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  • Stronger growth in total loan debt

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    The twelve-month growth in total gross debt (C3) was 1.9 per cent to end-April 2017, up from 0.8 per cent the previous month. The increase stemmed from foreign debt sources.

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  • Increased money supply growth

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    The twelve-month growth in the monetary aggregate M3 was 7.2 per cent to end-May, up from 7.0 per cent the previous month. Households’ growth in M3 was 3.7 per cent to end-May, up from 3.6 per cent the previous month.

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  • Highest growth in loans to employees in Sør-Trøndelag

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    Total loans from banks and mortgage companies to employees in Norwegian counties increased by 7.0 per cent in 2016 to NOK 2 473 billion. Sør-Trøndelag county had the strongest growth at 9.7 per cent.

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  • Households’ net financial assets exceeded NOK 1 000 billion

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    Households’ net financial assets amounted to NOK billion 1 037 at the end of the first quarter of 2017. This is the first time that net financial assets have surpassed NOK 1 000 billion. The increase during the last quarter is due to both positive...

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  • Increased annual profit

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    The annual profit for financial holding companies increased by 68 per cent from 2015 to 2016. This was mainly due to an increase in income from subsidiaries and associated companies.

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  • Lower fixed interest rate on new mortgages

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    The fixed interest rate on new mortgage loans fell by 0.06 percentage points in April. 

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  • Decrease in money supply growth

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    The twelve-month growth in the monetary aggregate M3 was 7.1 per cent to end-April, down from 7.4 per cent the previous month. Households’ growth in M3 was 3.6 per cent to end-April, up from 3.5 per cent the previous month.

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  • Weaker growth in total loan debt

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    The twelve-month growth in total gross debt (C3) was 0.8 per cent to end-March 2017, down from 1.8 per cent the previous month. The decrease stemmed from foreign debt sources.

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  • Decreased domestic debt growth

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    The twelve-month growth in the credit indicator C2 was 5.1 per cent to end-April, down from 5.2 per cent the previous month.

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  • Increase in value-adjusted profit for life insurance

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    Life insurance companies had an increase in value-adjusted profit of 143 per cent in the first quarter of 2017 compared to the first quarter of 2016. This is mainly due to an increase in the net value of shares.

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  • Minor fall in share value, value of debt securities up

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    The value of listed shares registered with the Norwegian Central Securities Depository was roughly unchanged at the end of the 1st quarter of 2017 compared to the end of the previous quarter. However, the value of debt securities issued by Norwegi...

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  • Net purchases of mutual fund shares

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    During the first quarter of 2017, the net purchases of mutual fund shares registered in Norway amounted to NOK 32.7 billion. In particular, the financial companies are net subscribers, and equity funds were the most popular type of fund in the per...

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  • Good results for banks

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    Norwegian banks’ pre-tax profit amounted to NOK 13.5 billion in the 1st quarter of 2017. This is an increase of NOK 3.0 billion from the same quarter in 2016.

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  • Increase in interest rate on new mortgages

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    The interest rate on new mortgage loans increased by 0.03 percentage points in March.

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  • Increased domestic debt growth

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    The twelve-month growth in the credit indicator C2 was 5.3 per cent to end-March, up from 5.1 per cent the previous month.

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