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MONETARY POLICY MEETING 3 NOVEMBER 2021
Monetary Policy Report 3/21, overall picture
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank 2
Output gap Policy rate
Inflation (CPI) Inflation (CPI-ATE)
-9 -6 -3 0 3
-9 -6 -3 0 3
2015 2018 2021 2024
-1 0 1 2 3
-1 0 1 2 3
2015 2018 2021 2024
0 1 2 3 4 5
0 1 2 3 4 5
2015 2018 2021 2024
0 1 2 3 4 5
0 1 2 3 4 5
2015 2018 2021 2024
Number of infected per day
3
Registered infected per 100 000 population. Seven-day moving average.
2 Mars 2020 – 2 November 2021
Sources: Refinitiv Datastream and Norges Bank
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
Mar-20 Jun-20 Sep-20 Dec-20 Mar-21 Jun-21 Sep-21 US
Euro area UK
Sweden Norway
Hospitalisations
4
Number of Covid patients in hospital per 100 000 inhabitants.
22 January 2020 - 31 October 2021
1)1) 28 October for the UK, 22 October for Norway and 24 October for France and Denmark.
Sources: ourworldindata.org and Norges Bank
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Jan-20 Apr-20 Jul-20 Oct-20 Jan-21 Apr-21 Jul-21 Oct-21
US UK
France Norway Denmark
Vaccination coverage
5
Share of fully vaccinated. Percent.
15 December 2020 – 2 November 2021
Source: Refinitiv Datastream
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Dec-20 Feb-21 Apr-21 Jun-21 Aug-21 Oct-21
US Germany UK
Sweden France Italy
Denmark Spain Norway
GDP forecast for trading partners 1)
1) Thirteen trading partners. Export weights. 6
Sources: Consensus Economics, IMF, and Norges Bank
Index. 2019 = 100. 2019 – 2024
94 96 98 100 102 104 106 108 110 112
94 96 98 100 102 104 106 108 110 112
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
MPR 3/21
Consensus forecast October Consensus forecast September IMF October
PMI for trading partners
7
Diffusion index. January 2018 – September 2021
PMI services PMI manufacturing
10 20 30 40 50 60 70
10 20 30 40 50 60 70
2018 2019 2020 2021 US
Euro area UK
10 20 30 40 50 60 70
10 20 30 40 50 60 70
2018 2019 2020 2021 US
Euro area UK
Source: Refinitiv Datastream
PMI manufacturing
8
PMI manufacturing delivery times. Under 50 = longer delivery times.
January 2005 – October 2021
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020
US
Euro area UK
Sweden
Source: Refinitiv Datastream
Consumer prices
Twelve-month change. Percent. January 2018 – September 2021
Headline CPI Core CPI
Source: Refinitiv Datastream 9
-1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
-1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
2018 2019 2020 2021
US Euro area
UK Sweden
-1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
-1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
2018 2019 2020 2021
US Euro area
UK Sweden
Oil and gas spot and futures prices
10
Oil. USD per barrel. Natural gas. USD per MMBtu
Sources: Refinitiv Datastream and Norges Bank
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Gas (l.h.s.)
Oil (r.h.s.)
Futures prices 2 November 2021 Futures prices MPR 3/21
Money market rates for trading partners
11
Three-month money market rates for Norway’s trading partners.
Percent. 2015 Q1 – 2024 Q4
Sources: Refinitiv Datastream and Norges Bank
-0,5 0 0,5 1
-0,5 0 0,5 1
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Forward rates MPR 3/21
Forward rates 2 November 2021
Policy rates in selected countries
12
Policy rates and estimated forward rates
1). Percent. January 2015 –
December 2024. 2 November 2021 (solid line) and MPR 3/21 (dashed line)
1) Overnight Index Swap (OIS) rates.
2) ECB deposit facility rate.
Sources: Bloomberg, Refinitiv Datastream and Norges Bank
-1 0 1 2 3
-1 0 1 2 3
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 US
UK
Euro area²⁾
Sweden
Long-term sovereign yields
13
Ten-year government bonds. Percent. 1. Jan 2020 – 2. Nov 2021
-1 -0,5 0 0,5 1 1,5 2
-1 -0,5 0 0,5 1 1,5 2
Jan-20 Jul-20 Jan-21 Jul-21
US UK
Germany Sweden Norway
Source: Bloomberg
MPR 3/21
Global equity markets
14
Index. 1 January 2020 = 100. 1 January 2020 – 2 November 2021
Sources: Bloomberg and Norges Bank
60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200
60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200
Jan-20 Jul-20 Jan-21 Jul-21
US Europe
UK China
Emerging economies
MPR 3/21
Import-weighted exchange rate index (I-44)
15
January 2019 – November 2021
1)1) Projections for 2021 Q3 – 2021 Q4.
Source: Norges Bank
100
110
120
130
140 100
110
120
130
140
Jan-20 Apr-20 Jul-20 Oct-20 Jan-21 Apr-21 Jul-21 Oct-21 I-44 Projections MPR 3/21
MPR 3/21
Stronger krone
Three-month money market premium
Percentage points. Five-day moving average.
