Executive Board Meeting
18 September 2013
1. Banks should become more resilient during an upturn
2. The size of the buffer should be viewed in the light of other requirements applying to banks
3. Stress in the financial system should be alleviated
Criteria for an appropriate countercyclical
capital buffer
3 -4 -2 0 2 4
-4 -2 0 2 4
2008 2010 2012 2014 2016
Output gap
-1 0 1 2 3 4 5
-1 0 1 2 3 4 5
2008 2010 2012 2014 2016
CPI-ATE
-1 0 1 2 3 4 5
-1 0 1 2 3 4 5
2008 2010 2012 2014 2016
CPI
MPR 3/13 MPR 2/13
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
2008 2010 2012 2014 2016
Key policy rate
Baseline scenario in MPR 3/13
Percent. 2008 Q1 – 2016 Q4
30%
50%
70%
90%
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
2008 2010 2012 2014 2016
Key policy rate
-4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
-4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
2008 2010 2012 2014 2016
Output gap
0 1 2 3 4 5
0 1 2 3 4 5
2008 2010 2012 2014 2016
CPI-ATE
Criterion 1 Criteria 1&2 Criteria 1,2&3
Criteria for an appropriate interest rate path
Percent. 2008 Q1 – 2016 Q4
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
Factors behind changes in the interest rate path since MPR 2/13
Accumulated contribution. Percentage points. 2013 Q4 – 2016 Q4
5 Source: Norges Bank
-1 0 1
-1 0 1
2013Q4 2014Q2 2014Q4 2015Q2 2015Q4 2016Q2 2016Q4
Lending spreads Capacity utilisation Money market premium Exchange rate Interest rates abroad Prices
Change in the interest rate forecast
GDP projections
Annual growth. Percent
Source: Norges Bank
-1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
-1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
25 trading partners
Euro area US Emerging
economies incl.
China
2013 2014
7
-20 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20
-20 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20
2005 2007 2009 2011 2013
Emerging economies Advanced economies
Sources: Thomson Reuters and Norges Bank
95 100 105
95 100 105
2010 2011 2012 2013
Euro area UK
Japan US
OECD China
Russia South Korea
Indonesia Mexico Brazil
Advanced economies
Emerging economies
OECD leading indicator
January 2010 – July 2013
Manufacturing output 25 TP
Export weights. 12-month growth, 3-month moving average. January 2005 – July 2013
Emerging economies
Sources: IMF, Thomson Reuters and Norges Bank
Exchange rates
1)Index. 1 Jun. 2012 = 100.
1 June 2012 – 16 September 2013 80
90
100
110
120
130 80
90
100
110
120
130
Jun-12 Dec-12 Jun-13
Philippines South Korea Malaysia Taiwan Indonesia Turkey
Brazil India
-15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20
-15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20
2000 2004 2008 2012
Malaysia Taiwan Philippines South Korea Indonesia Brazil
India Turkey
Current account balances
As percentage of GDP. Annual figures. 2000 - 2012
1) In local currency units per US dollar
9
8 9 10 11
8 9 10 11
Jul-12 Jan-13 Jul-13
Manufacturing output
12-month change.
July 2012– August 2013
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
2005 2008 2011 2014
GDP
Credit growth, 4 quarters ahead
Growth in nominal GDP and credit growth
Four-quarter growth. 2005 Q1–2013 Q2
Sources: CEIC, Thomson Reuters and Norges Bank
China
Advanced economies
-2 -1 0 1 2 3
-2 -1 0 1 2 3
2010 2011 2012 2013
Euro area Germany
France Spain
Netherlands Italy
Sources: Thomson Reuters and Norges Bank
Quarterly GDP growth
2010 Q1 – 2013 Q2
90 92 94 96 98 100 102 104 106
90 92 94 96 98 100 102 104 106
2008 2010 2012
US UK
Euro area
GDP at constant prices
Index. 2008 Q1 = 100.
2008 Q1 - 2013 Q2
0 1 2 3 4
0 1 2 3 4
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
US
Euro area²⁾
UK Sweden
MPR 2/13 (13 June) 16 September 2013
Expected key rates
Percent. 1 January 2010 – 31 December 2017
1)Sources: Thomson Reuters, Bloomberg and Norges Bank 1) Expected key rates are derived from Overnight Index Swap (OIS) rates. Daily figures
from 1 January 2010 and quarterly figures from 2013 Q3 2) EONIA in the euro area
11
Financial markets
0 40 80 120 160
0 40 80 120 160
Jan-11 Jan-12 Jan-13
S&P 500 (US) DAX (Germany) IBEX (Spain) Europe financials Emerging Markets Italy
Source: Bloomberg
0 2 4 6 8
0 2 4 6 8
Jan-11 Jan-12 Jan-13
US Germany UK Spain Italy
-150 -100 -50 0 50 100 150
-150 -100 -50 0 50 100 150
Jan-11 Jan-12 Jan-13
US UK Euro area
Financial conditions indices
Equity markets
Yields on 10-year government bonds
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2
Jan-13 Mar-13 May-13 Jul-13 Sep-13
US UK
Euro area
Expected key rates two years ahead
Prices for coal, crude oil and natural gas
USD per MMBtu.1)
January 2003 – July 2016
Commodity prices
Index. 2 January 2003 = 100
2 January 2003 – 16 September 2013
Sources: IMF, Ministry of Finance, Thomson Reuters, Statistics Norway, CME Group and Norges Bank
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700
2003 2006 2009 2012
Aluminium Copper
Wheat Maize
Soya beans
13
0 5 10 15 20 25
0 5 10 15 20 25
2003 2006 2009 2012 2015
Gas UK Gas Russia Gas US Coal US Oil
Gas Norway Futures prices
1) Million British thermal unit
International exchange rates
Effective exchange rates, G10 currencies. Percent. Change from 19 June 2013. At 16 September 2013
-3.7 %
-2.7 %
-1.1 % -1.1 %
-0.9 % -0.3 %
0.0 %
1.5 % 2.3 %
3.2 %
-6% -4% -2% 0% 2% 4%
Japanese yen Norwegian krone Swedish krona Australian dollar Canadian dollar Swiss franc Euro US dollar Pound sterling New Zealand dollar
Source: Bloomberg
Import-weighted exchange rate index (I-44) 1)
1 January 2008 – 16 September 2013
80
85
90
95
100
105
110 80
85
90
95
100
105
110
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
I-44
Projections MPR 3/13 Projections MPR 2/13
15
1) A positive slope denotes a stronger krone exchange rate Source: Norges Bank
Interest rate projections
Percent. 2010 Q1 – 2016 Q4
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Lending rate, households¹⁾
Key policy rate
3-month money market rate
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank 1) Average interest rate on all loans to households from
banks and mortgage companies
17 Sources: DNB Markets, Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
Mortgage lending rates and funding costs
Percent. 1 January 2010 – 16 September 2013
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
2010 2011 2012 2013
Risk premium on 5-year covered bonds
Difference between money market rate and key policy rate Key policy rate
Residential mortgage rate (credit lines) Estimated cost of mortgage financing
Lower growth in the Norwegian economy
Semi-annual growth
1)0 1 2 3 4 5
0 1 2 3 4 5
Private consumption Corporate investment Exports, mainland Norway
GDP, mainland Norway
Employment
2012 2013
Source: Statistics Norway 1) Growth compared with same half of previous year.
