EXECUTIVE BOARD
22 OCTOBER 2014
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Trading partners (25 TPs)
Sources: IMF, Thomson Reuters and Norges Bank * Projections for 50.5 percent of the countries from the IMF WEO update in July, the remaining from IMF WEO in April
0 1 2 3 4 5
2014 2015
MPR 3/14
IMF WEO October IMF WEO update July*
IMF WEO April
40 45 50 55 60
40 45 50 55 60
2010 2012 2014
Advanced economies Emerging economies
PMI for manufacturing
Advanced and emerging economies among 25 TPs. January 2010 – September 2014
Projected GDP growth
90 92 94 96 98 100 102 104 106 108
90 92 94 96 98 100 102 104 106 108
2008 2010 2012 2014
Euro area Sweden UK US Japan
Sources: Thomson Reuters and Norges Bank
90 92 94 96 98 100 102 104 106 108
90 92 94 96 98 100 102 104 106 108
2008 2010 2012 2014
Germany Italy Spain France
GDP
Seasonally adjusted volume index. 2008 Q1 = 100. 2008 Q1 – 2014 Q2
Inflation in G-20 countries
Consumer price inflation. January 2009 – August 2014
-2 0 2 4
-2 0 2 4
2009 2011 2013
Core inflation Inflation
Sources: Thomson Reuters, IMF and Norges Bank
0 2 4 6 8
0 2 4 6 8
2009 2011 2013
Inflation Core inflation
Advanced economies excl. Japan Emerging economies
Inflation
Twelve-month change. Percent. January 2000 – September 2014
1)5
-2 0 2 4 6
-2 0 2 4 6
2005 2007 2009 2011 2013
UK Euro area
Sweden US
1) To end-August 2014 for US Source: Thomson Reuters
Selected equity indices
January 2013 = 100.
1 January 2013 – 20 October 2014
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80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150
80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150
2013 2014
US
Emerging economies Europe
Premiums on corporate bonds with a low credit rating
Basis points. 1 January 2013 – 20 October 2014
Sources: Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters
200 300 400 500 600
200 300 400 500 600
2013 2014
US
Europe
Yields on 10-year government bonds
7
Percent. 1 January 2010 – 20 October 2014
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Germany Italy Spain UK US
Source: Bloomberg
Key rates
Actual and expected. Percent. 1 January 2007 – 1 October 2016
8
-1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
-1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
US
Euro area UK
20 October 2014
Source: Bloomberg and Norges Bank
Money market rates
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
MPR 3/14 20 October 2014
Average of expected money market rates among trading partners.
Percent. 2015 Q1 – 2017 Q4
Sources: Thomson Reuters and Norges Bank 9
Commodity prices
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
2005 2007 2009 2011 2013
Food Metals Oil price
The Economist commodity index. Weekly figures. USD. Index, January 2005=100. January 2005 – October 2014
1)10 1) Last observation is 17 October 2014
Source: Thomson Reuters
Oil price (Brent Blend) and price of Norwegian petroleum exports 1)
USD per barrel. Daily figures. 3 January 2000 – October 2018
2)11
0 40 80 120 160
0 40 80 120 160
2000 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018
Spot Futures
Cut-off MPR 3/14 Petroleum exports
1) Weighted average of Norwegian crude oil and gas exports 2) Last observation for oil price is 20 October 2014, USD 84.84 Sources: Statistics Norway, Thomson Reuters and Norges Bank
Oil price and the exchange rate (I-44)
1 January 2014 – 21 October 2014
80 90 100 110 120 90
91 92 93 94 95 96
Jan-14 Apr-14 Jul-14 Oct-14
I-44 (l.h.s., inverted) Oil price (r.h.s.)
Sources: Bloomberg and Norges Bank 12
GDP for mainland Norway
Four-quarter change. Volume. Seasonally adjusted. Percent. 2012 Q1– 2014 Q4
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
2012 2013 2014
GDP, mainland Norway SAM in MPR 3/14
SAM 10 October MPR 3/14
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
13 30% 50% 70% 90%
Petroleum investment
Constant 2010 prices. In billions of NOK. 2000 - 2017
14 Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
0 50 100 150 200 250
0 50 100 150 200 250
2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
MPR 3/14
0 50 100 150 200 250
0 50 100 150 200 250
2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
Structural non-oil deficit 4 percent real return
15
Structural non-oil deficit and expected real return
Constant 2015 prices. In billions of NOK. 2001 - 2015
Source: Ministry of Finance
Real underlying spending growth in government budget
Percent. 2001 - 2015
16
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Average
2001-2013
Source: Ministry of Finance
Sources: Statistics Norway and NAV 17
2300 2400 2500 2600 2700
2300 2400 2500 2600 2700
2012 2013 2014
Unemployment
Percentage of labour force.
Seasonally adjusted
LFS employment
In thousands of employed persons.
Seasonally adjusted
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
2008 2010 2012 2014
NAV LFS
Index of household consumption of goods
Seasonally adjusted. Volume. January 2012 – August 2014
18
110 115 120 125 130 135 140
110 115 120 125 130 135 140
Jan-12 Jan-13 Jan-14
Source: Statistics Norway
House prices
Percent. January 2011 – September 2014
Sources: Eiendomsmeglerforetakenes forening (Eff), Finn.no and Eiendomsverdi
2011 2012 2013 2014
-10 0 10 20
-1 0 1 2
Seasonally adjusted monthly change (l.h.s.) Twelve-month change (r.h.s.)
19
-60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60
Q2 Q3 Q4 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q2 Q3 Q4
-60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60
Credit standards
2)Market share Lending margins Total demand
Norges Bank’s survey of bank lending
Household credit demand, credit standards and lending margins Net percentage balances
1)1) Net percentage balances are calculated by weighting together the responses in the survey. The blue bar shows reported developments for the relevant quarter. The red diamonds show expected developments for that quarter
2) Negative net percentage balances denote tighter credit standards
Source: Norges Bank 20
CPI-ATE. Total and by supplier sector
21
Twelve-month change. Percent. January 2012 – December 2014
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
-2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
-2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
2012 2013 2014
Domestically produced goods and services Imported consumer goods
CPI-ATE
MPR 3/14
CPI-ATE
Four-quarter change. Percent. 2012 Q1 – 2014 Q4
0 1 2 3 4
0 1 2 3 4
2012 2013 2014
CPI-ATE MPR 3/14
SAM in MPR 3/14 SAM 10 October
22 30% 50% 70% 90%
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
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Key policy rate
Probability distribution from MPR 3/14. Percent. 2008 Q1– 2017 Q4
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
2008 2010 2012 2014 2016
Strategy interval:1-2 percent
Source: Norges Bank