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Decreased debt growth
The twelve-month growth in the credit indicator C2 was 6.4 per cent to end-May, marginally down from 6.5 per cent the previous month.
December 2012 | January 2013 | February 2013 | March 2013 | April 2013 | May 2013 | |
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1Annualised figure | ||||||
12-month growth, total | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.4 |
3-month moving average, total1 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 7.2 | .. |
12-month growth, households | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.4 |
12-month growth, non-financial corporations | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
The general public’s gross domestic debt C2 amounted to NOK 4 216 billion at end-May, up from NOK 4 184 billion the previous month.
Lower debt growth for households
Households’ gross domestic debt totalled NOK 2 441 billion at end-May, up from NOK 2 426 billion the previous month. The twelve-month growth was 7.4 per cent to end-May, a decrease from 7.7 per cent to end-April. The growth based on the three-month moving average (annualised) of the households’ gross debt was 6.9 per cent for the period March-May, down from 7.3 per cent the previous three month period.
Increased debt growth for non-financial corporations
Non-financial corporations’ gross domestic debt amounted to NOK 1 413 billion at end-May, up from NOK 1 400 billion at end-April. The twelve-month growth was 4.2 per cent to end-May, up from 4.0 per cent the month before.
Increased debt growth for municipal government
Municipal government’s gross domestic debt totalled NOK 361 billion at end-May, up from NOK 358 billion the month before. The twelve-month growth was 8.8 per cent to end-May, up from 8.2 per cent the previous month.
Growth rates affected by portfolio shifts
Of the general public’s gross domestic debt, nearly half consisted of bank loans at end-May. This amounted to NOK 2 027 billion. The twelve-month growth in bank loans was 1.8 per cent to end-May, down from 2.1 per cent the previous month. Mortgage companies’ loans amounted to NOK 1 402 billion at end-May, up from NOK 1 394 billion at end-April. The twelve-month growth in mortgage company loans was 7.9 per cent to end-May, down from 8.2 per cent the month before.
The growth rates are affected by transfers of loans from banks to mortgage companies. The growth rate for banks and mortgage companies in total was 4.2 per cent to end-May, down from 4.5 per cent the previous month.
Still high activity in the securities market
The twelve-month growth rate in bond debt was 29.8 per cent to end-May, up from 25.9 per cent to end-April. The twelve-month growth rate in certificate debt was 11.2 per cent to end-May, up from 7.9 per cent the previous month.
The statistics is now published as Credit indicator.
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