Survey
* Your assessment is very important for improving the work of artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
* Your assessment is very important for improving the work of artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
Norges Bank Executive Board meeting 11 August 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 in the US, the euro area, the UK, Sweden and Japan. Change on same quarter previous year. Per cent. 2001 Q1 - 2004 Q2 5 5 US UK 3 3 Sweden 1 1 Euro area -2 Japan -2 -4 2001 -4 2002 2003 2004 Sources: EcoWin, Statistics Japan, Office of National Statistics (UK), EUR-OP/Eurostat, Bureau of Economic Analysis (US) and Statistics Sweden 3 Norges Bank Employment1) in the US Change on previous month in thousands. Seasonally adjusted. Jan 03 – Jul 04 400 400 300 300 200 200 100 100 0 1) 0 -100 -100 -200 -200 -300 Jan 03 -300 Apr 03 Jul 03 Oct 03 Jan 04 Apr 04 Jul 04 Nonfarm payroll Source: EcoWin 4 Norges Bank ISM Non-Manufacturing Indices1) Monthly figures. Diffusion index2). Jan 00 – Jul 04 70 70 Total 60 60 50 50 Employment component 40 2000 1) 2) 40 2001 2002 2003 2004 The index reflects the business sector's perception of the situation this month compared with previous month Values of over 50 indicate an increase. Values of less than 50 indicate a decline Source: EcoWin/National statistics 5 Norges Bank Core CPI/HICP in the US, the euro area and the UK. 12-month rise. Per cent. Jan 01 - Jun 04 4 3 4 3 US Euro area 2 2 1 1 UK 0 2001 0 2002 Source: EcoWin/National statistics 2003 2004 6 Norges Bank Consumer prices in the Nordic countries. 12-month rise. Per cent. Jan 02 – Jun/Jul 04 4 3 4 Denmark (HICP) 2 1 0 3 Sweden (UND1X) UND1X excl. energy Finland (HICP) 2 1 Norway (CPI-ATE) -1 0 -1 Jan 02 May 02 Sep 02 Jan 03 May 03 Sep 03 Jan 04 May 04 Sources: EcoWin/SN, Statistics Sweden, EUR-OP/Eurostat and Statistics Denmark 7 Norges Bank Oil price Brent Blend USD per barrel. Daily figures. Jan 02 - Jun 07 45 45 Futures prices 9 August 40 40 35 35 30 30 Futures prices 4 March (IR 1/04) 25 20 Futures prices 24 June (IR 2/04) 25 20 15 15 10 2002 10 2003 2004 Sources: Telerate, IPE and Norges Bank 2005 2006 2007 8 Norges Bank Spot and futures prices (6 – 7 years) for oil in the US. Quarterly figures. USD per barrel. 1991 Q1 - 2004 Q31) 45 45 40 Spot price 40 35 35 30 30 25 25 20 20 Futures price 15 15 10 10 91 1) 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 Figures for 2004 Q3 are the average for the period 1 Jul – 9 Aug Source: EcoWin 9 Norges Bank Effect of a 10-dollar higher oil price on GDP growth and consumer prices1) GDP 1) CPI 2004 2005 2004 2005 US -0.3 -0.3 0.5 0.6 Japan -0.4 -0.4 0.3 0.3 Euro area -0.5 -0.5 0.5 0.6 OECD -0.4 -0.4 0.5 0.6 China -0.8 0.8 Percentage deviation from baseline scenario with unchanged oil price of USD 25 Source: IEA 10 Norges Bank Expected change in key rates according to the swap market. Aug 04 – Dec 06 3.5 3.0 2.5 3.5 3.0 9 August US 30 June 2.5 2.0 2.0 1.5 1.5 Norway 1.0 Euro area 0.5 0.0 Aug 04 1.0 0.5 Dec 04 Apr 05 Sources: Reuters and Norges Bank Aug 05 Dec 05 Apr 06 Aug 06 0.0 Dec 06 11 Norges Bank CPI-ATE 12-month rise. Per cent. Jul 03 – Jul 04. Projections from Inflation Report 2/04 for Jun 04 – Dec 04 (broken line) 4 4 Goods and services produced in Norway 2 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 12 Norges Bank Developments in the krone exchange rate1) (I-44). Daily figures 1 Jan 03 – 10 Aug 04 105 100 1) A 105 I-44 Assumption IR 2/04 100 95 95 90 90 85 85 80 Jan 03 Apr 03 Jul 03 Oct 03 Jan 04 Apr 04 Jul 04 Oct 04 80 rising curve denotes a weaker krone exchange rate Source: Norges Bank 13 Norges Bank Index of commodity consumption 1995 = 100. Seasonally adjusted volume. Jan 02 – Jun 04 142 142 139 139 136 136 133 130 2003 130 2004 127 127 2002 124 121 118 Jan 133 124 121 Feb Mar Sources: Statistics Norway Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov 118 Dec 14 Norges Bank Exports and imports of traditional goods Seasonally adjusted volume indices. 1988 = 100. 2000 Q1 – 2004 Q2 250 250 240 240 Exports 230 230 220 220 Imports 210 210 200 200 190 2000 190 Source: Statistics Norway 2001 2002 2003 2004 15 Norges Bank Imports of traditional goods Seasonally adjusted volume indices. 2000 Q1 = 100. 2000 Q1 – 2004 Q2 170 170 Fuels, electricity 150 150 Commodities 130 130 Food 110 110 90 90 70 2000 70 Source: Statistics Norway 2001 2002 2003 2004 16 Norges Bank Imports of traditional goods Seasonally adjusted volume indices. 2000 Q1 = 100. 2000 Q1 - 2004 Q2 170 170 150 150 130 Processed goods Machinery and means of transport 110 110 Chemical products 90 70 2000 Source: Statistics Norway 130 90 70 2001 2002 2003 2004 17 Norges Bank Business sentiment indicator for manufacturing Seasonally adjusted diffusion index. 97 Q1 – 04 Q2 20 20 15 15 10 10 5 5 0 0 -5 -5 -10 1997 -10 1998 1999 2000 Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank 2001 2002 2003 2004 18 Norges Bank Housing starts (number per month) and other building starts (1000 m2 per month). Trend. Jan 00 - May 04 3000 400 350 2500 Other building starts, 1000 m2 (right-hand scale) 2000 300 250 Housing starts (left-hand scale) 200 1500 150 1000 2000 Source: Statistics Norway 100 2001 2002 2003 2004 19 Norges Bank House prices NEF/ECON (Jan 98 – Jul 04) and SN (98 Q1 – 04 Q2). Percentage rise on same period previous year 30 30 25 25 20 20 SN 15 15 10 10 NEF 5 5 0 -5 1998 0 -5 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Sources: SN, Norwegian Association of Real Estate Agents (NEF), Association of Real Estate Agency Firms 20 Norges Bank Total debt mainland Norway (C3) and domestic debt distributed between households and non-financial enterprises (C2). 12-month rise. Jan 97 - Jun 04 18 18 15 15 Credit to households (C2) 12 12 9 9 6 6 3 Total debt mainland Norway (C3) Credit to non-financial enterprises (C2) 3 0 -3 1997 0 -3 1998 Source: Norges Bank 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 21 Norges Bank Employment (LFS) Seasonally adjusted. In 1000s 2320 2320 2310 2310 2300 2300 2002 2290 2290 2280 2280 2270 2270 2260 2004 2003 2250 2240 Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Sources: Statistics Norway 2260 2250 Jul 2240 Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 22