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Norges Bank Executive Board Meeting 22 September 2004 1 Norges Bank Interest and exchange rate assumptions and projections for the CPI adjusted for tax changes and excluding energy products (CPI-ATE) and the output gap in Inflation Report 2/04. Per cent 10 3 85 90 Krone exchange rate, I-44 (lefthand scale) 3 8 2 6 1 1 4 0 0 2 -1 -1 0 -2 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 -2 CPI-ATE 2 95 100 Output gap Money market rate (right-hand scale) 105 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Source: Norges Bank Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank 2 Norges Bank GDP growth Growth in volume from previous quarter. Seasonally adjusted 2 2 US 1.5 1.5 1 1 0.5 0.5 UK Sweden Japan 0 0 Euro area -0.5 -0.5 -1 -1 2002 2003 2004 Sources: EcoWin / US Dept. of Commerce, SCB, National Statistics, EUR-OP / EUROSTAT and Norges Bank 2002 2003 2004 3 Norges Bank Yields on 10-year government bonds 1 Jan 04 – 20 Sep 04 5.0 5.0 Norway 4.5 4.5 Germany 4.0 US Since previous monetary policy meeting 3.5 3.0 Jan 4.0 3.5 3.0 Feb Mar Sources: Bloomberg and Norges Bank Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep 4 Norges Bank PMI Manufacturing in the US1), the euro area and Sweden. Seasonally adjusted. Monthly figures 65 65 Euro area 60 Sweden 60 55 55 50 50 45 45 US 40 40 35 1998 35 1) ISM, 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Manufacturing Sources: EcoWin / ISM-Institute for Supply Management, NTC Research Ltd. and Swedbank / I&L 5 Norges Bank Core CPI/HICP in the US, the euro area and the UK 12-month rise. Per cent. Jan 01 – Aug 04 4 3 2 4 3 US1) Euro area US2) 2 1 1 UK 0 2001 1) 0 2002 2003 2004 CPI 2) Personal consumption expenditure deflator, excluding food and energy Source: EcoWin / National statistics 6 Norges Bank Interest rate expectations Actual developments and expected key rate on 20 September 6 6 5 5 4 3 2 1 0 Mar-03 4 UK Sweden 3 Euro area 2 US 1 0 Sep-03 Mar-04 Sources: Reuters and Norges Bank Sep-04 Mar-05 Sep-05 Mar-06 7 Norges Bank Oil price Brent Blend USD per barrel. Daily figures. Jan 02 – Jul 07 45 45 16 September 40 11 August 40 35 35 30 30 Futures prices 24 June (IR 2-04) 25 25 20 20 15 15 10 10 5 5 0 2002 0 2003 Sources: Telerate, IPE and Norges Bank 2004 2005 2006 2007 8 Norges Bank Real oil price in 2004 USD1) and nominal oil price Deflated by US CPI. Monthly figures. Brent Blend in dollars per barrel 120 120 100 100 Oil price in 2004 USD 80 80 60 60 40 40 20 20 Nominal oil price 0 1970 1) 0 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 The nominal oil price is deflated by mean CPI in the US in the period Jan 04 – Jul 04 Sources: EcoWin / Bureau of Labor Statistics and Norges Bank 9 Norges Bank CPI-ATE 12-month rise. Per cent. Jul 03 – Aug 04 Projections from Inflation Report 2/04 Jun 04 – Dec 04 (broken line) 4 2 4 Goods and services produced in Norway 2 CPI-ATE 0 0 -2 -2 Imported consumer goods -4 -4 -6 -6 Jul-03 Oct-03 Jan-04 Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank Apr-04 Jul-04 Oct-04 10 Norges Bank Expert projections of consumer price inflation Per cent. Quarterly figures. Q2 2002 – Q3 2004 4 4 3 2 3 In 5 years In 2 years 2 1 1 0 Jun-02 0 Source: TNS Gallup Dec-02 Jun-03 Dec-03 Jun-04 11 Norges Bank Developments in the krone exchange rate1) (I-44) Daily figures. 1 Jan 02 – 21 Sep 04 85 85 90 90 95 95 100 100 Since previous monetary policy meeting 105 Jan-02 1) A 105 Jul-02 Jan-03 Jul-03 Jan-04 Jul-04 rising curve denotes a stronger krone exchange rate Source: Norges Bank 12 Norges Bank Expected change in key rates according to the swap market and expected difference against the mean of trading partners’ key rates. Sep 04 – Dec 06 4 4 20 September 3 3 10 August Expected key rate 2 2 1 1 Expected difference against the mean of trading partners’ key rates 0 0 -1 Aug-04 -1 Dec-04 Apr-05 Sources: Reuters and Norges Bank Aug-05 Dec-05 Apr-06 Aug-06 Dec-06 13 Norges Bank GDP Mainland Norway Change from previous quarter. Contribution to volume growth in percentage points. Seasonally adjusted 6 6 Private consumption Private investment Changes in stocks and stat. discr.