Tables.

1. Norges Bank. Balance sheet. In millions of NOK

2. Norges Bank. Investments for Government Pension Fund--Global. In millions of NOK

3. Banks. Balance sheet. In millions of NOK

4. Banks. Loans and deposits by public sectors. In millions of NOK

5. Profit/loss and capital adequacy data. Per cent per annum

6. Banks. Average interest rates on NOK loans and deposits. Per cent per annum

7. Securities registered with the Norwegian Central Securities Depository (VPS), by issuing sector

8. Securities registered with the Norwegian Central Securities Depository (VPS), by holding sector

9. Credit indicators and money supply. In billions of NOK and per cent

10. Financial accounts of the household sector. In billions of NOK

11. Consumer price indices. 12-month change. Per cent

Norges Bank publishes more detailed and updated statistics on the Internet (www.norges-bank.no). The advance release calendar on the website shows when new figures for the statistics in questions will be released.

Table 1. Norges Bank. Balance sheet. In millions of NOK

 31.12.2004 31.12.2005

Financial assets 1 287 865 1 744 576
International reserves 268 360 318 163
Investments for the Government Pension
 Fund--Global 1 015 471 1 397 896
Other assets 4 034 28 517

Liabilities and capital 1 287 865 1 744 576
Foreign liabilities 51 167 63 333
Deposits Government Pension Fund--Global 1 015 471 1 397 896
Notes and coins in circulation 47 595 51 910
Other domestic liabilities 126 330 162 815
Capital 47 302 68 622

 31.03.2006 30.04.2006

Financial assets 1 783 446 1 815 109
International reserves 297 095 302 410
Investments for the Government Pension
 Fund--Global 1 483 619 1 457 949
Other assets 2 732 54 750

Liabilities and capital 1 783 446 1 815 109
Foreign liabilities 69 182 86 420
Deposits Government Pension Fund--Global 1 483 619 1 457 949
Notes and coins in circulation 47 410 47 925
Other domestic liabilities 116 908 165 241
Capital 66 327 57 574

Source: Norges Bank

Table 2. Norges Bank. Investments for Government Pension
Fund--Global. In millions of NOK

 31.12.2003 31.12.2004

Total investments 844 587 1 015 471
Fixed income securities 482 341 631 256
Equities 354 317 407 673
Lending (reverse repos etc.) 287 042 380 117
Borrowing (repos etc.) -298 603 -406 194
Other investments 19 489 2 619

 31.12.2005 31.03.2006

Total investments 1 280 530 1 397 896
Fixed income securities 738 292 682 024
Equities 511 821 576 683
Lending (reverse repos etc.) 474 743 558 979
Borrowing (repos etc.) -443 772 -438 717
Other investments -554 18 927

Source: Norges Bank

Table 3. Banks. Balance sheet. In millions of NOK

 31.12.2004 31.12.2005

Financial assets 1 805 276 2 137 696
Cash and deposits 87 227 128 597
Bonds and notes 147 597 162 837
Loans to the general public 1 303 655 1 542 685
Other loans 155 110 191 168
Other assets 111 688 112 409

Liabilities and capital 1 805 276 2 137 686
Deposits from the general public 844 782 928 042
Other deposits from residents 83 408 108 502
Deposits from non-residents 209 277 309 878
Bonds and notes 422 410 499 899
Other liabilities 134 799 169 237
Capital and profit / loss 110 600 122 127

 28.02.2006 31.03.2006

Financial assets 2 245 540 2 297 520
Cash and deposits 143 304 153 940
Bonds and notes 182 703 183 933
Loans to the general public 1 590 744 1 613 000
Other loans 195 600 203 986
Other assets 133 189 142 662

Liabilities and capital 2 245 541 2 297 521
Deposits from the general public 960 348 970 048
Other deposits from residents 97 412 96 105
Deposits from non-residents 356 523 384 381
Bonds and notes 520 538 531 201
Other liabilities 182 597 185 581
Capital and profit / loss 128 123 130 205

Source: Norges Bank

Table 4. Banks. Loans and deposits by public sectors.
In millions of NOK

 31.12.2004 31.12.2005

Loans to: 1 303 655 1 542 685
Local government (incl. municipal
 enterprises) 2 832 2 562
Non-financial enterprises 362 765 436 977
Households 938 058 1 103 147

Deposits from: 844 782 928 042
Local government (incl. municipal
 enterprises) 34 731 37 661
Non-financial enterprises 268 049 314 773
Households 542 002 575 608

 28.02.2006 31.03.2006

Loans to: 1 590 744 1 613 000
Local government (incl. municipal
 enterprises) 3 267 2 961
Non-financial enterprises 458 956 466 091
Households 1 128 521 1 143 948

Deposits from: 960 348 970 048
Local government (incl. municipal
 enterprises) 36 350 36 950
Non-financial enterprises 327 331 338 578
Households 596 666 594 520

Source: Norges Bank

Table 5. Profit/loss and capital adequacy. Per cent of average
total assets

 2003 2004

Interest income 5.8 4.2
Interest expenses 3.9 2.4
Net interest income 1.9 1.8
Operating profit before losses 1.2 1.1
Losses on loans and guarantees 0.4 0.1
Ordinary operating profit (before taxes) 0.7 1.1
Capital adequacy 12.4 12.2
--of which core capital 9.7 9.8