Norges Bank’s regional network – output growth
Aggregated. Past 3 months and expected growth next 6 months. Percent
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8
2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013
Expected output next 6 mths. - in May Expected output next 6 mths. - in August
Source: Norges Bank 19
Capacity constraints, regional network 1)
Percent. 2005 Q1 – 2013 Q3
1) Share of contacts that will have some or considerable problems accommodating an increase in demand
Unemployment rate
Seasonally adjusted
February 2006 – August 2013
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4
2006 2008 2010 2012
Sources: NAV and Norges Bank
10 20 30 40 50 60 70
10 20 30 40 50 60 70
2005 2007 2009 2011 2013
Household credit growth and house prices
Four-quarter change. Percent. 2004 Q1 – 2016 Q4
1)-15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25
-15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25
2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016
House prices Credit growth
21 1) House prices to 2013 Q2. Projected to 2016 Q4. Sources: Statistics Norway, the real estate sector
(NEF, EFF, FINN.no and Eiendomsverdi) and Norges Bank
Credit growth, households and non-financial enterprises
Four-quarter change. Percent. 2000 Q1 – 2013 Q2
-10 0 10 20 30
-10 0 10 20 30
2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012
Household credit growth (C2)
Total credit growth, non-financial enterprises (C3)
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
-20 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30
-20 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30
2010 2011 2012 2013
Domestic note and bond debt
Foreign debt (mainland enterprises) Domestic bank debt
23
Credit growth, non-financial enterprises, by source
12-month change. Percent. January 2010 – July 2013
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
Real commercial property prices Wholesale funding/Total assets
Credit/GDP House prices/Income
Key indicators of financial imbalances
50 100 150 200
50 100 150 200
1975 1983 1991 1999 2007
50 100 150 200
50 100 150 200
1975 1983 1991 1999 2007 0
20 40 60
0 20 40 60
1975 1983 1991 1999 2007
50 100 150 200
50 100 150 200
1975 1983 1991 1999 2007
Indicator
Trend using augmented HP filter
Average
Sources: Statistics Norway, IMF and Norges Bank
Key indicators. Deviation from trend
25
Average for* past 10 years/**recursive throughout period Augmented HP filter
One-sided HP filter
Wholesale funding/Total assets*
Credit/GDP* House prices/Income**
Real commercial property prices**
Sources: Statistics Norway, IMF and Norges Bank
CPI and CPI-ATE
12-month change. Percent. January 2009 – August 2013
1)0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
CPI CPI-ATE
Projections MPR 2/13
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank 1) Projections to September 2013
CPI-ATE. Total and by supplier sector
12-month change. Percent. January 2009 – August 2013
1)-2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
-2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Domestically produced goods and services Imported consumer goods
CPI-ATE
27 Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
Projections MPR 2/13
1) Projections to September 2013
CPI-ATE
Contribution from product groups to change in twelve-month CPI-JAE inflation. Percentage points. January 2012 – August 2013
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
-0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1
-0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1
Furniture, white goods, etc. Other groups Recreation and culture Transport
Housing etc. Clothing and footwear
Food and non-alcoholic beverages CPI-ATE
0 1 2 3 4 5
0 1 2 3 4 5
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
29
House rents in the CPI-ATE
12-month change. Percent. January 2008 – August 2013
Source: Statistics Norway
0 1 2 3 4 5
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012
Output gap (left-hand scale)
Domestically produced goods and services (right-hand scale)
Domestically produced goods and services excluding house rents in the CPI-ATE and output gap. Percent. 2000 Q1 − 2013 Q3
1)Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank 1) Projections for 2013 Q3
Indicators of underlying inflation
12-month change. Percent.
January 2009 – August 2013
CPI-ATE
Actual figures and projections from SAM. Four-quarter change. Percent.
2011 Q1 – 2013 Q4
0 1 2 3
0 1 2 3
Mar-11 Mar-12 Mar-13
SAM MPR 2/13 SAM MPR 3/13 CPI-ATE
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4
2009 2011 2013
20 % trimmed mean CPIXE
CPIM CPI
31 Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank