Statistics Norway

8 Net purchases in the primary and secondary market of bonds registered with the VPS1, by purchasing sector. Market value. NOK million
  Bonds. 1 quarter 2012 Short-term bonds. 1 quarter 2012
Total 46 004 10 746
     
Non-financial corporations  912 15 913
Public unincorporated enterprises, owned by central government - -
Public incorporated enterprises, owned by central government 14 17 016
Public unincorporated enterprises, owned by local government - -
Public incorporated enterprises, owned by local government  124 -1 016
Private non-financial incorporated enterprises  649 -91
Private non-financial unincorporated enterprises - -
Private non-profit institutions serving enterprises  125 4
     
Financial corporations 14 695 -5 045
Norges Bank - -
Banks -5 005 3 898
Mortgage companies 7 094 -1 194
Finance companies - -
State lending institutions etc. -24 -34
Financial holding companies  122  137
Mutual funds -1 213 -23
Investment trusts and private equity funds 33 -
Other financial enterprises, except insurance companies and pension funds 2 294 -280
Life insurance companies and pension funds 9 813 -8 883
Non-life insurance companies 1 581 1 334
     
General government -3 644 -1 796
Central government and social security funds -2 573 -1 781
Local government -1 071 -15
     
Non-profit institutions serving households  113 -29
     
Households  397 -41
Unincorporated enterprises within households 4 -
Housing cooperatives etc. - -
Employees, recipients of property income, pensions and social contributions, students etc.  393 -41
     
Rest of the world 33 531 1 744
     
Unspecified sector - -
1  The Norwegian Central Securities Depository.

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