Economic and Financial Data for Norway

Updated daily, last updated:Fri Feb 10 10:11:01 CET 2012

Real Sector	Unit	Date of latest data	Unadjusted		Seasonally adjusted

Real Sector	Unit	Date of latest data	Latest data	% Change same period last year to latest period	Latest data	% Change previous period to latest period

National Accounts
Current prices
GDP	Mill.NOK	2010	2 523 226	7.1
		Q2/11	649 806	5.3	668 457	0.7
		Q3/11	669 057	9.8	681 818	2.0
GDP, by expenditure category
Household final consumption expenditure	Mill. NOK	2010	1 037 532	6.0
		Q2/11	267 830	5.8	268 578	1.2
		Q3/11	272 415	3.7	269 249	0.2
Final consumption expenditure of NPISHs	Mill. NOK	2010	50 593	4.4
		Q2/11	12 804	3.8	12 913	-1.3
		Q3/11	12 674	3.4	13 029	0.9
Final consumption expenditure of general government	Mill. NOK	2010	556 292	4.8
		Q2/11	144 903	5.4	143 612	-1.3
		Q3/11	146 516	4.6	144 236	0.4
Gross fixed capital formation	Mill. NOK	2010	499 060	-3.2
		Q2/11	134 761	6.1	134 515	0.3
		Q3/11	137 773	13.6	137 295	2.1
Changes in inventories	Mill. NOK	Q2/11	4 021		22 330
Changes in inventories	Mill. NOK	Q3/11	2 340		1 667
Total exports	Mill. NOK	2010	1 038 171	11.7
		Q2/11	270 320	7.3	271 064	-2.2
		Q3/11	287 265	17.5	298 395	10.1
Total imports	Mill. NOK	2010	725 581	9.9
		Q2/11	184 834	-0.4	184 602	-8.4
		Q3/11	189 927	1.4	182 171	-1.3
GDP, by area
GDP-Mainland Norway	Mill. NOK	2010	1 985 014	5.8
		Q2/11	513 795	5.6	522 774	2.2
		Q3/11	515 544	5.0	524 216	0.3
Petroleum activities and ocean transport	Mill. NOK	2010	538 212	12.0
		Q2/11	136 011	4.3	145 682	-4.2
		Q3/11	153 514	30.0	157 602	8.2
Constant prices
GDP	Mill.2009 NOK	Q2/11	582 856	-0.0	598 130	0.5
GDP	Mill.2009 NOK	Q3/11	592 542	3.8	606 660	1.4
GDP, by expenditure category
Household final consumption expenditure	Mill.2009 NOK	Q2/11	258 532	4.3	259 811	0.8
Household final consumption expenditure	Mill.2009 NOK	Q3/11	265 177	2.5	260 310	0.2
Final consumption expenditure of NPISHs	Mill.2009 NOK	Q2/11	12 060	-0.6	12 151	-2.4
Final consumption expenditure of NPISHs	Mill.2009 NOK	Q3/11	11 844	0.4	12 186	0.3
Final consumption expenditure of general government	Mill.2009 NOK	Q2/11	136 115	1.3	135 044	-1.1
Final consumption expenditure of general government	Mill.2009 NOK	Q3/11	137 440	1.8	135 355	0.2
Gross fixed capital formation	Mill.2009 NOK	Q2/11	130 416	5.2	130 086	0.7
Gross fixed capital formation	Mill.2009 NOK	Q3/11	131 973	11.6	132 232	1.6
Changes in inventories	Mill.2009 NOK	Q2/11	2 966		13 098
Changes in inventories	Mill.2009 NOK	Q3/11	2 245		6 786
Total exports	Mill.2009 NOK	Q2/11	223 631	-3.5	226 872	-1.4
Total exports	Mill.2009 NOK	Q3/11	230 791	4.4	239 926	5.8
Total imports	Mill.2009 NOK	Q2/11	180 863	-2.5	178 978	-7.9
Total imports	Mill.2009 NOK	Q3/11	186 928	-0.7	180 233	0.7
GDP, by area
GDP-Mainland Norway	Mill.2009 NOK	Q2/11	479 891	2.3	488 753	1.3
GDP-Mainland Norway	Mill.2009 NOK	Q3/11	484 984	2.9	492 902	0.8
Petroleum activities and ocean transport	Mill.2009 NOK	Q2/11	102 965	-9.8	109 377	-2.9
Petroleum activities and ocean transport	Mill.2009 NOK	Q3/11	107 558	8.4	113 758	4.0
Other items
GNI (Gross National Income)	Mill. NOK	2010	2 582 249
		Q2/11	670 216	4.6
		Q3/11	692 142	10.4
Gross saving for Norway	Mill. NOK	2010	856 468
		Q2/11	226 987	4.0
		Q3/11	235 923	21.1
Production Index
