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Continued growth in total gross debt
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2010-11-09T10:00:00.000Z
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The credit indicator C3, August 2010

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Continued growth in total gross debt

The twelve-month growth in total gross debt (C3) was 3.8 per cent to end-August, up from 3.5 per cent to end-July. The increase stemmed from both domestic and foreign debt.

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

Total gross debt amounted to NOK 4 380 billion at end-August; an increase from NOK 4 348 billion at end-July. Eighty-nine per cent of the gross debt came from mainland Norway. The twelve-month growth in total debt from mainland Norway was 4.4 per cent to end-August, down from 4.6 per cent the previous month.

The increase in foreign debt growth stems from offshore industries

The general public gross foreign debt, which mainly relates to non-financial enterprises, amounted to NOK 832 billion in August, up from NOK 813 billion at end-July. The twelve-month growth increased from -1.4 per cent to -1.0 per cent during August.

Offshore industries accounted for about 40 per cent of the public gross foreign debt at end-August, which amounted to NOK 329 billion. The annual growth increased from -9.1 per cent to -3.3 per cent in August. The increase emanates from long-term debt.

Mainland Norway accounted for the remainder of the foreign debt, which amounted to NOK 502 billion at end-August. The twelve-month growth in mainland Norway’s foreign debt was 0.5 per cent to end-August, down from 4.1 per cent to the previous month. The decrease emanates from long-term debt.

Increased domestic gross debt growth

The credit indicator C2 amounted to NOK 3 549 billion at end-August. The twelve-month growth was 5.0 per cent, up from 4.7 per cent to the previous month. The debt growth in non-financial enterprises was 1.2 per cent, while the growth in household debt was 6.2 per cent. The C2 statistics show that the annual growth in the general public domestic gross debt increases to 5.1 per cent to end-September.

Specifications for the credit indicator C3. Twelve-month growth. Per cent
 
  March 2010 April 2010 May 2010 June 2010 July 2010 Aug. 2010
 
Total gross debt (C3) -0.9 2.1 2.7 2.2 3.5 3.8
Total gross loan debt, mainland-Norway 3.3 3.2 3.5 5.2 4.6 4.4
Domestic gross debt (C2)1 3.9 4.0 4.2 4.7 4.7 5.0
Gross external loan debt -17.7 -5.4 -3.3 -6.5 -1.4 -1.0
Gross external loan debt, offshore ind. -36.4 -11.8 -8.5 -21.4 -9.1 -3.3
Gross ext. loan debt, mainland-Norway -0.2 -1.2 0.1 8.8 4.1 0.5
 
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.

 

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