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Increase in total debt growth
The twelve-month growth in total gross debt (C3) was 6.4 per cent to end-March, up from 5.9 per cent the previous month. The increase stemmed from both domestic and foreign debt sources.
| March 2015 | February 2015 | January 2015 | December 2014 | November 2014 | October 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total gross debt (C3) | 6.4 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 6.3 | 4.6 |
| Total gross loan debt, offshore ind. | 10.9 | 8.2 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 14.3 | 0.5 |
| Total gross loan debt, mainland-Norway | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 5.3 |
| Domestic gross debt (C2) | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
| Gross external loan debt | 8.7 | 7.5 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 10.0 | 1.9 |
| Gross external loan debt, offshore ind. | 13.2 | 9.9 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 17.1 | -0.1 |
| Gross external loan debt, mainland-Norway | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 3.8 |
Total gross debt amounted to NOK 6 202 billion at end-March, up from NOK 6 092 billion at end-February.
Mainland Norway’s gross debt accounted for 85 per cent of the total gross debt at end-March. This amounted to NOK 5 268 billion, up from NOK 5 202 billion at end-February.
Increased foreign debt growth
The general public gross foreign debt, which mainly relates to non-financial corporations, amounted to NOK 1 487 billion at end-March, up from NOK 1 418 billion the previous month. The twelve-month growth increased from 7.5 per cent to end-February to 8.7 per cent to end-March.
Mainland Norway accounted for 48 per cent of the public gross foreign debt, which amounted to NOK 717 billion at end-March. The twelve-month growth in mainland Norway’s foreign debt was 4.7 per cent to end-March, down from 5.2 per cent to end-February. The decrease in mainland Norway’s foreign debt growth stemmed from long-term debt.
Offshore industries accounted for the remainder of the foreign debt, which amounted to NOK 770 billion at end-March. The twelve-month growth was 13.2 per cent to end-March, up from 9.9 per cent to end-February. The increase in the twelve-month growth rate for the offshore industries stemmed from long-term debt.
Increased domestic debt growth in March
The credit indicator (C2) amounted to NOK 4 715 billion at end-March. The twelve-month growth was 5.8 per cent to end-March, up from 5.5 per cent the month before. The debt growth for non-financial corporations was 3.9 per cent from end-March 2014 to end-March 2015, while the growth in household debt was 6.4 per cent in the same period. The C2 statistics show that the twelve-month growth in the general public domestic debt decreased to 5.7 per cent to end-April 2015.
The statistics is now published as Credit indicator.
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