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Securities issues, February 2021

Borrowing in debt securities continued to increase in February

Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2021-03-16 9.30

Total Swedish liabilities in debt securities amounted to SEK 8 442 billion at the end of February, up by SEK 61 billion from the previous month. The increase is evenly distributed between bonds and money market instruments.

Developments in February 2021 in brief

Borrowing increased in both bonds and money market instruments

  • In February, liabilities in Swedish debt securities increased in both bonds and money market instruments, by SEK 33 billion and SEK 28 billion respectively.
  • The increase in bonds was primarily due to debt securities denominated in Swedish kronor, in which borrowing in debt securities increased by SEK 67 billion.
  • On the other hand, borrowing in bonds denominated in both euros and US dollars decreased, by SEK 20 billion and SEK 15 billion respectively.
  • The increase in money market instruments is mainly due to increased borrowing in securities denominated in US dollars, in which liabilities increased by SEK 30 billion.
  • For money market instruments, borrowing in debt securities denominated in Swedish kronor decreased by SEK 5 billion.

Non-financial enterprises increased their borrowing in debt securities

  • In February, non-financial enterprises increased their borrowing in debt securities by SEK 34 billion. This increase is mainly derived from increased borrowing in securities denominated in euros.
  • Non-financial enterprises’ increased borrowing comes exclusively from bonds, in which liabilities in money market instruments was largely unchanged from the previous month.
  • Monetary financial institutions increased their liabilities in unsecured debt securities by SEK 66 billion in total, of which SEK 54 billion is in securities denominated in US dollars. In secured debt securities, monetary financial institutions decreased their liabilities by SEK 15 billion.
  • The central government (through the Swedish National Debt Office) and other financial enterprises decreased liabilities, by SEK 23 billion and SEK 2 billion respectively.
Outstanding amount, SEK billions

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Maturity structure

  • Debt securities valued at SEK 1 419 billion will reach maturity within three months.
  • Foreign currency accounted for SEK 652 billion of the maturity value, of which SEK 447 billion is denominated in US dollars.
  • Within three months, money market instruments valued at SEK 1 058 billion will reach maturity.

Maturity, SEK billions

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Definitions and explanations

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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