As regards the sectoral breakdown, the annual growth rate of outstanding debt securities issued by nonfinancial corporations decreased from 6.5% in May 2008 to 4.0% in June. For the monetary financial institutions (MFIs) sector, this growth rate increased from 7.8% in May 2008 to 8.1% in June. The annual growth rate of outstanding debt securities issued by financial corporations other than MFIs was 21.8% in June 2008, compared with 21.7% in May. For the general government, this growth rate decreased from 1.7% in May 2008 to 1.5% in June.
As regards the maturity breakdown, the annual growth rate of outstanding short-term debt securities increased from 20.7% in May 2008 to 21.1% in June. The annual growth rate of outstanding short-term debt securities issued by MFIs increased from 29.4% to 31.1% during the same period. For long-term debt securities, the annual growth rate was 5.0% in June 2008, compared with 5.1% in May. The annual growth rate of outstanding long-term debt securities issued by
MFIs increased from 4.5% to 4.7% during the same period. The annual growth rate of outstanding fixed rate long-term debt securities was 2.7% in June 2008, compared with 2.6% in May. The annual growth
rate of outstanding variable rate long-term debt securities decreased from 12.2% in May 2008 to 11.2% in June.
Concerning the currency breakdown, the annual growth rate of outstanding euro-denominated debt securities was 7.0% in June 2008, the same as in May. For debt securities in other currencies, this growth rate decreased from 4.2% in May 2008 to 3.6% in June.
The seasonally adjusted three-month annualised growth rate of outstanding debt securities issued by euro area residents increased from 5.8% in May 2008 to 7.2% in June.
New issuance of quoted shares by euro area residents totalled EUR 3.8 billion in June 2008. As redemptions came to EUR 4.8 billion, net redemptions amounted to EUR 1.0 billion. The annual growth rate of the outstanding amount of quoted shares issued by euro area residents (excluding valuation changes) decreased from 1.0% in May 2008 to 0.7% in June. The annual growth rate of quoted shares issued by non-financial corporations decreased from 0.7% in May 2008 to 0.3% in June. For monetary financial institutions, it was 1.8% in June 2008, the same as in May. For financial corporations other than MFIs, this growth rate was 2.4% in June 2008, the same as in May.
The outstanding amount of quoted shares issued by euro area residents totalled EUR 5,069 billion at the end of June 2008. Compared with EUR 6,962 billion at the end of June 2007, this represents an annual decrease of 27.2% in the value of the stock of quoted shares in June 2008, compared with an annual decrease of 18.9% in May, mainly due to market valuation changes.
