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Monetary Policy Report 4/18, overall picture
-1 0 1 2 3
-1 0 1 2 3
2012 2014 2016 2018 2020
2 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2
2012 2014 2016 2018 2020
0 1 2 3 4
0 1 2 3 4
2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 8590
95 100 105 110
85 90 95 100 105 110
2012 2014 2016 2018 2020
Output gap Policy rate
Inflation (CPI-ATE) Exchange rate index (I-44)
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
PMI for Norway’s trading partners
3
Manufacturing and services PMI. 25 main trading partners. Export weights. January 2010 – December 2018
Source: Thomson Reuters
45 50 55 60
45 50 55 60
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Manufacturing PMI Services PMI
Global growth
1) Projections to 2020. 4
Sources: IMF and Norges Bank
Historical average and projections from the IMF. Percent.
2016 – 2017
1)3 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.8 4
3 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.8 4
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
World Economic Outlook, April 2018 World Economic Outlook, October 2018
World Economic Outlook update, January 2019 Average 2009 - 2017
Inflation for selected trading partners
5
Twelve-month change. Percent. January 2010 – November/December 2018
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
Policy rates
6
Policy rates and estimated forward rates
1). Percent. 21 January 2019 (solid line) and MPR 4/18 (broken line)
1) Forward rates are based on Overnight Index Swap (OIS) rates.
Sources: Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters and Norges Bank
-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
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
US UK
Euro area Sweden
Money market rates for Norway’s trading partners
7
Three-month money market rates for Norway’s trading partners.
Percent. 2012 Q1 – 2018 Q4
1)1) Projections to 2021 Q4.
Sources: Thomson Reuters and Norges Bank
0 0.5 1 1.5 2
0 0.5 1 1.5 2
2012 2014 2016 2018 2020
MPR 4/18
21 January 2019
Long-term government bond yields
8
Ten-year government bonds. Percent. 1 January 2016 – 21 January 2019
Source: Bloomberg
-1 0 1 2 3 4
-1 0 1 2 3 4
Jan-16 Jul-16 Jan-17 Jul-17 Jan-18 Jul-18 Jan-19
US UK
Germany Norway Italy
MPR 4/18
Global equity markets
9
Index. 1 January 2016 = 100. 1 January 2016 – 21 January 2019
Sources: Bloomberg and Norges Bank
80 100 120 140 160 180
80 100 120 140 160 180
Jan-16 Jun-16 Nov-16 Apr-17 Sep-17 Feb-18 Jul-18 Dec-18 US
China Europe UK Norway
MPR 4/18
Crude oil spot and futures prices
10
USD/barrel. Daily data. January 2010 – January 2019
1)1) Futures prices at 21 January 2019 (broken lines) to December 2021.
Sources: Thomson Reuters and Norges Bank
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020
Spot prices Futures prices
Futures prices at MPR 4/18
Import-weighted exchange rate index (I-44)
11
2 January 2016 – 21 January 2019
Source: Norges Bank
98
102
106
110 98
102
106
110
Jan-16 May-16 Sep-16 Jan-17 May-17 Sep-17 Jan-18 May-18 Sep-18 Jan-19 I-44Projection MPR 4/18
Average Q1
Stronger
NOK
MPR 4/18
Three-month money market premium
12
Percentage points. 1 January 2015 – 21 January 2019
1)0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1
Jan-15 Jan-16 Jan-17 Jan-18 Jan-19 Jan-20 Jan-21 Norwegian money market premium
Projection MPR 4/18
1) Projections to December 2021.
Sources: Bloomberg and Norges Bank
MPR 4/18
GDP mainland Norway
13
Monthly and three-month growth. Seasonally adjusted. Percent.
February 2016 – March 2019
1)1) Projections for 2018 Q4 – 2019 Q1.
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
-1 -0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5
-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5
Feb-16 Aug-16 Feb-17 Aug-17 Feb-18 Aug-18 Feb-19 Monthly growth Three-month growth Quarterly projections MPR 4/18
Private consumption
14
Private consumption for households and non-profit organisations.
Three-month growth. Seasonally adjusted. Percent. June 2016 – November 2018
Source: Statistics Norway
-2 -1 0 1 2
-2 -1 0 1 2
Jun-16 Dec-16 Jun-17 Dec-17 Jun-18
Total consumption Services consumption Goods consumption
Consumer confidence
15
Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) and Kantar TNS Consumer Sentiment Index. Net values. January 2008 – December 2018
Sources: ForbrukerMeteret from Opinion and TNS Kantar
-30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50
-15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Consumer Confidence Index (CCI), Opinion (l.h.s.) Cosumer Sentiment Index, TNS Kantar (r.h.s.) Average 2007 Q2 - 2018 Q4
House prices
16
Percent. January 2015 – December 2018
Sources: Eiendomsverdi, Finn.no and Real Estate Norway
2015 2016 2017 2018 -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.)
Credit growth
17
C2. Percent. January 2015 – November 2018
1)Non-financial enterprises, mainland Norway
Households
1) Projections to March 2019.
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
4 5 6 7 8
4 5 6 7 8
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Twelve-month change in C2
Projections MPR 4/18
0 4 8 12
0 4 8 12
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Twelve-month change in C2 Projections MPR 4/18
Norwegian Petroleum Directorate projections
18
Petroleum investment. Annual change. Percent. 2012 – 2017
1)1) Projections to 2021.
Sources: Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
-20 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20
-20 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Norwegian Petroleum Directorate MPR 4/18
Unemployment
19
As a percentage of the labour force. Seasonally adjusted.
January 2012 – October / December 2018
1)1) Projections to January / March 2019.
Sources: Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV), Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
NAV unemployment Gross unemployment LFS unemployment Projections MPR 4/18
Inflation
20
Twelve-month change. Percent. January 2012 – December 2018
1)1) Projections to March 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 4/18
CPI-ATE by supplier sector
21
Twelve-month change. Percent. January 2012 – December 2018
1)-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 4/18
1) Projections to March 2019.
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
CPI and indicators of underlying inflation
22
Twelve-month change. Percent. January 2002 – December 2018
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
2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018
Indicators¹⁾ CPI-ATE CPI
SAM 1) projections for the CPI-ATE
23 1) System for Averaging short-term Models.
2) Projections to 2019 Q2.
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
Four-quarter change. Percent. 2014 Q1 – 2018 Q4
2)0 1 2 3 4
0 1 2 3 4
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
CPI-ATE
Projections MPR 4/18 SAM MPR 4/18
SAM 10 January
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