Index of production, extraction of oil and gas, manufacturing, mining and quarrying and electricity supply (volume index)	2005=100	Nov/11	92.6	-1.2	85.7	0.9
	2005=100	Dec/11	87.9	-4.9	83.8	-2.2
Index of production, construction (volume index)	2005=100	Q2/11	105.6	0.2	106.3	1.8
Index of production, construction (volume index)	2005=100	Q3/11	100.2	1.6	106.4	0.1
Business Tendency Survey
The industrial confidence indicator (ICI)	Balance	Q3/11	8		5
The industrial confidence indicator (ICI)	Balance	Q4/11	3		6
Employment
Employed persons (LFS)	1000	Q3/11	2 561	1.8	2 548	0.8
Employed persons (LFS)	1000	Q4/11	2 562	1.8	2 556	0.3
Unemployment
Unemployed persons (LFS)	1000, Quarterly average	Q3/11	85	-7.6	84	-2.3
Unemployed persons (LFS)	1000, Quarterly average	Q4/11	80	-5.9	89	6.0
Unemployed persons (LFS)	Per cent of labour force, Quarterly average	Q3/11	3.2		3.2
Unemployed persons (LFS)	Per cent of labour force, Quarterly average	Q4/11	3.0		3.4
Wages and Earnings
Index of average monthly earnings in Oil and gas production, mining and quarrying, preliminary figures	2005=100	Q2/11	129.8
	2005=100	Q3/11	130.6
Index of average monthly earnings in Manufacturing, preliminary figures	2005=100	Q2/11	130.5
	2005=100	Q3/11	131.9
Index of average monthly earnings in Electricity supply, preliminary figures	2005=100	Q1/11	141.9
	2005=100	Q2/11	151.1
Index of average monthly earnings in Water supply, preliminary figures	2005=100	Q1/11	129.3
	2005=100	Q2/11	125.9
Index of average monthly earnings in Construction, preliminary figures	2005=100	Q2/11	126.2
	2005=100	Q3/11	125.9
Index of average monthly earnings in Wholesale and retail trade, preliminary figures	2005=100	Q2/11	123.9
	2005=100	Q3/11	127.6
Index of average monthly earnings in Transport and communication, preliminary figures	2005=100	Q2/11	128.2
	2005=100	Q3/11	130.3
Index of average monthly earnings in Hotels and restaurants, preliminary figures	2005=100	Q2/11	120.7
	2005=100	Q3/11	118.0
Index of average monthly earnings in Information and communication, preliminary figures	2005=100	Q2/11	133.1
	2005=100	Q3/11	132.7
Index of average monthly earnings in Real estate activities, preliminary figures	2005=100	Q2/11	128.9
	2005=100	Q3/11	134.7
Index of average monthly earnings in Professional, scientific and technical activities, preliminary figures	2005=100	Q2/11	125.0
	2005=100	Q3/11	127.5
Index of average monthly earnings in Business servives and real estate, preliminary figures	2005=100	Q2/11	127.1
	2005=100	Q3/11	127.8
Index of average monthly earnings in Education, preliminary figures	2005=100	Q2/11	126.8
	2005=100	Q3/11	128.4
Index of average monthly earnings in Human health and social work activities, preliminary figures	2005=100	Q2/11	127.1
	2005=100	Q3/11	130.5
Index of average monthly earnings in Arts, entertainment and recreation, preliminary figures	2005=100	Q2/11	124.2
	2005=100	Q3/11	125.5
Index of average monthly earnings in Personal service activities, preliminary figures	2005=100	Q2/11	127.8
	2005=100	Q3/11	126.9
Consumer Prices
Consumer Price Index	1998=100	Jan/11	129.7	2.0	130.0	-0.4
		Dec/11	130.6	0.2	130.7	0.0
		Jan/12	130.4	0.5	130.8	0.1
Producer Prices
Commodity Price Index for the industrial sectors, Total index	2000=100	Dec/11	244.10	8.2
	2000=100	Jan/12	249.50	7.9