* GDP Mainland Norway Public consumption Public investment Net exports Mainland Norway* 3 3 0 0 -3 -3 01:4 02:1 02:2 02:3 02:4 03:1 03:2 03:3 03:4 04:1 04:2 *Norges Bank estimates Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank 14 Norges Bank Main economic aggregates in quarterly national accounts and projections in Inflation Report 2/04 Annual growth 2004 Projections in IR 2/2004 Growth from first half-year in 2003 to first half-year in 2004 GDP Mainland Norway 3½ 3,7 Private consumption 5¼ 4,9 Gross investments Mainland Norway 3¾ 2,4 Petroleum investment 10 11,6 Traditional exports 5¼ 2,5 Imports 7½ 6,0 Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank 15 Norges Bank Index of commodity consumption 1995 = 100. Seasonally adjusted volume. Jan 02 – Jul 04 142 142 139 139 136 136 133 133 2004 2003 130 130 2002 127 127 124 124 121 121 118 Jan Feb Source: Statistics Norway Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov 118 Dec 16 Norges Bank Estimated and accrued investment costs for oil and gas extraction and pipeline transport In millions of NOK 90000 90000 80000 80000 2005 2004 70000 2003 70000 60000 60000 50000 2002 50000 40000 40000 30000 30000 20000 20000 May Aug Previous year Source: Statistics Norway Nov Feb May Aug Current year Nov Feb Final figures 17 Norges Bank Employment (LFS) Seasonally adjusted. In 1000s 2,320 2,320 2,310 2,310 2,300 2,300 2,290 2,290 2002 2,280 2,270 2,260 2,280 2,270 2004 2,250 2003 2,260 2,250 2,240 2,240 Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Source: Statistics Norway 18 Norges Bank Registered unemployed and job vacancies Seasonally adjusted. Jan 98 – Aug 04 1,500 120,000 Job vacancies, trend (left-hand scale) 105,000 1,200 90,000 75,000 900 60,000 600 Registered unemployed (right-hand scale) 45,000 30,000 300 15,000 0 1998 0 1999 2000 Source: The Directorate of Labour 2001 2002 2003 2004 19 Norges Bank House prices NEF/ECON (Jan 98 – Aug 04) and SN (98 Q1 – 04 Q2) Percentage rise on same period previous year 30 30 25 25 20 20 SN 15 15 NEF 10 10 5 5 0 0 -5 1998 -5 1999 2000 2001 2002 Sources: Statistics Norway (SN), Norwegian Association of Real Estate Agents (NEF), Association of Real Estate Agency Firms 2003 2004 20 Norges Bank Commercial property prices Price per m2 per year in NOK. 1997 – June 2004 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 2500 Oslo high standards 2000 Oslo good standards 1500 Bergen 1000 Stavanger 500 Trondheim 0 0 1997 1998 1999 Sources: OPAK and Dagens Næringsliv 2000 2001 2002 Jun-03 Nov-03 Jun-04 21 Norges Bank Housing starts and other building starts. 1000 m2 per month. Trend. Jan 00 – Jun 04 400 400 350 350 Other building starts (right-hand scale) 300 300 250 200 250 Housing starts (left-hand scale) 200 150 150 100 2000 100 Source: Statistics Norway 2001 2002 2003 2004 22 Norges Bank Domestic debt, total and distributed between households and non-financial enterprises (C2) 12-month rise. Aug 01 - Jul 04 15 15 C2 households 12 9 12 9 C2 total 6 6 C2 non-financial enterprises 3 3 0 0 -3 -3 Aug01 Dec01 Source: Norges Bank Apr02 Aug02 Dec02 Apr03 Aug03 Dec03 Apr04 23 Norges Bank Prices for imported consumer goods Total and selected groups. 12-month rise. Per cent 6 6 3 Household appliances 3 Cars 0 0 -3 -3 Imported consumer goods -6 -9 -6 -9 Audiovisual equipment -12 -12 Clothing and footwear -15 Jan-01 -15 Jul-01 Jan-02 Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank Jul-02 Jan-03 Jul-03 Jan-04 Jul-04 24 Norges Bank Prices for goods and services produced in Norway 12-month rise. Per cent 6 6 5 5 Services with wages as a dominant factor 4 House rent 3 2 1 4 3 Consumer goods produced in Norway 2 1 0 0 -1 -1 Other services -2 -2 -3 Jan-02 -3 Jul-02 Jan-03 Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank Jul-03 Jan-04 Jul-04 25