Norway has NOK 6.4 billion surplus

Preliminary figures show a current account surplus of NOK 6.4 billion in September 1996. The decline in the surplus compared to August is primarily the result of growth in imports of other goods. For the period January to September 1996, the surplus was NOK 53.4 billion. The comparative period last year produced a surplus of NOK 24.6 billion.

The export surplus of goods and services in the first nine months of this year totalled NOK 70.2 billion, NOK 25.7 billion more compared to the same period in 1995. The breakdown of the surplus in 1996 is merchandise, NOK 63.6 billion, and services, NOK 6.6 billion.

New statistics

Balance of payments, September 1996.
Statistics are issued every month in the Weekly Bulletin of Statistics. More information: Halvard Hansen, tel. +47 21 09 47 07, e-mail: hah@ssb.no or Bjørnar Ansnes, tel. +47 21 09 48 35, e-mail: ban@ssb.no.

Weekly Bulletin issue no. 48, 1996

Balance of payments, September 1996:

Norway has NOK 6.4 billion surplus

New statistics

Balance of payments, September 1996.Statistics are issued every month in the Weekly Bulletin of Statistics. More information: Halvard Hansen, tel. +47 21 09 47 07, e-mail: hah@ssb.no or Bjørnar Ansnes, tel. +47 21 09 48 35, e-mail: ban@ssb.no.

Balance of payments, September 1996.
Statistics are issued every month in the Weekly Bulletin of Statistics. More information: Halvard Hansen, tel. +47 21 09 47 07, e-mail: hah@ssb.no or Bjørnar Ansnes, tel. +47 21 09 48 35, e-mail: ban@ssb.no.