- The annual growth rate of the outstanding amount of debt securities issued by euro area residents was 7.6% in February 2021, compared with 7.4% in January.
- For the outstanding amount of listed shares issued by euro area residents, the annual growth rate was 1.7% in February 2021, compared with 1.5% in January.
Debt securities
New issuances of debt securities by euro area residents totalled EUR 658.8 billion in February 2021. Redemptions amounted to EUR 529.3 billion and hence net issues to EUR 129.5 billion. The annual growth rate of outstanding debt securities issued by euro area residents was 7.6% in February 2021, compared with 7.4% in January.Data for debt securities
Breakdown by maturity
The annual growth rate of outstanding short-term debt securities decreased from 15.3% in January 2021 to 12.0% in February. For long-term debt securities, the annual growth rate increased from 6.8% in January 2021 to 7.2% in February. The annual growth rate of outstanding fixed rate long-term debt securities increased from 7.5% in January 2021 to 7.9% in February. The annual growth rate of outstanding variable rate long-term debt securities increased from 0.0% in January 2021 to 0.8% in February.
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 decreased from 11.6% in January 2021 to 10.8% in February. For the monetary financial institutions (MFIs) sector, this rate of change decreased from 0.3% in January 2021 to -0.3% in February. The annual growth rate of outstanding debt securities issued by financial corporations other than MFIs increased from 2.8% in January 2021 to 3.5% in February. For the general government, this growth rate increased from 12.4% in January 2021 to 12.9% in February.
The annual growth rate of outstanding short-term debt securities issued by MFIs decreased from -14.9% in January 2021 to -19.1% in February. The annual growth rate of outstanding long-term debt securities issued by MFIs was 2.6% in February 2021, compared with 2.7% in January.
Breakdown by currency
Concerning the currency breakdown, the annual growth rate of outstanding euro-denominated debt securities was 9.1% in February 2021, compared with 9.0% in January. For debt securities denominated in other currencies, this rate of change was -1.2% in February 2021, compared with -1.8% in January.
Data for breakdown by currency
Listed shares
New issuances of listed shares by euro area residents totalled EUR 17.6 billion in February 2021. Redemptions amounted to EUR 1.9 billion and hence net issues to EUR 15.7 billion. The annual growth rate of the outstanding amount of listed shares issued by euro area residents (excluding valuation changes) was 1.7% in February 2021, compared with 1.5% in January. The annual growth rate of listed shares issued by non-financial corporations was 1.2% in February 2021, compared with 1.0% in January. For MFIs, the corresponding rate of change was 0.0% in February 2021, unchanged from January. For financial corporations other than MFIs, this growth rate was 4.7% in February 2021, compared with 4.5% in January.
The market value of the outstanding amount of listed shares issued by euro area residents totalled EUR 8,652.2 billion at the end of February 2021. Compared with EUR 7,749.0 billion at the end of February 2020, this represents an annual increase of 11.7% in the value of the stock of listed shares in February 2021, up from -1.6% in January.
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