Securities issues, January 2021
Borrowing in debt securities increased in January
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2021-02-16 9.30
Total Swedish liabilities in debt securities amounted to SEK 8 374 billion at the end of January, up by SEK 225 billion from December. This increase is mainly due to an increase in debt securities denominated in US dollars during the month.
Developments in January 2021 in brief
Liabilities in both money market instruments and bonds increased
- At the end of January, bonds accounted for 81 percent and money market instruments accounted for 19 percent of total liabilities in debt securities, which amounted to SEK 8 374 billion.
- In January, liabilities in debt securities increased in both money market instruments and bonds, by SEK 146 billion and SEK 78 billion respectively.
- Liabilities in debt securities denominated in Swedish kronor accounted for 57 percent of total liabilities, and the remainder was denominated in foreign currency, mainly euros and US dollars.
- Liabilities increased mainly in securities denominated in US dollars, by SEK 151 billion, during the month.
- The annual growth rate for total liabilities in debt securities was 4.2 percent, which is a decrease of 1.9 percentage points from December.
Monetary financial institutions increased liabilities in US dollars
- In January, monetary financial institutions in particular increased their liabilities in debt securities. Liabilities in unsecured debt securities increased by SEK 141 billion in total, SEK 128 billion of which were in money market instruments denominated in US dollars. Liabilities in secured debt securities increased by SEK 15 billion, in which the debt stock consists entirely of bonds.
- The central government (through the Swedish National Debt Office) and non-financial enterprises also increased liabilities, by SEK 38 billion and by SEK 36 billion respectively.
- This was somewhat offset by a decrease of SEK 11 billion in liabilities by the other financial enterprises sector.
Maturity structure
- Debt securities valued at SEK 1 914 billion will reach maturity within six months. Foreign currency accounted for 54 percent of the maturity value, mainly in US dollars and euros, 35 percent and 16 percent respectively.
- Unsecured debt securities from monetary financial institutions accounted for the largest part of the maturity value within six months, SEK 853 billion, in which the larger part was issued in foreign currency, mainly in US dollars.
- In the other sectors, the maturity value is mainly held in Swedish kronor.
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Contents of this publication
Statistics Sweden’s monthly publication on Securities issues covers total outstanding volume and maturity structure for debt securities issued by Swedish issuers. It describes the development and conditions of Swedish enterprises’ debt securities borrowing.
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