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Increase in debt growth
The twelve-month growth in the credit indicator C2 was 6.2 per cent to end-September, up from 6.1 per cent the previous month.
April 2013 | May 2013 | June 2013 | July 2013 | August 2013 | September 2013 | |
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1Annualised figure | ||||||
12-month growth, total | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.2 |
3-month moving average, total1 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.0 | .. |
12-month growth, households | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.3 |
12-month growth, non-financial corporations | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
The general public’s gross domestic debt C2 amounted to NOK 4 300 billion at end-September, up from NOK 4 275 billion the previous month.
Increased debt growth for households
Households’ gross domestic debt totalled NOK 2 502 billion at end-September, up from NOK 2 484 billion the previous month. The twelve-month growth was 7.3 per cent to end-September, up from 7.2 per cent to end-August.
Increasing debt growth for non-financial corporations
Non-financial corporations’ gross domestic debt amounted to NOK 1 434 billion at end-September, up from NOK 1 427 billion at end-August. The twelve-month growth was 4.0 per cent to end-September, up from 3.8 per cent the month before.
Increased debt growth for municipal government
Municipal government’s gross domestic debt totalled NOK 364 billion at end-September, nearly unchanged compared to end-August. The twelve-month growth was 8.2 per cent to end-September, up from 7.8 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-September. This amounted to NOK 2 060 billion. The twelve-month growth in bank loans was 3.1 per cent to end-September, up from 2.5 per cent the previous month. Mortgage companies’ loans amounted to NOK 1 420 billion at end-September, up from NOK 1 407 billion at end-August. The twelve-month growth in mortgage company loans was 5.5 per cent to end-September, down from 5.8 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 4.0 per cent to end-September, up from 3.8 per cent to end-August.
High activity in the bond market
The twelve-month growth rate in bond debt was 31.6 per cent to end-September, up from 31.2 per cent to end-August. The twelve-month growth rate in certificate debt was -6.3 per cent to end-September, down from 1.0 per cent the previous month.
The statistics is now published as Credit indicator.
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