Fiscal Sector	Unit	Date of latest data	Unadjusted		Seasonally adjusted
Fiscal Sector	Unit	Date of latest data	Latest data	% Change same period last year to latest period	Latest data	% Change previous period to latest period

General Government Operations¹
Revenue	Mill. NOK, provisional figures	2009	1 345 401	-10.0
Revenue	Mill. NOK, provisional figures	2010	1 423 896	5.8
Expenditure	Mill. NOK, provisional figures	2009	1 094 504	7.9
Expenditure	Mill. NOK, provisional figures	2010	1 141 619	4.3
Balance, Deficit(-)/Surplus(+)	Mill. NOK, provisional figures	2009	250 896
Balance, Deficit(-)/Surplus(+)	Mill. NOK, provisional figures	2010	282 278
Financing by residency
Domestic	Mill. NOK	2009	-16 668
Domestic	Mill. NOK	2010	-46 894
* Domestic banks	Mill. NOK	2009	2 745
* Domestic banks	Mill. NOK	2010	-7 765
* Domestic non-banks	Mill. NOK	2009	-19 414
* Domestic non-banks	Mill. NOK	2010	-39 129
Foreign	Mill. NOK	2009	-239 318
Foreign	Mill. NOK	2010	-212 978
Central Government Operations
Monthly data:
Revenue	Mill. NOK	Nov/11	119 397
Revenue	Mill. NOK	Dec/11	110 980
Expenditure	Mill. NOK	Nov/11	74 320
Expenditure	Mill. NOK	Dec/11	95 518
Surplus before net transfers to the Government Pension Fund - Global	Mill. NOK	Nov/11	45 077
	Mill. NOK	Dec/11	15 462
Financing	Mill. NOK	Nov/11	-45 077
Financing	Mill. NOK	Dec/11	-15 462
Annual data:
Revenue	Mill. NOK	2009	1 051 890	-11.1
Revenue	Mill. NOK	2010	1 064 764	1.2
Expenditure	Mill. NOK	2009	868 653	11.6
Expenditure	Mill. NOK	2010	892 881	2.8
Surplus before net transfers to the Government Pension Fund - Global	Mill. NOK	2009	183 237
	Mill. NOK	2010	171 883
Financing	Mill. NOK	2009	-183 237
Financing	Mill. NOK	2010	-171 883
Financing by currency and instrument²
* In NOK	Mill. NOK	2009	-183 237
* In NOK	Mill. NOK	2010	-171 883
** Deposits	Mill. NOK	2009	-172 573
** Deposits	Mill. NOK	2010	-204 605
*** Deposits with the Government Pension Fund - Global	Mill. NOK	2009	-172 573
*** Deposits with the Government Pension Fund - Global	Mill. NOK	2010	-166 602
*** Other deposits	Mill. NOK	2009	0
*** Other deposits	Mill. NOK	2010	-38 003
** Loans	Mill. NOK	2009	-68 835
** Loans	Mill. NOK	2010	39 555
** Securities other than equity	Mill. NOK	2009	187 926
** Securities other than equity	Mill. NOK	2010	19 753
*** Short-term securities	Mill. NOK	2009	196 577
*** Short-term securities	Mill. NOK	2010	-12 447
*** Medium and long term securities	Mill. NOK	2009	-8 651
*** Medium and long term securities	Mill. NOK	2010	32 200
** Equity	Mill. NOK	2009	-129 755
** Equity	Mill. NOK	2010	-26 586
* In foreign currencies equivalent	Mill. NOK	2009	0
* In foreign currencies equivalent	Mill. NOK	2010	0
Central Government Debt
Total central government debt	Mill. NOK	Q3/11	609 408	-12.7
Total central government debt	Mill. NOK	Q4/11	557 412	-14.7
Debt by remaining maturity
Short term	Mill. NOK	Q3/11	405 002	-21.2
Short term	Mill. NOK	Q4/11	347 006	-25.0
Medium term	Mill. NOK	Q3/11	60 544	0.0
Medium term	Mill. NOK	Q4/11	60 544	0.0
Long term	Mill. NOK	Q3/11	143 862	16.1
Long term	Mill. NOK	Q4/11	149 862	15.4
Debt by currency of issue
Norwegian kroner	Mill. NOK	Q3/11	609 408	-12.7
Norwegian kroner	Mill. NOK	Q4/11	557 412	-14.7
Foreign currency	Mill. NOK	Q3/11	0
Foreign currency	Mill. NOK	Q4/11	0
State guarantees
Debt guaranteed by central government	Mill. NOK	Q3/10	NA	NA
Debt guaranteed by central government	Mill. NOK	Q4/10	109 443	12.3