1 January 2015 – 31 December 2024
1)1) Projections for 2021 Q3 – 2024 Q4.
Sources: Refinitiv Datastream and Norges Bank
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 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Projections MPR 3/21 MPR 3/21
16
Banks’ residential mortgage rates
17
Nominal, floating interest rate. January 2019 – November 2021
1)1) Banks’ outstanding mortgage and deposit rates through August 2021. Policy rates and quoted rates up until 2 November 2021.
Sources: Finansportalen, Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
-1 0 1 2 3 4
-1 0 1 2 3 4
Jan-19 May-19 Sep-19 Jan-20 May-20 Sep-20 Jan-21 May-21 Sep-21 Outstanding mortgages Deposits Quoted rates Policy rate
Credit growth
18
C2. Twelve-month change. Percent. January 2015 – September 2021
1)Non-financial enterprises mainland Norway Households
1) Projections for September 2021 – December 2021.
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
-2 0 2 4 6 8 10
-2 0 2 4 6 8 10
2015 2017 2019 2021
MPR 3/21
-2 0 2 4 6 8 10
-2 0 2 4 6 8 10
2015 2017 2019 2021
MPR 3/21
Mainland GDP
19
Monthly and three-month growth. Seasonally adjusted. Percent.
March 2020 – August 2021
1)1) Projections for September 2021 – December 2021.
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
-10 -8 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
-10 -8 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
Mar-20 Jun-20 Sep-20 Dec-20 Mar-21 Jun-21 Sep-21 Dec-21 Monthly growth
Projections 3/21
Rolling three-month growth
Expected output growth next quarter
20
Business cycle barometer for manufacturing and mining. Net values.
Seasonally adjusted. 2007 Q1 – 2021 Q3
Source: Statistics Norway
-70 -50 -30 -10 10 30 50 70
-70 -50 -30 -10 10 30 50 70
2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021
Fiscal policy
21
2000-2022. Structural non-oil deficit
Share of trend GDP for mainland Norway.
Percent In billions of 2022 NOK
Source: Ministry of Finance
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 National Budget 2022
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450
2002 2007 2012 2017 2022 National Budget 2022
Goods consumption
22
Seasonally adjusted volume index. January 2015 – August 2021
1)125 130 135 140 145 150 155 160
125 130 135 140 145 150 155 160
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
1) Projections for September to December 2021.
Source: Statistics Norway
Consumer confidence (CCI)
23
Index. May 2007 –– October 2021
Source: ForbrukerMeteret from Opinion
-15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15
-15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15
2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021
CCI Average
House prices
24
Twelve-month change. Percent. January 2015 – October 2021
1)1) Projections for September 2021 – December 2021.
Sources: Eiendomsverdi, Finn.no, Real Estate Norway and Norges Bank
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
-10 -5 0 5 10 15 20
-10 -5 0 5 10 15 20
House prices Projections MPR 3/21
House prices in selected Norwegian cities
25
Twelve-month change. Percent. January 2015 – October 2021
-15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30
-15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Norway Oslo
Trondheim Bergen
Stavanger and vicinity Tromsø
Kristiansand
Sources: Eiendomsverdi, Real Estate Norway and Finn.no
Building permits issued for housing starts
In thousands of housing units. January 2000 – September 2021
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2021
2020 2019
Average (2000-2019)
26
Unemployment
27
Share of labour force. Seasonally adjusted. Percent.
January 2015 – October 2021
1)1) Projections for September 2021 – December 2021.
Sources: Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV) and Norges Bank
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Registered unemployment Projections MPR 3/21
Registered fully unemployed
28
Unadjusted. In thousands. Week 18 - week 42 2021
1)1) Projections week 38 to 52. The numbers are interpolated where weekly numbers are missing. In week 42 NAV did not publish numbers for furloughs, due to technical changes in the data.
Sources: Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV) and Norges Bank
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
May-21 Aug-21 Nov-21
Total Furloughs Ordinary
Projections MPR 3/21
CPI and indicators of underlying inflation
29
Twelve-month change. Percent. January 2015 – September 2021
1)-1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
-1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Indicators² CPI
CPI-ATE Median
Inflation target Projections MPR 3/21
1) Projections for September 2021 – December 2021.
2) 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
CPI-ATE by supplier sector
30
Twelve-month change. Percent. January 2015 – September 2021
1)1) Projections for September 2021 – December 2021.
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
-1 0 1 2 3 4 5
-1 0 1 2 3 4 5
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Imported goods
Domestically produced goods and services
Projections MPR 3/21
30
Electricity spot and futures prices
31
Øre/kWh. January 2010 – December 2024
Sources: Refinitiv Datastream and Norges Bank
0 40 80 120 160 200
0 40 80 120 160 200
2010 2013 2016 2019 2022
Norway Germany
Futures prices 2 Nov 21 Futures prices MPR 3/21