Norway Yearbook - 1996

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National economy and external trade
Foreign assets, liabilities and net claims at nominal value. Million kroner and
per cent of gross domestic product
19601970 1980 1990 1992 1993 1994*
Assets, total 7 155 20397 82363 293 640 335 331 381 670 385 328
Liabilities, total 10578 29497 175391 397 747 404 384 440 458 406 630
Net claims -3423 -9 100 -93 028 -104 107 -69 053 -58 788 -21 302
Net claims as per cent of gross domestic
product -9.5 -11.4 -32.6 -14.4 -8.8 -7.1 -2.5
Source: Banking and Cred6 Statistics. Current Figures. More information: Division for Public Finance and Credit Market Statistics.
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Foreign assets and liabilities at nominal value, by sector and industry. Million
kroner
AssetsLiabilities
1992 1993 1994* 1992 1993 1994*
Total (1-3) 335 331 381 670 385 328 404 384 440458 406 630
General government 7606 11 909 12 787 65495 85137 79 119
Central government 7564 11 909 12787 59200 80018 75770
Local government 42 - - 6295 5 119 3349
Financial institutions 224069 263 513 253 598 138 734 137690 123 125
Bankof Norway 88575 155556 151 123 10931 12480 13002
State lending institutions 1167 983 905 5829 4148 2191
Commercial banks mcl. Postal Bank 72974 45023 41 972 68975 61502 52419
Savings banks 6064 4493 7334 8270 9654 10555
Mortgage companies 23640 19301 23556 40744 44987 36571
Finance companies 92 87 76 2856 2526 5818
Life insurance companies etc 21133 24296 17943 965 1 096 936
Non-life insurance companies 10424 13774 10689 164 1 297 1 633
Non-financial enterprises 103656 106248 118943 200 155 217631 204 386
Central government enterprises 511 1118 119 172 192 145
Other state enterprises 35932 35 360 45 664 52 041 53202 50018
Municipal enterprises 2 13 2570 2 195 1 971
Private, incorporated enterprises 67213 69768 73 147 145 372 162 042 152 252
Specification: Non-financial enterprises by industry 1 103656 106248 118943 200 155 217631 204386
Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing 170 161 276 127 94 340
Oil and gas extraction 24900 23700 29688 72427 83265 76344
Manufacturing, mining and quarrying 32404 33894 41146 44249 42479 43071
Construction, electricity, gas and water supply . . 2667 3609 2205 9272 8665 11188
Wholesale and retail trade, hotels and restaurants 8568 7 133 7916 22 561 23075 21 016
Investment and holding companies, services connected
with financial institutions 9452 10407 10951 14148 16557 14872
Ocean transport and transport via pipelines 14890 13788 8636 16127 19439 16671
Other transport activities, post and telecommunications
5431 5579 6351 9306 10648 9348
Real estate, renting and business activities 2706 5592 8749 9411 10876 10 163
Social and personal service activities 1S4 278 271 277 311 440
Services n.e.c. and unspecified 2314 2 107 2754 2250 2222 933
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Preliminary figures 1992-1994, due to not yet complete transEtion to the new Standard Industrial Classification.
Source: Banking and Credit Statistics. Current Figures. More information: Division for Public Finance and Credit Market Statistics.
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