Financial Sector	Unit	Date of latest data	Unadjusted		Seasonally adjusted
Financial Sector	Unit	Date of latest data	Latest data	% Change same period last year to latest period	Latest data	% Change previous period to latest period

Analytical Accounts of the Banking Sector
The credit indicator (K2)⁸	Billion NOK, preliminary figures	Nov/11	3 841.8	6.6	3 835.0	4.9
The credit indicator (K2)⁸	Billion NOK, preliminary figures	Dec/11	3 860.5	6.7	3 856.2	5.5
Money supply (M2)⁸	Billion NOK, preliminary figures	Nov/11	1 695.9	6.7	1 704.0	1.0
Money supply (M2)⁸	Billion NOK, preliminary figures	Dec/11	1 702.3	5.8	1 694.1	-8.1
Net claims on central government⁹	Billion NOK, preliminary figures	Nov/11	-143.2
Net claims on central government⁹	Billion NOK, preliminary figures	Dec/11	-120.6
External position, net basis¹⁰	Billion NOK, preliminary figures	Nov/11	-218.3
External position, net basis¹⁰	Billion NOK, preliminary figures	Dec/11	-187.6
Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank
Base money (M0)	Mill. NOK	Oct/11	128 575	54.0
Base money (M0)	Mill. NOK	Nov/11	118 641	28.1
Foreign assets, total	Mill. NOK	Oct/11	3 398 231	1.9
Foreign assets, total	Mill. NOK	Nov/11	3 489 882	2.8
Claims on other Norwegian sectors	Mill. NOK	Oct/11	25 762	-51.9
Claims on other Norwegian sectors	Mill. NOK	Nov/11	25 807	-67.0
Foreign liabilities	Mill. NOK	Oct/11	27 340	-55.6
Foreign liabilities	Mill. NOK	Nov/11	15 680	-71.2
Interest Rates
Interest rate on private banks' sight deposits with Norges Bank (the policy variable rates)	Per cent per annum	Dec/11	1.99
	Per cent per annum	Jan/12	1.75
Interest rate on private banks' overnight loans in Norges Bank (the policy variable rates)	Per cent per annum	Dec/11	2.99
	Per cent per annum	Jan/12	2.75
Government bond yields, 5 years	Per cent per annum	Dec/11	1.70
Government bond yields, 5 years	Per cent per annum	Jan/12	1.58
Government bond yields, 10 years	Per cent per annum	Dec/11	2.38
Government bond yields, 10 years	Per cent per annum	Jan/12	2.22
Stock Market
Benchmark Index of Oslo Stock Exchange³	29th Des. 1995=100	Dec/11	375.7	-11.8
Benchmark Index of Oslo Stock Exchange³	29th Des. 1995=100	Jan/12	395.3	-9.4

External Sector	Unit	Date of latest data	Unadjusted		Seasonally adjusted
External Sector	Unit	Date of latest data	Latest data	% Change same period last year to latest period	Latest data	% Change previous period to latest period

