The document summarizes Swedish household savings data for the fourth quarter of 2010. Key points include:
- Total household savings increased by 49 billion Swedish kronor in Q4 2010, with 30 billion allocated to premium pensions and 36 billion saved in bank deposits.
- Stock prices on the Stockholm exchange increased by 7.4% while housing prices decreased by 0.3%.
- Household borrowing increased by 1.5% in Q4 2010 and 7.4% over the past 12 months.
- The largest providers of household savings were Swedbank with a 14.4% market share, SEB with 12.2%, and Alecta with 9.8%.
2. SEB Savings Barometer
Fourth Quarter 2010
Total household savings = bank deposits, life insurance,
mutual funds, bonds, government savings plans, premium
pensions and - when noted - directly held equities and
housing.
Sources: Statistics Sweden, Bank of Sweden, Swedish
National Board of Student Aid (CSN), Swedish Insurance
Federation, Swedish Mutual Fund Association, Svensk
Fondstatistik/MoneyMate, NASDAQ OM Stockholm
Exchange, NGM/NDX, SHB, Nordea Life, SEB Trygg Life,
Swedish Pensions Agency, maklarstatistik.se, interim and
annual reports of companies.
Compiled by Carl Holm, SEB Trygg Life
Savings Barometer Fourth Quarter 2010
3. Development Fourth Quarter 2010
•New savings were 49bn kronor, of which 30bn were the yearly
allocation to premium pensions and 36bn were saved in bank
deposits. Bond savings showed a negative figure of 15bn.
•On the Stockholm Stock Exchange (NASDAQ OM) the AGFX
index increased by 7.4 per cent.
•Housing prices decreased by 0.3 per cent.
•Households increased borrowing by 1.5 per cent during the
fourth quarter. For twelve months the increase was 7.4 per
cent.
•SEB had a 12.2 per cent market share and Swedbank 14.4 per
cent. Alecta had 9.8 per cent, Skandia 9.2, Nordea and
Handelsbanken 8.7 each.
Savings Barometer Fourth Quarter 2010
4. Development Fourth Quarter 2010
SEK bn
Value, beginning of quarter 9,989
Savings +49
Value, shareholdings directly held +57
Value, housing -12
Value, other assets +86
Value, end of quarter 10,169
Loans -2,704
Net assets 7,465
Savings Barometer Fourth Quarter 2010
5. Swedish Household Savings
Total household savings have
SEK m increased by 37.9% since year-
end 2005, from SEK 7,376 bn to
SEK 10,169 bn.
5 000 000
4 500 000
4 000 000
3 500 000
3 000 000 Bank deposits
2 500 000 Trad insurance
2 000 000 Unit-linked insurance
Mutual funds
1 500 000
Bonds
1 000 000 Premium Pensions
500 000 Shareholdings
0 Housing
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Savings Barometer Fourth Quarter 2010
16. Bonds, Market Shares
December 31 2010 (December 31 2005)
The change in bonds issued by
SEB QI 2007 is mainly caused by the
technique used for measurement
and is significantly overstating
real changes
100%
Others 18.1% (13.6)
80%
Gov't 35.3% (49.6)
60%
Swedbank 9.0% (12.2)
40% Nordea 9.7% (5.5)
Handelsbanken 18.5% (16.4)
20%
SEB 8.4% (2.8)
0%
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Savings Barometer Fourth Quarter 2010
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Savings Barometer Fourth Quarter 2010