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Increased money supply growth
The twelve-month growth in total money supply (M2) was 4.8 per cent to end-February, up from 4.6 per cent the previous month.
| September 2013 | October 2013 | November 2013 | December 2013 | January 2014 | February 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-month growth, M0 | -6.8 | 9.7 | 7.3 | 44.5 | 67.0 | 41.2 |
| 12-month growth, M1 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.3 |
| 12-month growth, M2 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
| 3-month moving average, M2 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 6.9 | .. |
| 1-month growth, M2 | -14.4 | 2.9 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 0.1 | 4.9 |
| 12-month growth, households, M2 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| 12-month growth, non-financial corporations, M2 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 6.9 | 5.7 | 6.3 |
The total money supply amounted to NOK 1 878 billion at end-February, down from NOK 1 896 billion at end-January.
Increased growth in money supply for households
Households’ money supply constitutes more than half of the total money supply. At end-February it accounted for NOK 1 040 billion, up from NOK 1 031 billion at end-January. The twelve-month growth in households’ money supply was 5.3 per cent to end-February, marginally up from 5.2 per cent the previous month.
The growth in households’ money supply was lower than the growth in households’ gross domestic debt, which amounted to 6.7 per cent to end-February, according to the credit indicator C2.
Increasing growth of money supply for non-financial enterprises
Non-financial enterprises’ money supply amounted to NOK 587 billion at end-February, down from NOK 611 billion at end-January. The twelve-month growth was 6.3 per cent to end-February, up from 5.7 per cent the previous month. Non-financial enterprises’ money supply constituted 31 per cent of the total money supply at end-February.
Increasing money supply growth for municipal government
Municipal government’s money supply amounted to NOK 69 billion at end-February, up from NOK 64 billion the previous month. The twelve-month growth rate was 3.1 per cent to end-February, up from 1.1 per cent to end-January.
Decreased money supply growth for other financial enterprises
Other financial enterprises’ money supply amounted to NOK 182 billion at end-February, down from NOK 189 billion at end-January. The twelve-month growth was – 1.7 per cent to end-February, down from – 0.7 per cent the previous month.
Steady composition of money supply
The composition of the money supply remains steady. The broad monetary aggregate M2 amounted to NOK 1 878 billion at end-February, of which the major part, 93.7 per cent, consisted of bank deposits. In comparison, notes and coins accounted for 2.4 per cent. The rest of the broad monetary aggregate consisted of shares in money market funds and certificates of deposits, which accounted for 3.7 and 0.3 per cent respectively.
Decreased growth in base money
Base money (M0) amounted to NOK 114 billion at end-February, down from NOK 134 billion the previous month. The twelve-month growth in M0 decreased from 67.0 per cent at the end of January to 41.2 per cent at the end of February.
The statistics is published with Monetary aggregates.
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