Balance of Payments
Imports of goods and services	Mill. NOK	1-Q2/11	378 271	8.1
Imports of goods and services	Mill. NOK	1-Q3/11	568 198	5.8
Exports of goods and services	Mill. NOK	1-Q2/11	551 518	8.0
Exports of goods and services	Mill. NOK	1-Q3/11	838 783	11.1
Net income receipts	Mill. NOK	1-Q3/10	44 067
		1-Q2/11	20 845
		1-Q3/11	43 930
Net receipts from current transfers	Mill. NOK	1-Q3/10	-13 727
		1-Q2/11	-10 479
		1-Q3/11	-13 399
Current external balance	Mill. NOK	1-Q3/10	248 406
		1-Q2/11	183 613
		1-Q3/11	301 116
Changes in net financial assets of Norway	Mill. NOK	1-Q3/10	347 015
		1-Q2/11	60 264
		1-Q3/11	-11 069
Norwegian investment abroad	Mill. NOK	1-Q3/10	489 972
		1-Q2/11	350 241
		1-Q3/11	719 238
Foreign investment in Norway	Mill. NOK	1-Q3/10	215 504
		1-Q2/11	69 958
		1-Q3/11	296 809
International Reserves¹¹
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International reserves	Mill. NOK	Dec/11	294 111
International reserves	Mill. NOK	Jan/12	303 566
International reserves	Mill. USD	Dec/11	49 281
International reserves	Mill. USD	Jan/12	51 820
Merchandise Trade
Total exports (f.o.b. value)	Mill. NOK, Provisional	Dec/10	77 343	23.2
		Nov/11	79 913	8.9
		Dec/11	81 248	5.0
Total imports (c.i.f value)	Mill. NOK, Provisional	Dec/10	39 717	20.2
		Nov/11	45 139	2.8
		Dec/11	40 280	1.4
International investment position⁴
Total assets	Mill. NOK, preliminary	2009	6 058 847	-5.6
Total assets	Mill. NOK, preliminary	2010	6 877 469	13.5
Direct investment abroad	Mill. NOK, preliminary	2009	976 124	-3.8
Direct investment abroad	Mill. NOK, preliminary	2010	1 094 111	12.1
Portfolio investment	Mill. NOK, preliminary	2009	3 757 479	2.6
Portfolio investment	Mill. NOK, preliminary	2010	4 281 353	13.9
Equity securities	Mill. NOK, preliminary	2009	2 042 731	43.5
Equity securities	Mill. NOK, preliminary	2010	2 370 483	16.0
Debt securities	Mill. NOK, preliminary	2009	1 714 748	-23.4
Debt securities	Mill. NOK, preliminary	2010	1 910 870	11.4
Other investment	Mill. NOK, preliminary	2009	1 043 380	-21.0
Other investment	Mill. NOK, preliminary	2010	1 190 140	14.1
Reserve assets	Mill. NOK, preliminary	2009	281 864	-32.4
Reserve assets	Mill. NOK, preliminary	2010	311 865	10.6
Total liabilities	Mill. NOK, preliminary	2009	4 173 614	-14.5
Total liabilities	Mill. NOK, preliminary	2010	4 486 497	7.5
Direct investment in Norway	Mill. NOK, preliminary	2009	857 304	3.3
Direct investment in Norway	Mill. NOK, preliminary	2010	910 006	6.1
Portfolio investment	Mill. NOK, preliminary	2009	1 730 211	0.3
Portfolio investment	Mill. NOK, preliminary	2010	1 964 884	13.6
Equity securities	Mill. NOK, preliminary	2009	442 514	55.1
Equity securities	Mill. NOK, preliminary	2010	506 165	14.4
Debt securities	Mill. NOK, preliminary	2009	1 287 697	-10.5
Debt securities	Mill. NOK, preliminary	2010	1 458 719	13.3
Other investment	Mill. NOK, preliminary	2009	1 586 099	-31.9
Other investment	Mill. NOK, preliminary	2010	1 611 607	1.6
International investment position, net	Mill. NOK, preliminary	2009	1 885 233	22.8
International investment position, net	Mill. NOK, preliminary	2010	2 390 972	26.8
External Debt
External debt Position
Total	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q2/11	3 474 587
Total	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q3/11	3 815 266
General Government
Total	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q2/11	634 740
Total	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q3/11	653 696
Short-term
Money market instruments	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q2/11	58 326
Money market instruments	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q3/11	68 911
Short term loan	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q2/11	139 942
Short term loan	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q3/11	134 222
Other debt liabilities	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q2/11	73 946
Other debt liabilities	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q3/11	111 336
Long-term
Bonds and notes	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q2/11	145 588