 2005 Q 4 2006 Q 1

Interest income 4.4 4.5
Interest expenses 2.7 3.0
Net interest income 1.7 1.5
Operating profit before losses 1.2 1.1
Losses on loans and guarantees -0.1 -0,0
Ordinary operating profit (before taxes) 1.3 1.2
Capital adequacy 11.9 11.6
--of which core capital 9.5 9.2

Source: Norges Bank

Table 6. Banks. Average interest rates on NOK loans and deposits.
Per cent per annum

 30.06.2005 30.09.2005

1. Loans (1) 3.81 3.93
2. Deposits (2) 1.30 1.48
Interest margin (1 - 2) 2.51 2.45

 31.12.2005 31.03.2006

1. Loans (1) 4.00 4.08
2. Deposits (2) 1.62 1.78
Interest margin (1 - 2) 2.38 2.29

Source: Norges Bank

Table 7. Securities registered with the Norwegian Central
Securities Depository (VPS), by issuing sector. Nominal values.
In millions of NOK

 Interest-bearing
 securities

 31.12.2005 31.03.2006

Total 718 550 742 318
Central government 207 622 211 696
Banks 245 637 255 874
Other financial institutions 67 489 65 749
Public non-financial enterprises 29 773 32 923
Private non-financial enterprises 62 818 64 396
Other resident sectors 71 428 69 151
Non-residents 33 784 425 291

 Equities

 31.12.2005 31.03.2006

Total 134 050 139 497
Central government 0 0
Banks 32 282 32 198
Other financial institutions 20 224 20 220
Public non-financial enterprises 17 522 17 522
Private non-financial enterprises 52 718 57 165
Other resident sectors 197 197
Non-residents 11 107 12 195

Sources: Norwegian Central Securities Depository and Norges Bank

Table 8. Securities registered with the Norwegian Central Securities
Depository (VPS), by holding sector. Estimated market values. In
millions of NOK

 Interest-bearing
 securities

 31.12.2005 31.03.2006

Total 747 764 768 437
Central government 46 137 47 099
Banks 105 117 112 442
Insurance companies 288 338 289 397
Mutual funds 95 637 98 250
Other financial enterprises 8 534 6 791
Private non-financial enterprises 36 408 36 723
Households 35 610 37 537
Other resident sectors 42 659 44 176
Non-residents 89 326 96 022

 Equities

 31.12.2005 31.03.2006

Total 1 529 404 1 830 968
Central government 466 511 563 662
Banks 13 728 31 677
Insurance companies 42 334 47 520
Mutual funds 55 723 62 074
Other financial enterprises 27 366 28 894
Private non-financial enterprises 266 592 308 472
Households 77 094 83 683
Other resident sectors 17 647 22 576
Non-residents 562 410 682 409

Sources: Norwegian Central Securities Depository and Norges Bank

Table 9. Credit indicators and money supply. In billions of NOK and
per cent

 Stock Growth last
 12 months.
 Per cent

 30.04.2006 28.02.2006

C2, credit from domestic sources 2 365 13.7
C2, households 1 440 13.3
C2, non-financial enterprises 749 16.7
C2, local government 177 6.2
Total credit from domestic and foreign
 sources, C3 (1) 21 715 12.3
Narrow money MO 63 12.5
Broad money M2 1 052 9.6
M2, households 599 5.2
M2, non-financial enterprises 321 21.4

 Growth last 12 months.
 Per cent

 31.03.2006 30.04.2006

C2, credit from domestic sources 13.9 13.7
C2, households 13.4 13.0
C2, non-financial enterprises 16.8 17.0
C2, local government 6.8 6.1
Total credit from domestic and foreign
 sources, C3 (1)
Narrow money MO 9.5 8.0
Broad money M2 9.3 9.9
M2, households 5.4 5.1
M2, non-financial enterprises 22.5 28.3

(1) C3 as at 28.02.2006

Source: Norges Bank

Table 10. Household financial balance. In billions of NOK

 2003 2004

Currency and deposits 26.4 28.0
Equities and primary capital certificates 28.7 39.8
Mutual fund shares 4.1 1.1
Insurance technical reserves 54.1 48.0
Other assets 36.2 27.4
Investments in financial assets 149.6 144.4
Loans from banks 92.3 113.8
Other loans 18.2 17.7
Other liabilities -0.3 3.5
Change in liabilities 110.3 135.0
Net financial investments 39.4 9.4

 2004 Q 4 2005 Q 4

Currency and deposits 4.5 -7.1
Equities and primary capital certificates 8.7 4.4
Mutual fund shares -0.3 30.2
Insurance technical reserves 12.0 16.9
Other assets 5.0 11.7
Investments in financial assets 29.9 56.0
Loans from banks 34.6 29.5
Other loans 4.6 21.6
Other liabilities 5.2 2.5
Change in liabilities 44.4 53.7
Net financial investments -14.5 2.3

Source: Norges Bank

Table 11. Consumer price indices. 12-month growth. Per cent

 2005:12 2006:02

Norway (CPI) 1.8 2.6
Norway, adjusted for tax and excluding
 energy products 0.9 1.0
US 3.4 3.6
Euro area 2.2 2.3
Germany 2.1 2.1
UK 2.2 2.4
Sweden 0.9 0.6

 2006:03 2006:04

Norway (CPI) 2.4 2.7
Norway, adjusted for tax and excluding
 energy products 0.9 0.8
US ...
Euro area ...
Germany ...
UK ...
Sweden ...

Sources: Statistics Norway and IMF

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Title Annotation:	Norway. Central Bank of Norway's balance sheet
Publication:	Economic Bulletin
Article Type:	Statistical table
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Date:	Jul 1, 2006
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