Securities issues, January 2023
Increased borrowing in debt securities
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2024-02-16 8.00
At the end of January, total liabilities in debt securities amounted to SEK 9 738 billion, up by SEK 438 billion from December. This increase is primariliy explained by net issues in Swedish kronor and US dollars.
Developments in January 2024 in brief
Increased liabilities in both money market instruments and bonds
- At the end of January, total liabilities in debt securities amounted to SEK 9 738 billion, of which bonds accounted for 77 percent and money market instruments accounted for 23 percent.
- During the month, liabilities increased in both bonds and money markets instruments by SEK 162 billion and by SEK 277 billion respectively.
- The liabilities increased for both securities denominated in Swedish kronor by 184 billion, and for securities denominated in foreign currency by 254 billion. For securities denominated in dollars, the debt increased by SEK 195 billion and for securities denominated in euros by SEK 55 billion. This is mainly due to net issues.
- The annual growth rate for total debt securities liabilities was 4,4 percent in January, up by 1,4 percentage points compared with December.
Increased borrowing for Monetary financial institutions
- In January, Monetary financial institutions accounted for the largest increase in liabiliteies in debt securities, where the liabilities increased by SEK 217 billion in total. The increase in covered bonds was SEK 50 billion and in non-covered securities SEK 167 billion.
- The Swedish Riksbank and Swedish Government (Throught the Swedish National Debt Office) also increased their liabilities in debt securities, by a total of SEK 111 and SEK 96 billion respectively.
Maturity structure
- Debt securities valued at SEK 1 721 billion will reach maturity within six months excluding certificates issued by Sveriges Riksbank. Around 74 percent of these are denominated in foreign currency, mainly US dollars and euros.
- Debt securities from monetary financial institutions accounted for nearly 65 percent of the total maturity value within six months (excluding certificates issued by Sveriges Riksbank), SEK 1 112 billion, in which the majority is issued in foreign currency.
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.
Revisions
Securities issues are compiled monthly. Revisions usually occur, mostly for the previous month but sometimes for older periods as well.
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