- Some colour for this month's 2025 union wage negotiations, which look in keeping with broader wage growth projections for the year and shouldn't move the needle too much in Norges Bank forecasts:
“*NORWAY UNIONS, EMPLOYERS REACH DEAL ON 4.4% WAGE RISE
*NORWAY LO UNION ORGANIZATION COMMENTS ON WAGE DEAL ON WEBSITE” - bbg
- The Norges Bank MPR from last week saw wage growth declining to 4.5% in 2025, raised 0.3pp from the December projection, after 5.6% in 2024.
- Separately, its Regional Network Survey from Mar 20 saw wage growth expectations for 2025 trimmed a touch from 4.5% to 4.4%, whilst its Expectations Survey showed social partners expecting 4.1%.