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Weaker debt growth
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2015-03-27T10:00:00.000Z
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The credit indicator C2, February 2015

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Weaker debt growth

The twelve-month growth in the credit indicator C2 was 5.4 per cent to end-February, down from 5.6 per cent the previous month.

The general public’s gross domestic debt (C2). Percentage changePublished 27 March 2015
September 2014October 2014November 2014December 2014January 2015February 2015
1Annualised figure
12-month growth, total5.45.45.25.45.65.4
3-month moving average, total15.95.95.34.94.9..
12-month growth, households6.46.46.26.16.26.2
12-month growth, non-financial corporations2.72.82.83.43.83.2

Source: Statistics Norway

Figure 1. Credit indicator (C2)

The general public’s gross domestic debt C2 amounted to NOK 4 672 billion at end-February, up from NOK 4 659 billion at end-January.

Unchanged debt growth for households

Households’ gross domestic debt totalled NOK 2 736 billion at end-February, up from NOK 2 727 billion the previous month. The twelve-month growth was 6.2 per cent to end-February, unchanged from the previous month.

Decreased debt growth for non-financial corporations

Non-financial corporations’ gross domestic debt amounted to NOK 1 521 billion at end-February, down from NOK 1 522 billion at end-January. The twelve-month growth was 3.2 per cent to end-February, down from 3.8 per cent the previous month.

Increased debt growth for municipal government

Municipal government’s gross domestic debt totalled NOK 415 billion at end-February, up from NOK 410 billion at end-January. The twelve-month growth was 8.6 per cent to end-February, up from 8.4 per cent the month before.

Increased growth in banks and mortgage companies’ loans

Of the general public’s gross domestic debt, 80 per cent consisted of banks and mortgage companies’ loans at end-February. This amounted to NOK 3 728 billion. The twelve-month growth in banks and mortgage companies’ loans was 4.6 per cent to end-February, an increase from 4.5 per cent to end-January.

Decreased growth in bond debt

The twelve-month growth rate in bond debt was 11.1 per cent to end-February, down from 12.9 per cent to end-January. The twelve-month growth rate in certificate debt was 1.0 per cent to end-February, down from 1.8 per cent the previous month.