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Reduction in mainland Norway’s debt growth
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2010-06-08T10:00:00.000Z
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The credit indicator C3, March 2010

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Reduction in mainland Norway’s debt growth

The twelve-month growth in total gross debt (C3) was -1.3 per cent to end-March, down from 4.9 per cent to end-February. The decrease stems from both domestic and foreign debt.

Total gross debt amounted to NOK 4 245 billion at end-March; an increase from NOK 4 226 billion at end-February. About 90 per cent of the gross debt came from mainland Norway. The twelve-month growth in total debt from mainland Norway was 2.7 per cent to end-March, down from 5.0 per cent to the previous month.

Strong fall in foreign debt growth

The general public gross foreign debt, which mainly relates to non-financial enterprises, amounted to NOK 788 billion in March. The twelve-month growth in public gross external loan debt decreased from 8.1 per cent to -20.0 per cent during March. The strong decrease must be seen in conjunction with the strong increase in the foreign debt at the same time the previous year (base effect).

Mainland Norway accounted for 59 per cent of the public gross external loan debt. The foreign debt of mainland Norway amounted to NOK 468 billion at end-March. The twelve-month growth in mainland Norway’s foreign debt was -4.6 per cent to end-March, down from 11.6 per cent to the previous month. The decrease emanates mainly from long-term debt.

Credit indicator C3 by credit sources. Twelve-month growth. Per cent

Offshore industries accounted for the remainder of the foreign debt. For this part of the foreign debt, the annual growth decreased from 2.5 per cent to -36.4 per cent in March. The decrease emanates mainly from short-term debt, where the major part is corporations’ internal loan debt. As shown in the boxes below, the figures can fluctuate considerably from month to month.

Reduced domestic gross debt growth

The credit indicator C2 amounted to NOK 3 457 billion at end-March. The twelve-month growth was 4.0 per cent, down from 4.2 per cent to the previous month. The debt growth in non-financial enterprises was -1.6 per cent, while the growth in household debt was 6.4 per cent. The C2 statistics show that the annual growth in the general public domestic gross debt was unchanged to end-April.

Specifications for the credit indicator C3. Twelve-month growth. Per cent
 
  October 2009 November 2009 December 2009 January 2010 February 2010 March 2010
 
Total gross debt (C3) 4.6 6.1 0.9 5.1 4.9 -1.3
Total gross loan debt, mainland-Norway 6.1 6.0 3.5 4.9 5.0 2.7
Domestic gross debt (C2)1 5.1 4.8 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.0
Gross external loan debt 2.6 12.0 -11.2 9.2 8.1 -20.0
Gross external loan debt, offshore ind. -14.0 4.6 -23.6 7.5 2.5 -36.4
Gross ext. loan debt, mainland-Norway 16.7 17.3 -0.8 10.3 11.6 -4.6
 
1  The growth rates for C2 are in the table presented as they were at the time of the C3 release.

The statistics for external loan debt are based on samples, and therefore associated with more uncertainty than the statistics for domestic debt (C2). For more details concerning sampling, see chapter 3.3 in About the statistics .

C3 is an approximate measure of the size of the total gross debt of the public (households, non-financial enterprises and municipalities) in NOK and foreign exchange. C3 comprises the sum of C2 (the public’s domestic gross debt) and the public’s external loan debt of which C2 constitutes the largest part. The C3 statistics are published approximately one month later than C2.

 

It should be noted that the growth rates for the public’s gross external loan debt vary from month to month due to shifting amounts of short-time internal debt by oil companies. In addition, the first-time-published growth rates are often revised at a later date due to improved information. For more details concerning the public’s gross external loan debt see StatBank.

 

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