Bonds and notes	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q3/11	158 477
Loans	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q2/11	216 938
Loans	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q3/11	180 750
Monetary Authorities
Total	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q2/11	46 824
Total	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q3/11	35 137
Short-term
Short term loan	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q2/11	2 674
Short term loan	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q3/11	2 888
Currency and deposits	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q2/11	4
Currency and deposits	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q3/11	5
Other debt liabilities	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q2/11	12 292
Other debt liabilities	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q3/11	3 604
Long-term
Loans	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q2/11	6 444
Loans	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q3/11	1 694
Other debt liabilities	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q2/11	25 410
Other debt liabilities	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q3/11	26 946
Banks
Total	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q2/11	1 130 162
Total	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q3/11	1 356 332
Short-term
Money market instruments	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q2/11	106 848
Money market instruments	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q3/11	120 924
Short term loan	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q2/11	4 034
Short term loan	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q3/11	4 562
Currency and deposits	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q2/11	703 149
Currency and deposits	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q3/11	871 291
Other debt liabilities	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q2/11	68 415
Other debt liabilities	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q3/11	108 551
Long-term
Bonds and notes	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q2/11	226 534
Bonds and notes	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q3/11	229 585
Loans	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q2/11	21 182
Loans	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q3/11	21 419
Other sectors
Total	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q2/11	1 299 827
Total	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q3/11	1 409 691
Short-term
Money market instruments	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q2/11	10 409
Money market instruments	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q3/11	10 766
Loans	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q2/11	49 407
Loans	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q3/11	56 753
Trade credits	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q2/11	23 575
Trade credits	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q3/11	26 821
Other debt liabilities	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q2/11	104 911
Other debt liabilities	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q3/11	111 935
Long-term
Bonds and notes	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q2/11	939 020
Bonds and notes	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q3/11	1 026 272
Loans	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q2/11	170 115
Loans	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q3/11	170 734
Other debt liabilities	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q2/11	2 390
Other debt liabilities	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q3/11	6 410
Direct Investment
Total	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q2/11	363 034
Total	Mill. NOK, preliminary	Q3/11	360 410
Exchange Rates⁵
EURO, 6-month forward rate	NOK/EURO	Jan/12	7.73	-1.9
US dollar, 6-month forward rate	NOK/USD	Jan/12	6.01	1.5

