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Monetary Policy Report 2/20, overall picture
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank 2
Output gap Policy rate
Inflation (CPI-ATE) Exchange rate index (I-44)
-1 0 1 2 3
-1 0 1 2 3
2014 2016 2018 2020 2022
-6 -4 -2 0 2
-6 -4 -2 0 2
2014 2016 2018 2020 2022
0 1 2 3 4
0 1 2 3 4
2014 2016 2018 2020 2022
85 95 105 115 125
85 95 105 115 125
2014 2016 2018 2020 2022
GDP growth for selected trading partners
3
Quarterly growth. 2020 Q2. Percent
Source: Refinitiv Datastream
-9,5
-12,1
-20,4
-8,6
11,5
-25 -20 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15
-25 -20 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15
USA Euro area UK Sweden China
PMI for manufacturing and services
4
Diffusion index. January 2018 – July 2020
PMI services PMI manufacturing
Source: Refinitiv Datastream
10 20 30 40 50 60 70
10 20 30 40 50 60 70
2018 2019 2020
US
Euro area UK
10 20 30 40 50 60 70
10 20 30 40 50 60 70
2018 2019 2020
US
Euro area UK
Change in the number of infected per day
Per million population. Seven-day moving average.
1 January 2020 – 18 August 2020
Source: Refinitiv Datastream
0 50 100 150 200 250
0 50 100 150 200 250
Jan-20 Mar-20 May-20 Jul-20
US EU Norway
Rest of the world
GDP forecast for selected trading partners 1)
6 1) US, Euro area, China, UK and Sweden. Export weights.
Sources: Consensus Economics, IMF and Norges Bank
90 95 100 105 110
90 95 100 105 110
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
MPR 2/20
IMF June (baseline)
Consensus Economics July
Level. Index. 2019 = 100. 2019 – 2023
Crude oil spot and futures prices
7
USD/barrel. January 2010 – December 2023
Source: Refinitiv Datastream
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022
Spot price
Futures price 18 August 2020 Futures price MPR 2/20
Policy rates
8
Policy rate and estimated forward rates
1). Percent.
18 August 2020 (solid line) and MPR 2/20 (broken line)
1) Forward rates are based on Overnight Index Swap (OIS) rates.
2) ECB deposit facility rate.
Sources: Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters and Norges Bank
-1 0 1 2 3
-1 0 1 2 3
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
US UK
Euro area²⁾
Sweden
Money market rates for Norway’s trading partners
9
Three-month money market rates for Norway’s trading partners.
Percent. 2012 Q1 – 2022 Q4
Sources: Thomson Reuters and Norges Bank
40969 41030 41091 41153 41214 41275 41334 41395 41456 41518 41579 41640 41699 41760 41821 41883 41944 42005 42064 42125 42186 42248 42309 42370 42430 42491 42552 42614 42675 42736 42795 42856 42917 42979 43040 43101 43160 43221 43282 43344 43405 43466 43525 43586 43647 43709 43770 43831 43891 43952 44013 44075 44136 44197 44256 44317 44378 44440 44501 44562 44621 44682 44743 44805 44866
-0,5 0 0,5 1 1,5
-0,5 0 0,5 1 1,5
2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022
Forward rates MPR 2/20
Forward rates 18 August 2020
Long-term sovereign yields
Ten-year government bonds. Percent.
1 January 2018 – 18 August 2020
Sources: Bloomberg and Norges Bank
-1 0 1 2 3 4
-1 0 1 2 3 4
1-Jan 21-Apr 9-Aug 27-Nov 17-Mar 5-Jul 23-Oct 10-Feb 30-May
US Germany Sweden Norway UK
MPR 2/20
10
Global equity markets
11
Index. 1 Januar 2018 = 100. 1 January 2018 – 18 August 2020
Sources: Bloomberg and Norges Bank
60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130
60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130
Aug-18 Nov-18 Feb-19 May-19 Aug-19 Nov-19 Feb-20 May-20 Aug-20 US
Europe UK
Emerging economies China
MPR 2/20
Three-month money market premium
12
Percentage points. 1 January 2015 – 31 December 2022
1)0 0,2 0,4 0,6 0,8 1 1,2
0 0,2 0,4 0,6 0,8 1 1,2
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Projections MPR 2/20
Norwegian money market premium
1) Projections for 2020 Q1– 2022 Q4.
Sources: Thomson Reuters and Norges Bank
MPR 2/20
Banks’ residential mortgage rates
13
Nominal, floating interest rate. July 2018 – July 2020
1)1) Banks’ rates for outstanding mortgages and deposits through May 2020. Policy rates and offered rates up until 31 July.
