EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING
8 MAY 2019
Monetary Policy Report 1/19, 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 Q1
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
US
Euro area
Source: Thomson Reuters 3
PMI for Norway’s trading partners
4
Manufacturing and services PMI. Twenty-five main trading partners.
Export weights. January 2010 – April 2019
Sources: Thomson Reuters and Norges Bank
45 50 55 60
45 50 55 60
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Manufacturing PMI
Services PMI
Global equity markets
5
Index. 1 January 2016 = 100. 1 January 2016 – 6 May 2019
Sources: Bloomberg and Norges Bank
80 100 120 140 160 180
80 100 120 140 160 180
2016 2017 2018 2019
US China Europe UK Norway
MPR 1/19
Inflation for selected trading partners
6
Twelve-month change. Percent. January 2010 – March/April 2019
Core inflation Headline CPI
-1 0 1 2 3 4 5
-1 0 1 2 3 4 5
2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 US
Euro area UK
Sweden
-1 0 1 2 3 4 5
-1 0 1 2 3 4 5
2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 US
Euro area UK
Sweden
Source: Thomson Reuters
Policy rates
7
Policy rates and estimated forward rates
1). Percent. 6 May 2019 (solid line) and MPR 1/19 (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 -0.5 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
US
Euro area UK
Sweden
2)
Money market rates for Norway’s trading partners
8
Three-month money market rates for Norway’s trading partners.
Percent. 2012 Q1 – 2019 Q1
1)1) Projections to 2022 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 2022
MPR 1/19 6 May 2019
Crude oil spot and futures prices
9
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 6 May 2019 Futures price MPR 1/19
Import-weighted exchange rate index (I-44)
10
2 January 2017 – 6 May 2019
Source: Norges Bank
96
100
104
108
112 96
100
104
108
112
Jan-17 Jul-17 Jan-18 Jul-18 Jan-19
I-44
Average, Q2
Projections MPR 1/19
StrongerNOK
MPR 1/19
Three-month money market premium
11
Percentage points. 1 January 2015 – 6 May 2019
Sources: Thomson Reuters and Norges Bank
MPR 1/19
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
Norwegian money market premium Projections MPR 1/19
GDP mainland Norway
12
Monthly and three-month growth. Seasonally adjusted. Percent.
February 2016 – February 2019
1)1) Projections for 2019 Q1 – 2019 Q2.
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 Monthly growth Three-month growth Quarterly projections MPR 1/19
Business tendency survey for manufacturing, mining and quarrying
13
Expected output growth. Seasonally adjusted diffusion index.
2000 Q1 – 2019 Q1
30 40 50 60 70
30 40 50 60 70
2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018
Source: Statistics Norway
SAM 1) projections for GDP mainland Norway
14
Four-quarter change. Percent. 2014 Q1 – 2018 Q4
2)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
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
GDP mainland Norway Projections MPR 1/19 SAM MPR 1/19
SAM 6 May 2019
1) System for Averaging short-term Models.
2) Projections to 2019 Q2.
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
Private consumption
15
Private consumption for households and non-profit organisations.
Three-month growth. Seasonally adjusted. Percent. June 2016 – February 2019
1)1) Growth in goods consumption in March is based on the Index of household goods consumption (VKI).
Sources: Statistics Norway
-2 -1 0 1 2
-2 -1 0 1 2
Jun 16 Dec 16 Jun 17 Dec 17 Jun 18 Dec 18
Total consumption Services consumption Goods consumption
Goods consumption in March
House prices
16
Percent. January 2015 – April 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.)
Credit growth
0 2 4 6 8
0 2 4 6 8
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Twelve-month change Projections MPR 1/19
17
C2. Percent. January 2015 – March 2019
1)Non-financial enterprises, mainland Norway
Households
1) Projections to June 2019.
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
0 4 8 12
0 4 8 12
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Twelve-month change Projections MPR 1/19
Unemployment
18
As a percentage of the labour force. Seasonally adjusted.
January 2012 – February/April 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 1/19
1) Projections to April/June 2019.
Sources: Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV), Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
Wage norm and annual wage growth
Annual change. Percent. 2003 – 2019
1)1) Projection for 2019.
Sources: Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO), Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO), Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018
Annual wage growth MPR 1/19 Wage norm
19
Inflation
20
Twelve-month change. Percent. January 2012 – March 2019
1)1) Projections to June 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 1/19
CPI-ATE by supplier sector
21
Twelve-month change. Percent. January 2012 – March 2019
1)1) Projections to June 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 1/19
SAM 1) forecast for CPI-ATE inflation
22
Four-quarter change. Percent. 2014 Q1 – 2019 Q1
2)0 1 2 3 4
0 1 2 3 4
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
CPI-ATE
Projections MPR 1/19 SAM MPR 1/19
SAM 6 May 2019
1) System for Averaging short-term Models.
2) Projections to 2019 Q2/Q3.
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING
8 MAY 2019