Population	Unit	Date of latest data	Unadjusted		Seasonally adjusted
Population	Unit	Date of latest data	Latest data	% Change same period last year to latest period	Latest data	% Change previous period to latest period

Population	1000 persons	Q2/11	4 952 982	1.3
Population	1000 persons	Q3/11	4 973 029	1.3

Non-SDDS Data	Unit	Date of latest data	Unadjusted		Seasonally adjusted
Non-SDDS Data	Unit	Date of latest data	Latest data	% Change same period last year to latest period	Latest data	% Change previous period to latest period

Real Sector, National Accounts
Gross fixed capital formation - Mainland Norway	Mill.2009 NOK	Q2/11	91 112	7.4	91 386	0.2
Gross fixed capital formation - Mainland Norway	Mill.2009 NOK	Q3/11	89 455	7.9	90 689	-0.8
Gross fixed capital formation - Manufacturing	Mill.2009 NOK	Q2/11	4 608	-0.3	4 785	1.3
Gross fixed capital formation - Manufacturing	Mill.2009 NOK	Q3/11	4 800	23.9	5 062	5.8
Gross fixed capital formation - oil and gas extraction	Mill.2009 NOK	Q2/11	35 144	10.1	34 857	7.0
Gross fixed capital formation - oil and gas extraction	Mill.2009 NOK	Q3/11	38 852	32.9	38 082	9.3
Exports of goods and services excl. crude oil and natural gas, ships and oil platforms	Mill.2009 NOK	Q2/11	71 378	3.4	71 954	6.0
	Mill.2009 NOK	Q3/11	71 664	1.5	72 459	0.7
Imports of goods and services excl. ships and oil platforms	Mill.2009 NOK	Q2/11	113 610	3.0	113 164	-1.4
Imports of goods and services excl. ships and oil platforms	Mill.2009 NOK	Q3/11	112 952	4.7	112 685	-0.4
GDP per capita	NOK	2005	423 704	11.0
GDP per capita	NOK	2006	467 915	10.4
Real Sector, Production Index, volume
Extraction of oil and gas	2005=100	Nov/11	78.7	-4.0	74.5	1.2
Extraction of oil and gas	2005=100	Dec/11	79.8	-7.9	72.7	-2.4
Manufacturing	2005=100	Nov/11	123.5	0.4	113.0	0.1
Manufacturing	2005=100	Dec/11	101.0	0.6	112.7	-0.3
Electricity supply	2005=100	Nov/11	115.3	6.3	97.9	1.3
Electricity supply	2005=100	Dec/11	114.3	-10.0	90.3	-7.8
Real Sector, Final Investments, current prices
Manufacturing	Mill. NOK	Q2/11	4 567	0.3	4 709	4.4
Manufacturing	Mill. NOK	Q3/11	4 501	17.3	4 746	0.8
Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas and transport via pipelines	Mill. NOK	Q2/11	34 642	4.0
	Mill. NOK	Q3/11	38 906	27.4
Real Sector, Business Tendency Survey
Average capacity utilisation (Trend)	Per cent	Q3/11	79.6
Average capacity utilisation (Trend)	Per cent	Q4/11	79.3
Real Sector, Turnover Index, volume
Retail Trade Sales	2005=100	Nov/11	124.1	0.6	120.9	0.1
Retail Trade Sales	2005=100	Dec/11	157.9	2.2	120.5	-0.3
Index of commodity consumption	1995=100	Nov/11	122.5	-0.9	118.1	-0.6
Index of commodity consumption	1995=100	Dec/11	153.5	0.2	117.9	-0.1
Real Sector, Employees and unemployment
Employed persons (LFS)	1000, Three-month moving average	Aug/11			2 548	0.8
Employed persons (LFS)	1000, Three-month moving average	Nov/11			2 556	0.3
Unemployed persons (LFS)	Per cent of labour force, Three-month moving average	Oct/11			3.4
Unemployed persons (LFS)	Per cent of labour force, Three-month moving average	Nov/11			3.4
Unemployed persons, labour office registrations	1000	Dec/11	63.7	-9.0	68.3	0.1
Unemployed persons, labour office registrations	1000	Jan/12	71.5	-12.0	64.3	-5.8
Unemployed persons, incl. persons on gov. measures to promote employment, labour office registrations	1000	Dec/11	81.0	-4.8	84.9	-0.1
	1000	Jan/12	89.3	-6.3	82.2	-3.2
Real Sector, Wages and Earnings
Index of average basic salaries in Oil and gas production, mining and quarrying, preliminary figures	2005=100	Q2/11	131.5
	2005=100	Q3/11	133.9
Index of average basic salaries in Manufacturing, preliminary figures	2005=100	Q2/11	128.6
	2005=100	Q3/11	131.3
Index of average basic salaries in Electricity supply, preliminary figures	2005=100	Q1/11	139.1
	2005=100	Q2/11	139.2
Index of average basic salaries in Water supply, preliminary figures	2005=100	Q1/11	125.3
	2005=100	Q2/11	126.3
Index of average basic salaries in Construction, preliminary figures	2005=100	Q2/11	126.9
	2005=100	Q3/11	129.2
Index of average basic salaries in Wholesale and retail trade, preliminary figures	2005=100	Q2/11	125.0
	2005=100	Q3/11	126.1
Index of average basic salaries in Transport and communication, preliminary figures	2005=100	Q2/11	129.5
	2005=100	Q3/11	132.0
Index of average basic salaries in Hotels and restaurants, preliminary figures	2005=100	Q2/11	122.6
