households -216 -152
Unincorporated enterprises within households -1 -2
Housing cooperatives etc. - -
Employees, recipients of property income, pensions and social contributions, students etc. -215 -150
     
Rest of the world 3 745  713
     
Unspecified sector -4 -8
1  The Norwegian Central Securities Depository.

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