EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING
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Monetary Policy Report 2/19, overall picture
-1 0 1 2 3
-1 0 1 2 3
2013 2015 2017 2019 2021
2 0
1 2 3 4
0 1 2 3 4
2013 2015 2017 2019 2021
Output gap Policy rate
Inflation (CPI-ATE)
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2
2013 2015 2017 2019 2021
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
Exchange rate index (I-44)
85 90 95 100 105 110
85 90 95 100 105 110
2013 2015 2017 2019 2021
US and euro area GDP growth
GDP. Quarterly change. Percent. 2016 Q2 – 2019 Q2
Source: Thomson Reuters 3
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2
2016 2017 2018 2019
US
Euro area
PMI for Norway’s trading partners
4
Manufacturing and services PMI. Twenty-five main trading partners.
Export weights. January 2010 – July 2019
45 50 55 60
45 50 55 60
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Manufacturing PMI
Services PMI
Sources: Thomson Reuters and Norges Bank
Inflation for selected trading partners
5
Twelve-month change. Percent. January 2010 – June/July 2019
Core inflation Headline CPI
-1 0 1 2 3 4 5
-1 0 1 2 3 4 5
2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 USEuro area
UKSweden
-1 0 1 2 3 4 5
-1 0 1 2 3 4 5
2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 USEuro area
UKSweden
Source: Thomson Reuters
Global equity markets
6
Index. 1 January 2016 = 100. 1 January 2016 – 12 August 2019
80 100 120 140 160 180
80 100 120 140 160 180
2016 2017 2018 2019
US China Europe UK Norway
MPR 2/19
Sources: Bloomberg and Norges Bank
Long-term sovereign yields
Ten-year government bonds. Percent. 1 January 2018 – 12 August 2019
Sources: Bloomberg and Norges Bank
-1 -0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4
-1 -0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4
Jan-18 Apr-18 Jun-18 Sep-18 Dec-18 Mar-19 Jun-19
US UK Germany Sweden Norway
MPR 2/19
Policy rates
8
Policy rates and estimated forward rates
1). Percent.
12 August 2019 (solid line) and MPR 2/19 (broken line)
-1 -0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3
-1 -0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
USEuro area UKSweden
2)
1) Forward rates are based on Overnight Index Swap (OIS) rates.
2) ECB deposit facility rate.
Sources: Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters and Norges Bank
Money market rates for Norway’s trading partners
9
Three-month money market rates for Norway’s trading partners.
Percent. 2012 Q1 – 2019 Q2
1)1) Projections to 2022 Q4.
Sources: Thomson Reuters and Norges Bank
-0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5
-0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5
2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022
MPR 2/19 12 August 2019
Crude oil spot and futures prices
10
USD/barrel. January 2013 – December 2022
Sources: Thomson Reuters and Norges Bank
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
2013 2015 2017 2019 2021
Spot price
Futures price 12 August 2019 Futures price MPR 2/19
Import-weighted exchange rate index (I-44)
11
1 September 2018 – 12 August 2019
Source: Norges Bank
101
103
105
107
109 101
103
105
107
109Sep-18 Dec-18 Mar-19 Jun-19 Sep-19
I-44
Average, Q3
Projections MPR 2/19
Stronger NOK
MPR 2/19
Three-month money market premium
12
Percentage points. 1 January 2015 – 31 December 2022
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Norwegian money market premium Projections MPR 2/19
Sources: Thomson Reuters and Norges Bank
MPR 2/19
Banks’ mortgage rates
13
Nominal, floating interest rate. February 2015 – May 2019
1.5 2.5 3.5 4.5
1.5 2.5 3.5 4.5
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Outstanding mortgages New mortgages
Source: Statistics Norway
GDP mainland Norway
14
Monthly and three-month growth. Seasonally adjusted. Percent.
February 2016 – May 2019
1)1) Projections for 2019 Q2 – 2019 Q3.
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
-1 -0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5
-1 -0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5
Feb-16 Aug-16 Feb-17 Aug-17 Feb-18 Aug-18 Feb-19 Aug-19 Monthly growth
Three-month growth
Quarterly projections MPR 2/19
Business tendency survey and PMI
15
Business tendency survey. Composite indicator. Net figures. PMI.
Diffusion index. Seasonally adjusted. February 2004 – July 2019
1)1) Business tendency survey to 2019 Q2.
Sources: DNB Markets, Norsk forbund for innkjøp og logistikk (NIMA) and Statistics Norway
35 40 45 50 55 60 65
-25 -20 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25
2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019
Business tendency survey (l.h.s.) PMI (r.h.s.)
Private consumption
16
Private consumption for households and non-profit organisations.
Three-month growth. Seasonally adjusted. Percent.
June 2016 – June 2019
1)1) Growth in goods consumption in March is based on the Index of household goods consumption (VKI).
Source: Statistics Norway
-2 -1 0 1 2
-2 -1 0 1 2
Jun-16 Dec-16 Jun-17 Dec-17 Jun-18 Dec-18 Jun-19
Total consumption Services consumption Goods consumption
Goods consumption in June
House prices
17
Percent. January 2015 – July 2019
Sources: Eiendomsverdi, Finn.no and Real Estate Norway
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 -10
-5 0 5 10 15
-2 -1 0 1 2 3
Seasonally adjusted monthly change (l.h.s.) Twelve-month change (r.h.s.)
Unemployment
18
As a percentage of the labour force. Seasonally adjusted.
January 2012 – May/July 2019
1)0 1 2 3 4 5 6
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Registered unemployment
Registered unemployed and labour market programme participants LFS unemployment
Projections MPR 2/19
1) Projections to September 2019.
Sources: Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV), Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
Inflation
19
Twelve-month change. Percent. January 2012 – July 2019
1)1) Projections to September 2019.
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
0 1 2 3 4 5
0 1 2 3 4 5
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
CPI CPI-ATE
Projections MPR 2/19
CPI-ATE by supplier sector
20
Twelve-month change. Percent. January 2012 – July 2019
1)1) Projections to September 2019.
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
-2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
-2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Imported consumer goods
Domestically produced goods and services Projections MPR 2/19
SAM 1) forecast for CPI-ATE inflation
21
Four-quarter change. Percent. 2014 Q1 – 2019 Q2
2)0 1 2 3 4
0 1 2 3 4
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
CPI-ATE
Projections MPR 2/19 SAM MPR 2/19
SAM 9 August 2019
1) System for Averaging short-term Models.
2) Projections to 2019 Q3.
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING
14 AUGUST 2019