- The annual growth rate of the outstanding amount of debt securities issued by euro area residents was 3.1% in January 2020, the same as in December.
- For the outstanding amount of listed shares issued by euro area residents, the annual growth rate was 0.0% in January 2020, the same as in December.
Debt securities
New issuance of debt securities by euro area residents totalled EUR 816.2 billion in January 2020. Redemptions amounted to EUR 674.0 billion and net issues to EUR 142.2 billion. The annual growth rate of outstanding debt securities issued by euro area residents was 3.1% in January 2020, the same as in December.
Breakdown by maturity
The annual growth rate of outstanding short-term debt securities increased from 3.8% in December 2019 to 4.7% in January. For long-term debt securities, the annual growth rate was 3.0% in January 2020, compared with 3.1% in December. The annual growth rate of outstanding fixed rate long-term debt securities was 3.5% in January 2020, compared with 3.7% in December. The annual rate of change of outstanding variable rate long-term debt securities was -1.8% in January 2020, compared with -2.2% in December.
Data for breakdown by maturity
Breakdown by sector
As regards the sectoral breakdown, the annual growth rate of outstanding debt securities issued by non-financial corporations was 5.7% in January 2020, compared with 5.6% in December. For the monetary financial institutions (MFIs) sector, this growth rate increased from 3.8% in December 2019 to 4.1% in January. The annual growth rate of outstanding debt securities issued by financial corporations other than MFIs was 5.1% in January 2020, the same as in December. For the general government, this growth rate was 1.4% in January 2020, compared with 1.5% in December.
The annual growth rate of outstanding short-term debt securities issued by MFIs increased from 7.7% in December 2019 to 8.9% in January. The annual growth rate of outstanding long-term debt securities issued by MFIs was 3.4% in January 2020, compared with 3.3% in December.
Breakdown by currency
Concerning the currency breakdown, the annual growth rate of outstanding euro-denominated debt securities was 3.3% in January 2020, compared with 3.2% in December. For debt securities in other currencies, this growth rate was 2.4% in January 2020, compared with 2.5% in December.
Data for breakdown by currency
Listed shares
New issuance of listed shares by euro area residents totalled EUR 4.1 billion in January 2020. Redemptions amounted to EUR 2.1 billion and net issues to EUR 1.9 billion. The annual growth rate of the outstanding amount of listed shares issued by euro area residents (excluding valuation changes) was 0.0% in January 2020, the same as in December. The annual rate of change of listed shares issued by non-financial corporations was 0.0% in January 2020, the same as in December. For MFIs, the corresponding growth rate was 0.5% in January 2020, the same as in December. For financial corporations other than MFIs, this rate of change was -0.1% in January 2020, the same as in December.
The market value of the outstanding amount of listed shares issued by euro area residents totalled EUR 8,486.9 billion at the end of January 2020. Compared with EUR 7,489.5 billion at the end of January 2019, this represents an annual increase of 13.3% in the value of the stock of listed shares in January 2020, down from 22.3% in December.
