Main economic indicators 2008-2021. Accounts and forecasts. Percentage change from previous year unless otherwise noted

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Main economic indicators 2008-2021. Accounts and forecasts. Percentage change from previous year unless otherwise noted
  2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016* 2017* Forecasts
  2018 2019 2020 2021
1Consumption in households and non-profit organizations + general government consumption + gross fixed capital formation in mainland Norway.
2Change in stockbuilding. Per cent of GDP.
3Employees.
4According to Statistics Norway's labour force survey(LFS). Break in data series in 2006.
5CPI adjusted for tax changes and excluding energy products.
6Yearly average. Lending rate, banks until 2006, thereafter credit lines, secured on dwellings.
7Increasing index implies depreciation.
8Current account not adjusted for saving in pension funds.
9Average spot price Brent Blend.
Demand and output                            
Consumption in households etc. 1.7 0.0 3.8 2.3 3.5 2.8 2.1 2.6 1.3 2.2 2.0 2.4 2.6 2.4
General government consumption 2.4 4.1 2.2 1.0 1.6 1.0 2.7 2.4 2.1 2.5 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7
Gross fixed investment 1.1 -6.8 -6.4 7.5 7.6 6.3 -0.3 -4.0 5.2 3.6 -0.2 4.5 2.2 1.1
Extraction and transport via pipelines 5.5 2.9 -8.0 11.4 14.6 19.0 -1.8 -12.2 -16.0 -3.8 3.1 13.2 0.5 0.2
mainland Norway 0.9 -10.4 -6.4 5.0 7.4 2.9 0.4 -0.2 10.7 7.0 -0.8 1.9 2.7 1.4
Industries 3.1 -18.4 -9.5 1.1 10.5 -3.2 -0.7 -2.8 16.5 9.3 1.8 3.4 3.0 1.6
Housing -9.0 -8.1 -1.6 17.0 10.9 5.3 -1.4 3.2 6.6 7.0 -9.9 1.3 4.2 1.4
General government 7.2 7.7 -4.8 1.1 -1.8 11.8 4.4 0.2 6.7 3.6 5.2 0.0 0.6 1.0
Demand from Mainland Norway1 1.7 -1.4 1.2 2.5 3.7 2.3 1.9 2.0 3.5 3.3 1.3 2.1 2.4 2.0
Stockbuilding2 -0.2 -2.1 3.7 -0.3 -0.3 0.3 -0.1 -0.5 -0.4 2.3 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0
Exports 0.1 -4.1 0.6 -0.8 1.6 -1.7 3.1 4.7 1.1 -0.2 0.2 2.4 3.7 3.0
Traditional goods 3.5 -8.0 3.3 -0.1 -0.2 1.3 3.1 6.9 -8.6 1.7 2.2 3.3 3.0 2.8
Crude oil and natural gas -1.3 -1.6 -6.9 -5.6 0.5 -5.5 2.7 2.1 4.9 1.5 -4.0 -0.2 5.8 4.1
Imports 3.2 -10.3 8.4 3.9 3.0 5.0 2.4 1.6 3.3 1.6 1.5 3.6 2.3 2.1
Traditional goods 1.2 -12.1 9.2 4.6 2.6 2.3 2.1 3.2 -0.1 2.7 2.8 3.2 2.9 2.4
Gross domestic product 0.5 -1.7 0.7 1.0 2.7 1.0 2.0 2.0 1.2 2.0 1.4 2.4 2.7 2.1
Mainland Norway 1.8 -1.7 1.9 1.9 3.7 2.3 2.2 1.4 1.1 2.0 2.0 2.7 2.4 2.0
Manufacturing 2.7 -7.8 2.1 1.7 2.0 3.3 2.8 -4.6 -4.9 0.0 0.8 3.4 2.7 1.7
Labour market                            
Total hours worked, Mainland Norway3 3.5 -2.0 0.1 1.8 1.9 0.4 1.4 0.6 0.4 0.3 1.3 1.4 1.8 0.9
Employed persons 3.2 -0.5 -0.5 1.5 2.1 1.1 1.2 0.4 0.2 1.1 1.5 1.1 0.7 0.8
Labor force4 2.9 0.2 0.6 1.3 1.5 1.2 0.7 1.5 0.2 -0.2 1.5 1.3 0.7 0.6
Participation rate (level)4 73.5 72.5 71.7 71.5 71.4 71.2 70.7 71.0 70.4 69.7 70.2 70.7 70.9 71.1
Unemployment rate (level)4 2.7 3.3 3.8 3.4 3.3 3.8 3.6 4.5 4.7 4.2 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.7
Prices and wages                            
Wages per standard man-year 6.3 4.2 3.7 4.2 4.0 3.9 3.1 2.8 1.7 2.3 2.8 3.2 3.6 4.1
Consumer price index (CPI) 3.8 2.1 2.5 1.2 0.8 2.1 2.0 2.1 3.6 1.8 2.7 1.8 1.6 1.9
CPI-ATE5 2.6 2.6 1.4 0.9 1.2 1.6 2.4 2.7 3.1 1.4 1.5 1.9 1.7 1.8
Export prices, traditional goods 2.8 -6.0 4.5 5.8 -1.9 2.7 3.4 2.0 4.0 5.4 5.7 1.2 1.3 1.7
Import prices, traditional goods 3.9 -1.5 0.0 4.0 0.3 1.5 4.4 4.7 1.8 3.7 5.0 2.3 0.9 1.3
Housing prices -1.0 1.9 8.2 8.0 6.8 4.1 2.7 6.0 7.0 5.0 1.6 1.4 1.2 0.6
Income, interest rates and excange rate                            
Household real income 3.4 3.2 2.3 4.1 4.4 3.9 2.9 5.5 -1.7 1.7 1.7 2.5 3.1 2.5
Household saving ratio (level) 3.8 5.2 4.0 5.9 7.1 7.4 8.2 10.3 7.1 6.9 6.5 6.7 7.6 8.2
Money market rate (level) 6.2 2.5 2.5 2.9 2.2 1.8 1.7 1.3 1.1 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.8 2.3
Lending rate, credit loans(level)6 6.8 4.0 3.4 3.6 3.9 4.0 3.9 3.2 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.9 3.2 3.7
Real after-tax lending rate, banks (level) 1.1 0.7 0.1 1.3 2.1 0.7 0.8 0.1 -1.6 0.1 -0.7 0.4 0.9 0.9
Importweighted krone exchange rate (44 countries)7 0.0 3.3 -3.8 -2.4 -1.2 2.2 5.3 10.4 1.9 -0.8 0.0 -0.6 -2.1 -0.8
NOK per euro (level) 8.22 8.73 8.01 7.79 7.47 7.81 8.35 8.95 9.29 9.33 9.59 9.48 9.28 9.20
Current account                            
Current balance (bill. NOK)8 408 261 284 346 371 316 331 246 125 186 324 310 343 370
Current account (per cent of GDP) 15.7 10.7 10.9 12.4 12.5 10.3 10.5 8.1 4.0 5.7 9.2 8.4 8.9 9.2
International indicators                            
Exports markets indicator 1.8 -9.6 11.1 6.5 1.4 2.0 5.2 5.1 4.0 4.7 3.4 4.4 4.3 4.2
Consumer price index, euro-area 3.3 0.3 1.6 2.7 2.5 1.4 0.4 0.0 0.2 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.9 1.9
Money market rate, euro(level) 4.6 1.2 0.8 1.4 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.0 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0.5 0.9
Crude oil price NOK (level)9 539 388 485 621 650 639 622 431 378 453 592 544 532 528

Source: Statistics Norway. The cut-off date for information was December 4 2018.