Securities statistics.

• Position: Statistical Data Included

Table 12. Holdings of shares registered with the Norwegian Central Securities Depository (VPS), by holding sector. Estimated market value (in millions of NOK)

31/12 31/3 30/6 1998 1999 1999 Central government and social security administration 64 531 70 501 68 167 State lending institutions 18 19 19 Commercial and savings banks(1) 6 160 10 348 9 780 Insurance companies, etc. 41 910 46 700 50 050 Finance institutions and mortgage companies 425 442 170 Local government incl. municipal enterprises 1 860 1 865 2 099 State enterprises 4 564 6 068 21 681 Securities funds(2) 31 578 37 358 39 085 Other enterprises 101 749 120 696 134 750 Households 37 818 43 220 45 048 Foreign sector 129 386 142 085 138 988 Undistributed 831 0 910 Total 420 831 479 303 510 747 30/9 31/12 1999 1999 Central government and social security administration 77 114 89 383 State lending institutions 22 18 Commercial and savings banks(1) 9 819 12 222 Insurance companies, etc. 50 588 57 778 Finance institutions and mortgage companies 166 185 Local government incl. municipal enterprises 2 363 3 447 State enterprises 27 199 25 972 Securities funds(2) 40 154 46 981 Other enterprises 136 694 221 404 Households 44 815 55 401 Foreign sector 149 969 183 310 Undistributed 1 132 987 Total 540 035 697 024 (1) The banks' guarantee funds and Postbanken/Postgiro (after 1995) are included in this sector

(2) Unit trusts, bond and money market funds

Sources: Norwegian Central Securities Depository and Norges Bank

Table 13. Share capital and primary capital certificates registered with the Norwegian Central Securities Depository, by issuing sector. Nominal value (in millions of NOK)

31/12 31/3 30/6 1998 1999 1999 Savings banks 8 702 8 702 8 707 Commercial banks(1) 13 223 13 224 13 224 Insurance companies 1 213 1 213 1 215 Finance institutions and mortgage companies 1 592 3 552 2 018 State enterprises 5 515 6 015 6 759 Other enterprises 36 585 36 766 37 438 Foreign sector 3 438 3 564 3 736 Undistributed 8 0 0 Total 70 275 73 036 73 096 30/9 31/12 1999 1999 Savings banks 8 848 8 905 Commercial banks(1) 13 224 14 636 Insurance companies 1 215 1 215 Finance institutions and mortgage companies 2 018 2 018 State enterprises 6 840 7 090 Other enterprises 38 331 47 925 Foreign sector 3 746 4 692 Undistributed 0 0 Total 74 223 86 482 (1) Postbanken/Postgiro is included in this sector after 1995

Sources: Norwegian Central Securities Depository and Norges Bank

Table 14. Net purchase and net sales (-) in the primary and secondary markets of shares registered with the Norwegian Central Securities Depository, by purchasing, selling and issuing sector(1). Estimated market value (in millions of NOK)

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