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Securities statistics, September 2017:

Increased liability in debt securities

Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2017-10-18 9.30

Total Swedish liability in debt securities increased in September by SEK 78 billion, and amounted at the end of September to SEK 7 560 billion.

The long-term liability in debt securities increased by SEK 86 billion, of which SEK 28 billion is denominated in SEK. The increase in long-term liability debt denominated in foreign currency by SEK 58 billion is due to increasing exchange rates in the most important foreign currencies: EUR, USD and GBP.

The debt stock in short-term securities denominated in SEK decreased in September by SEK 29 billion. The decline in net issued liabilities was partly spread out by the increase in value of the short-term debt stock denominated in foreign currency. This was due to positive exchange rates development in USD and EUR. In total, therefore, the short-term debt decreased by SEK 8 billion.

Outstanding amount, SEK billions
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The value of the bank sector’s debt stock increased its borrowing by SEK 40 billion. Apart from the other sectors, the increase is mainly in short-term liabilities, equally distributed in SEK and foreign currency.

Non-financial enterprises increased its borrowing by SEK 17 billion. The reason behind the increase is exchange rate fluctuations together with new issues in foreign currency.

Other monetary financial institutions decreased their debt stock in total by SEK 16 billion. This is due to a decrease in volume of issuance of the Riksbank’s seven-day certificate by SEK 36 billion, compared to last month. The long-term debt stock increased by SEK 12 billion, of which SEK 9 billions are bonds denominated in USD. The increase in long-term liabilities was except for exchange rate fluctuations caused by positive net transactions in USD-denominated bonds equivalent to SEK 3 billion.

Borrowing in government securities increased in September by SEK 10 billion. The increase is due to positive net transactions in long-term liabilities denominated in SEK and growth in long-term debt stock denominated in foreign currency caused by rising exchange rates in both USD and EUR. The short-term debt stock is decreasing by SEK 3 billion due to maturity on treasury bills.

Maturity, SEK billions
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Maturity structure

Within two years, debt securities with a value of SEK 3 466 billion will reach their maturity, of which equally distributed between Swedish and foreign currency. The banking sector, housing and other monetary financial institutions account for 72 percent out of the total maturity value. Long-term debt securities account for the majority, 66 percent, of the maturity value due within two years.

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