	2005=100	Q3/11	123.5
Index of average basic salaries in Information and communication, preliminary figures	2005=100	Q2/11	129.9
	2005=100	Q3/11	132.6
Index of average basic salaries in Real estate activities, preliminary figures	2005=100	Q2/11	127.8
	2005=100	Q3/11	129.3
Index of average basic salaries in Professional, scientific and technical activities, preliminary figures	2005=100	Q2/11	128.3
	2005=100	Q3/11	129.7
Index of average basic salaries in Business servives and real estate, preliminary figures	2005=100	Q2/11	127.9
	2005=100	Q3/11	128.0
Index of average basic salaries in Education, preliminary figures	2005=100	Q2/11	125.9
	2005=100	Q3/11	128.9
Index of average basic salaries in Human health and social work activities, preliminary figures	2005=100	Q2/11	130.3
	2005=100	Q3/11	133.4
Index of average basic salaries in Arts, entertainment and recreation, preliminary figures	2005=100	Q2/11	122.0
	2005=100	Q3/11	125.5
Index of average basic salaries in Personal service activities, preliminary figures	2005=100	Q2/11	128.4
	2005=100	Q3/11	127.4
Real Sector, Consumer Prices
CPI-ATE	1998=100	Jan/11	119.6	0.7	120.5	-0.2
		Dec/11	121.9	1.0	121.9	0.2
		Jan/12	121.2	1.3	122.1	0.2
Real Sector, House Price Index
House Price Index	2005=100	Q3/11	152.3	8.3
House Price Index	2005=100	Q4/11	151.7	8.0
Real Sector, Producer Prices
Price Index of first-hand domestic sales	2000=100	Dec/11	143.3	-0.4
Price Index of first-hand domestic sales	2000=100	Jan/12	144.6	-0.1
Real Sector, Tourism
Hotels and similar establishments. Number of guest-nights	1000	Nov/11	1 393	4.4	1 618	1.1
Hotels and similar establishments. Number of guest-nights	1000	Dec/11	990	2.2	1 602	-1.0
Financial Sector, Interest Rates
Euro-krone rate (NIBOR), 3-months	Per cent	Week5	2.69
Euro-krone rate (NIBOR), 3-months	Per cent	Week6	2.68
Interest rates on Norwegian Treasury bills with a residual maturity of 3-6 months, nominal yields	Per cent	Sep/05	2.11
	Per cent	Oct/05	2.20
The private banks' deposit rate (average)	Per cent	Q2/11	2.32
The private banks' deposit rate (average)	Per cent	Q3/11	2.48
The private banks' lending rate (average)	Per cent	Q2/11	4.67
The private banks' lending rate (average)	Per cent	Q3/11	4.89
External Sector, Balance of payments
Current account balance	Billion NOK	Q2/11	100
Current account balance	Billion NOK	Q3/11	118
External Sector, Merchandise Trade
Exports of goods excl. ships and oil platforms	Mill. NOK, Provisional	Dec/10	76 450	23.7	72 712	4.6
		Nov/11	79 643	8.8	75 488	10.6
		Dec/11	81 248	6.3	77 156	2.2
Exports of goods excl. crude oil and natural gas, ships, oil platforms	Mill. NOK, Provisional	Dec/10	28 119	12.0	29 091	0.3
		Nov/11	32 028	3.0	29 799	4.3
		Dec/11	29 010	3.2	30 932	3.8
Exports of crude oil and natural gas	Mill. NOK, Provisional	Dec/10	48 332	31.6	43 680	8.4
		Nov/11	47 615	13.1	45 540	10.9
		Dec/11	52 238	8.1	47 038	3.3
Imports of goods excl. ships and oil platforms	Mill. NOK, Provisional	Dec/10	39 267	19.6	39 724	4.0
		Nov/11	43 905	7.5	41 094	-1.2
		Dec/11	40 061	2.0	41 949	2.1
External Sector, Exchange Rates
EURO, mid spot rate	NOK/EURO	Jan/12	7.68	-1.9
US dollar, mid spot rate	NOK/USD	Jan/12	5.95	1.6
EURO, 3-month forward rate	NOK/EURO	Jan/12	7.70	-1.8
US dollar, 3-month forward rate	NOK/USD	Jan/12	5.98	1.6
Population, Sickness absence
Sickness absence	Per cent	Q3/08	6.9
Sickness absence	Per cent	Q4/08	7.0

¹ A flexibility option on timeliness is taken for this category. ² From 2006, a flexibility option is no longer taken for this category. ³ Daily data are posted on Statistics Norway's Internet websites through a hyperlink to Oslo Stock Exchange's Internet website. ⁴ Provisional data. For debt figures the principle of valuation is own funds at book value. ⁵ Daily data for the spot exchange rates are available at Norges Bank ⁶ The data are provisional when first released. ⁷ Basic salary at the end of the quarter. ⁸ For details, see the metadata pages on Credit Indicator and Money Supply, which also describes the calculations of % changes/growth rates. ⁹ Central government comprises central government and social security administration and state lending institutions. ¹⁰ Includes Norges Bank (exclusive Government Petroleum Fond), commercial banks and savings banks. ¹¹ Including financial derivatives.