Sources: Finansportalen, Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
0 1 2 3 4
0 1 2 3 4
Jul-18 Jan-19 Jul-19 Jan-20 Jul-20
Outstanding mortgages Policy rate
Deposits Offered rates
Import-weighted exchange rate index (I-44)
14
1 September 2018 – 18 August 2020
Source: Norges Bank
100 105 110 115 120 125 130 135 140 100
105 110 115 120 125 130 135 140
Sep-18 Dec-18 Mar-19 Jun-19 Sep-19 Dec-19 Mar-20 Jun-20 Sep-20 I-44
Projections Q3 MPR 2/20 Average Q3
Stronger NOK
MPR 2/20
NOK against other currencies
15
Percentage movement in the exchange rate.
MPR 2/20 – 18 August 2020
Sources: Bloomberg and Norges Bank
1,0 %
2,8 % 3,1 %
3,2 % 3,3 %
4,6 %
5,4 %
6,2 % 6,5 %
8,3 %
0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10%
SEK EUR GBP AUD CHF I-44 CAD NZD JPY USD
Stronger NOK
GDP mainland Norway
16
Monthly and three-month growth. Seasonally adjusted. Percent.
January 2019 – September 2020
1)1) Projections as at June 2020.
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
-8 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4
-8 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4
Jan-19 May-19 Sep-19 Jan-20 May-20 Sep-20
Monthly growth MPR 2/20
Business tendency survey and PMI
17
Business tendency survey. Composite indicator. Net values. PMI.
Diffusion index. Seasonally adjusted. January 2008 – July 2019
Sources: DNB Markets, Norwegian Association of Purchasing and Logistics (NIMA) and Statistics Norway
35 40 45 50 55 60 65
-25 -15 -5 5 15 25
2008 2011 2014 2017 2020
Business tendency survey (l.h.s.) PMI (r.h.s.)
Goods consumption
18
Seasonally adjusted volume index. January 2015 – June 2020
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
120 125 130 135 140 145
120 125 130 135 140 145
Jan-15 Sep-15 May-16 Jan-17 Sep-17 May-18 Jan-19 Sep-19 May-20
Consumer confidence
19
Consumer Confidence Index (CCI). May 2007 – June 2020
Source: ForbrukerMeteret from Opinion
-15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15
-15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15
2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019
CCI Average
Card transactions via BankAxept
20
Value of card transactions via BankAxept in 2020 relative to 2019.
1)January – August.
2)Percent
1) BankAxept includes only purchases at physical points of sale in Norway and some points of sale across the Swedish border. Data may therefore exaggerate growth in total consumption since more persons than usual have holidayed in Norway.
2) Data to 17 August.
Sources: BankAxept and Vipps AS
-70 -60 -50 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30
-70 -60 -50 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30
January February March April May June July August
Services Goods
House prices
21
Twelve-month change. Percent. January 2014 – September 2020¹ ⁾
1) Projections for June – September 2020.
Sources: Eiendomsverdi, Finn.no, NEF, Real Estate Norway, Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
-10 -5 0 5 10 15 20
-10 -5 0 5 10 15 20
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Projections MPR 2/20
Credit growth
22
C2. Twelve-month change. Percent. January 2014 – September 2020
1)Non-financial enterprises mainland Norway Households
1) Projections for May – September 2020.
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
2 4 6 8
2 4 6 8
2014 2016 2018 2020
Projections MPR 2/20
0 2 4 6 8 10
0 2 4 6 8 10
2014 2016 2018 2020
Projections MPR 2/20
Unemployment
23
Share of labour force. Percent. January 2014 – September 2020
1)1) Projections to September 2020.
Sources: Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV), Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Projections MPR 2/20
Employment and hours worked in LFS
24
In thousands. Population aged 15-74. Seasonally adjusted.
January 2007 – June 2020
Source: Statistics Norway
1500 2000 2500 3000
1500 2000 2500 3000
2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019
Employed Employed in work Person-weeks worked (37.5 hours)
Employment
25
Four-quarter growth. Percent. 2017 Q1 – 2020 Q2
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
-4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
-4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
2017 2018 2019 2020
Employment QNA Projections MPR 2/20
Employment according to Jobs and earnings statistics LFS employment
Inflation
26
Twelve-month change. Percent. January 2014 – July 2020
1)1) Projections to September 2020.
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
0 1 2 3 4 5
0 1 2 3 4 5
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
CPI CPI-ATE
Projections MPR 2/20
CPI-ATE by supplier sector
27
Twelve-month change. Percent. January 2014 – July 2020
1)1) Projections to September 2020.
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
-2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
-2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Domestically produced goods and services Imported consumer goods
Projections MPR 2/20
CPI and indicators of underlying inflation
28
Twelve-month change. Percent. January 2014 – July 2020
1) The band shows the highest and lowest values for CPIM, CPIXE, 20% trimmed mean, weighted median, CPI-XV and CPI common.
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
-2 0 2 4 6
-2 0 2 4 6
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Indicators¹⁾ CPI CPI-ATE
SAM 1) forecast for CPI-ATE inflation
29
Four quarter change. Percent. 2014 Q1 – 2020 Q4
0 1 2 3 4 5
0 1 2 3 4 5
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
SAM MPR 2/20 SAM 10 August
1) System for Averaging short-term Models.
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
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