The focus of this project has been to construct long time series of high quality for consumer prices, nominal bond yields, monetary aggregates, indicators of real activity (GDP), exchange rates, stock price indices, house prices and bank lending. These variables are of central importance for price stability and financial stability, the two main areas of responsibility for central banks.

Norges Bank Occasional Papers No 35 "Historical Monetary Statistics for Norway 1819-2003" provides a detailed documentation of the historical database as of June 2004. The data are available in spreadsheet format under each chapter below.

Preface

• Chapter 1 Introduction
• Chapter 2 Historical perspective
• Chapter 3 Consumer price index
• Chapter 4 Bond yields
• Chapter 5 Monetary aggregates
• Chapter 6 Gross domestic product
• Chapter 7 Exchange rates
• Chapter 8 Stock price indices
• Chapter 9 House price indices
• Chapter 10 Credit, banking etc

See also updates and revisions of the database.

(21.02.2008) New data are being prepared.
Until these data are available, please see Norges Bank Occasional Papers No 38 "Historical Monetary Statistics for Norway – Part II"  which includes historical statistics for short-term interest rates from 1818 onwards, revised balance sheet figures for savings and commercial banks in the 19th century and historical figures for wage developments going back to 1726.