EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING
25 OCTOBER 2017
BASED ON INFORMATION IN THE PERIOD TO 23 OCTOBER 2017
Monetary policy report 3/17, overall picture
-1 0 1 2 3
-1 0 1 2 3
2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020
2 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2
2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020
0 1 2 3 4
0 1 2 3 4
2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020
85 90 95 100 105 110
85 90 95 100 105 110
2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020
Projected output gap Key policy rate
CPI-ATE Exchange rate index (I-44)
GDP growth for selected trading partners
3
Quarterly percentage change.
1)2012 Q1 – 2017 Q2
1) Three-quarter moving average.
Source: Thomson Reuters
-1 -0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5
-1 -0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
US UK
Euro area Sweden
CPI for selected trading partners
4
Twelve-month percentage change. January 2012 – September 2017
-2 0 2 4 6
-2 0 2 4 6
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
US UK
Euro area Sweden
Source: Thomson Reuters
Expected policy rates
Policy rates and estimated forward rates. Percent.
1 January 2015 – 31 December 2020
Sources: Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters and Norges Bank 5
-1 0 1 2 3
-1 0 1 2 3
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
US UK
Euro area Sweden
Expected 23 Oct Expected 15 Sep
Import-weighted exchange rate index (I-44)
6
1 January 2017 – 31 October 2017
Source: Norges Bank
Stronger NOK MPR 3/17
96
100
104
108
112 96
100
104
108
112
2015 2016 2017
I-44
Projections MPR 3/17
Three-month money market premium
7
Percentage points. 1 January 2015 – 31 December 2017
Source: Norges Bank
MPR 3/17
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1
2015 2016 2017 2018
Norwegian money market premium Projections MPR 3/17
Oil price
8
USD/barrel. January 2014 – December 2020
11) Futures prices (broken lines) are the averages of futures prices for the period
11 September – 15 September 2017 for MPR 3/17 and 17 October – 23 October for futures prices.
Sources: Thomson Reuters and Norges Bank
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Spot price Futures prices
Futures prices MPR 3/17
Goods consumption index
9
Seasonally adjusted volume index. January 2015 – August 2017
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
120 125 130 135 140
120 125 130 135 140
2015 2016 2017
Consumer confidence
10
Trend indicator for households.
Consumer confidence index. March 2007 – September 2017
Sources: Kantar TNS and Opinion
-30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50
-15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25
2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017
Consumer confidence index (left-hand scale) Trend indicator (right-hand scale)
House prices
11
Percent. January 2013 – December 2017
Sources: Eiendomsverdi, Finn.no, NEF, Real Estate Norway, Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
-1 0 1 2 3
-5 0 5 10 15
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Seasonally adjusted monthly change (r.h.s) Projections monthly change in MPR 3/17, (r.h.s) Projections twelve-month change in MPR 3/17 (l.h.s) Twelve-month change (l.h.s)
Credit demand
12
Demand from households
1and non-financial enterprises
2. Quarterly change.
32008 Q1 – 2017 Q4
1) Mortgages. 2) Total credit to non-financial enterprises.
3) 2/1 = Large/some increase, 0 = Approximately unchanged, -1/-2 = Some/large decrease.
Source: Norges Bank’s Survey of Bank Lending
-2 -1.5 -1 -0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5 2
-2 -1.5 -1 -0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5 2
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Households Non-financial enterprises
Next quarter Next quarter
Approved housing starts
13
By gross floor area in 1000s of sqm. Seasonally adjusted.
January 2013 – September 2017
Source: Statistics Norway
150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550
150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Approved housing starts Trend
GDP for mainland Norway with forecasts from SAM 1)
14
Quarterly percentage change. Seasonally adjusted. 2014 Q1 –2017 Q4
2)1) System for Averaging short-term Models. 2) Projections for 2017 Q3 and Q4 (broken lines).
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
-0.2 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
-0.2 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
2014 2015 2016 2017
GDP mainland Norway MPR 3/17
SAM MPR 3/17 SAM 10 Oct
Fiscal policy
15
Change in structural deficit. Share of trend GDP for mainland Norway.
Percentage points. 2002 – 2020
Sources: Ministry of Finance and Norges Bank
-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5
-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5
2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020
Fiscal impulse
Average 2002-2017 MPR 3/17
Unemployment as a percentage of the labour force
16
LFS
1)and NAV
2). Seasonally adjusted. January 2014 – December 2017
1) Labour Force Survey.
2) Registered unemployment.
Sources: Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV), Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
2 3 4 5
2 3 4 5
2014 2015 2016 2017
LFS unemployment NAV unemployment Projections MPR 3/17
Employment and labour force
17
LFS
1). Seasonally adjusted. In thousands. January 2014 – July 2017
1) Labour Force Survey.
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
2,600 2,650 2,700 2,750 2,800
2,600 2,650 2,700 2,750 2,800
2014 2015 2016 2017
Labour force Employment
CPI and CPI-ATE
Twelve-month percentage change. January 2012 – December 2017
0 1 2 3 4 5
0 1 2 3 4 5
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
CPI CPI-ATE
Projections MPR 3/17
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank 18
CPI-ATE by supplier sector
Twelve-month percentage change. January 2012 – December 2017
-2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
-2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Imported consumer goods
Domestically produced goods and services Projections MPR 3/17
Sources: Statistics Norway og Norges Bank 19
CPI-ATE with forecast from SAM 1)
20
Four-quarter percentage change. 2014 Q1 – 2018 Q1
1)0 1 2 3 4
0 1 2 3 4
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
CPI-ATE MPR 3/17 SAM MPR 3/17 SAM 10 October
1) System for Averaging short-term Models. 2) Projections for 2017 Q3 - 2018 Q1 (broken lines).
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING
25 OCTOBER 2017
BASED ON INFORMATION IN THE PERIOD TO 23 OCTOBER 2017