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Further decrease in money supply growth
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2012-02-29T10:00:00.000Z
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The money supply M2, January 2012

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Further decrease in money supply growth

The twelve-month growth in total money supply (M2) was 5.8 per cent to end-January, down from 6 per cent to end-December. Households and non-financial enterprises contributed to the lower growth rate.

The total money supply amounted to NOK 1 732 billion at end-January, up from NOK 1 705 billion at end-December.

Decrease in money supply growth for households

Households’ money supply constitutes more than half of the total money supply. At end-January it accounted for NOK 933 billion, up from NOK 928 billion the previous month. The twelve-month growth in households’ money supply decreased from 7.5 per cent to end-December to 7.2 per cent to end-January.

The growth in households’ money supply was at the same level as the growth in households’ gross domestic debt, which amounted to 7.2 per cent to end-January, according to the credit indicator C2 . For more information on the financial position of households, see the financial accounts in the national accounts .

Money supply (M2) - growth

Decrease in the money supply growth for non-financial enterprises

Non-financial enterprises’ money supply amounted to NOK 578 billion at end-January, up from NOK 567 billion at end-December. The twelve-month growth decreased from 4.5 per cent to end-December to 3.4 per cent to end-January. Non-financial enterprises’ money supply constituted about 45 per cent of their gross domestic debt measured by the credit indicator C2 at end-January.

Slight increase in the money supply growth for municipal government

Municipal government’s money supply amounted to NOK 60 billion at end-January, down from NOK 64 billion the previous month. The twelve-month growth rate increased from 2.7 per cent to end-December to 2.8 per cent to end-January.

Increase in the growth for other financial enterprises

Other financial enterprises’ money supply amounted to NOK 162 billion at end-January, up from NOK 145 billion at end-December. The twelve-month growth was 7.9 per cent to end-January, up from 3.8 per cent the previous month.

Monetary aggregates, growth (per cent)
  July 2011 August 2011 September 2011 October 2011 November 2011 December 2011 January 2012
M0 - 12 mth. 0.2 8.4 3.6 53.9 28.1 9.8 35.9
M1 - 12 mth. 7.9 6.3 7.9 7.9 5.9 4.6 5.5
M2 - 12 mth. 7.2 6.0 7.8 7.7 6.8 6.0 5.8
M2 - 3 mth. moving average1 3.9 4.3 5.4 7.5 5.5 4.4  
M2 households - 12 mth. 6.6 6.5 6.5 5.8 6.6 7.5 7.2
M2 non-financial enterprises - 12 mth. 7.7 7.2 8.2 8.8 5.3 4.5 3.4
1  Annualised figure.

Composition of money supply

The broad monetary aggregate M2 amounted to NOK 1 732 billion at end-January, of which the major part, 91.5 per cent, consisted of bank deposits. In comparison, notes and coins only accounted for 2.7 per cent. The rest of the broad monetary aggregate mainly consisted of shares in money market funds and certificates of deposits, which accounted for 5.4 and 0.4 per cent respectively.

Base money decrease

Base money (M0) amounted to NOK 135 billion at end-January, down from NOK 147 billion the previous month. The twelve-month growth in M0 increased from 9.8 per cent to end-December to 35.9 per cent to end-January.

Please note that figures for shares of money market funds have been revised. The downward revisions have an effect on i.a. the twelve-month growth of M2 dating back to September 2010.

The money supply (broad monetary aggregate) M2 consists of notes and coins, unrestricted bank deposits, certificates of deposit and units in money market funds owned by the money-holding sector, i.e. households, non-financial enterprises, municipalities and financial enterprises other than state lending institutions, banks and money market funds.

The base money (M0) is defined as banks’ and the money-holding sector's notes and coins and deposits in Norges Bank. Banks’ deposits in Norges Bank comprise current account (sight) deposits and fixed rate (time) deposits (F-deposits), from Norges Bank’s monthly balance sheet.

Other financial enterprises include financial enterprises other than lending institutions, banks and money market funds.

Growth based on the three-month moving average is defined as growth in average money supply (seasonally-adjusted figures) in the latest three-month period in relation to the previous three-month period. The growth is adjusted for exchange rate valuation changes and statistical breaks as an annualised figure. The calculation is centred; in other words, the observation is set at the middle month of the latest three-month period.

Revision of seasonally-adjusted figures:

The seasonally-adjusted figures were revised in December 2011 with new seasonal components. For more information see “ Seasonal adjustment ”.