Monetary Policy Report 3 08 October Reports from the Central Bank of Norway No. 4/2008 Monetary Policy Report 3/2008 Norges Bank Oslo 2008 Address: Bankplassen 2 Postal Address: Postboks 1179 Sentrum, 0107 Oslo Phone: +47 22 31 60 00 Fax: +47 22 41 31 05 E-mail:
[email protected] Website: http://www.norges-bank.no Governor: Svein Gjedrem Deputy Governor: Jan F. Qvigstad Editor: Svein Gjedrem Design: Burston-Marsteller Printing: Tellus Works Reclamo AS The text is set in 10½ point Times New Roman / 9 point Univers ISSN 1504-8470 (print) ISSN 1504-8497 (online) Monetary Policy Report The Report is published three times a year, in March, June and October/November. The Report assesses the interest rate outlook and includes projections for developments in the Norwegian economy, analyses of selected themes and a summary of Norges Bank’s regional network reports. At its meeting on 3 September, the Executive Board discussed relevant themes for the Report. At the Execu- tive Board meeting on 15 October, the economic outlook was discussed. On the basis of this discussion and a recommendation from Norges Bank’s management, the Executive Board adopted a monetary policy strategy for the period to the publication of the next Report on 25 March 2009 at the meeting held on 29 October. The Executive Board’s summary of the economic outlook and the monetary policy strategy are presented in Sec- tion 1. In the period to the next Report, the Executive Board’s monetary policy meetings will be held on 17 December, 4 February and 25 March.