Decreased growth in domestic loan debt

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The twelve-month growth in the credit indicator C2 was 4.8 per cent to the end of February 2020, down from 5.0 per cent the previous month.

The general public’s domestic loan debt amounted to NOK 6 081 billion at end-February, according to new figures from the Credit indicator statistics.

Figure 1. Credit indicator (C2). 12-month growth

General public Households Non-financial corporations Municipalities
Feb. 2017 5 6.6 1.8 6.4
March 2017 5.2 6.7 2.2 6.1
April 2017 5.1 6.5 2.3 5.6
May 2017 5.4 6.7 3.1 5.2
June 2017 5.6 6.6 4 5.3
July 2017 5.7 6.6 4.1 5.8
Aug. 2017 5.6 6.5 3.7 6
Sep. 2017 5.8 6.4 4.7 5.3
Oct. 2017 5.7 6.3 4.7 5.4
Nov. 2017 5.8 6.4 4.9 5.3
Dec. 2017 6.4 6.4 6.7 5.3
Jan. 2018 6.2 6.2 6.6 5.1
Feb. 2018 6.3 6.0 7.4 4.3
March 2018 6.3 6.0 7.5 4.6
April 2018 6.4 6.0 7.8 4.9
May 2018 6.2 5.8 7.0 5.8
June 2018 5.9 5.9 6.2 5.4
July 2018 5.8 5.8 6.2 5.0
Aug. 2018 5.9 5.8 6.5 4.8
Sep. 2018 5.5 5.8 5.0 4.8
Oct. 2018 5.8 5.8 6.0 4.7
Nov. 2018 5.7 5.6 6.2 5.3
Dec. 2018 5.6 5.6 5.5 6.6
Jan. 2019 5.8 5.7 5.8 6.4
Feb. 2019 5.8 5.7 5.7 7.3
March 2019 5.9 5.7 5.8 7.6
April 2019 5.8 5.7 5.7 7.0
May 2019 5.7 5.6 5.7 6.8
June 2019 5.8 5.6 5.8 6.8
July 2019 5.6 5.3 5.8 7.0
Aug. 2019 5.5 5.2 5.7 6.9
Sep. 2019 5.8 5.1 7.0 7.0
Oct. 2019 5.6 5.0 6.1 7.6
Nov. 2019 5.6 5.2 5.7 7.8
Dec. 2019 5.1 5.0 4.9 7.1
Jan. 2020 5.0 4.9 4.5 7.4
Feb. 2020 4.8 4.9 4.0 7.4

Unchanged debt growth in households

Households’ domestic loan debt totalled NOK 3 650 billion at end-February. The twelve-month growth was 4.9 per cent to end-February, unchanged from the previous month.

Decreased debt growth in non-financial corporations

Non-financial corporations domestic loan debt amounted to NOK 1 870 billion at end-February. The twelve-month growth was 4.0 per cent to end-February, down from 4.5 per cent the previous month.

Decreased growth in loans from banks and mortgage companies

Of the general public’s domestic loan debt, 81 per cent consisted of loans from banks and mortgage companies at end-February. This amounted to NOK 4 915 billion. The twelve-month growth in loans from banks and mortgage companies was 4.9 per cent, down from 5.0 per cent from the previous month.

Increased growth in debt securities

The twelve-month growth in the general public’s debt securities was 3.3 per cent to end-February, up from 2.9 per cent the previous month.