Policy rate unchanged at 1.50 percent
Norges Bank’s Executive Board has decided to keep the policy rate unchanged at 1.50 percent. In Monetary Policy Report 3/19, which was published on 19…
September
Fewer unemployed in September
Unemployment fell slightly in September. During the month, 400 fewer unemployed persons were registered, and unemployment now stands at 2.2 percent, according to Nav. The…
Already wetter September than normal in Oslo
Just one week into September, more rain has come than normal for the month in Oslo. Over the last 24 hours, 18.1 millimeters of precipitation…
Stable unemployment
There were 113 000 unemployed persons in September, adjusted for seasonal variations. This accounts for 4.0 per cent of the labour force. The Labour Force…
Norwegian seafood exports exceed NOK 71 billion in 2018
Norway has exported 2 million tonnes of seafood with a total value of NOK 71 billion so far this year. This represents a volume increase…
Traffic deaths in September over three times those of last year
17 people died in traffic accidents on Norwegian roads in September against five in the same month last year. “This has been a leading…
Norwegian reports strong passenger growth in September
Norwegian reported strong passenger growth as it carried almost 3.5 million passengers in September. The total number of passengers increased by 9 percent compared to…
September garnered record rain
In September, it was calculated that rain was 150% of the norm.Only three other September months have been as wet since 1900.24 stations in Western…
Rain fall record in Bergen for September
This year’s September is the wettest month ever in Bergen after a 32 year old rainfall record was broken Saturday morning. “The pessimists finally…
Drop social media in September
A British health committee called for digital hygiene by stopping using social media in September. The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) is behind…
Barack Obama in Norway this September
Barack Obama is coming to Norway in late September.The former US president will speak to Norwegian business leaders. Obama is coming for the Oslo…
Norges Bank announces interest rate increase in September
The board of directors at Norges Bank maintains the key interest rate unchanged at 0.5 percent. The interest rate has been unchanged for more than…
Air traffic increased by 2.6% in September
A total of 4,810,992 passengers travelled through Avinor’s 45 airports in September Oslo Airport’s cargo figures show an enormous increase of 44% compared with…
Norway’s seafood exports of NOK 69 billion to date
Norway’s seafood exports of NOK 69 billion in 2017 Despite a decline in seafood exports in September, Norway has exported 1.8 million tonnes of seafood…
Housing prices fell 0.5% in September
New figures from Property Norway show that housing prices in Norway fell 0.5% in September, with figures adjusted for seasonal variations. Prices fell by…
NAV reports fewer new vacancies in September
The number of unemployed people in Norway remained unchanged from August to September, according to seasonally adjusted figures from Nav. Gross unemployment decreased by 600…
Nordby tunnel to close at beginning of September
Nordby tunnel to close come September The Nordby tunnel in Akershus (Nordbytunnelen) closes for upgrades during the first weekend of September. As of September the…
Unemployment at 4.8 per cent
Unemployed persons corresponded to 4.8 per cent of the labour force in September, unchanged from June. According to seasonally- adjusted figures from the Labour Force…
7 per cent more hotel guest nights in September
The number of guest nights in Norwegian hotels increased by 7 per cent in September this year compared with September 2015. There were 9 per…
Norwegian manufacturing output rose from August to September
Norwegian manufacturing output rose 2.2 percent from August to September, according to seasonally adjusted figures from Statistics Norway. After a significant drop in August, we…
