1. Broad money rose by 8.8 percent
At end-July, broad money supply (M2) stood at RMB329.94 trillion, rising by 8.8 percent year on year. Narrow money supply (M1), at RMB111.06 trillion, grew by 5.6 percent year on year. The amount of currency in circulation (M0) was RMB13.28 trillion, an increase of 11.8 percent year on year. The first seven months saw a net money injection of RMB465.1 billion.
2. RMB loans grew by RMB12.87 trillion in the first seven months
At end-July, outstanding RMB and foreign currency loans totaled RMB272.48 trillion, up 6.7 percent year on year. Outstanding RMB loans stood at RMB268.51 trillion, registering a year-on-year growth of 6.9 percent.
In the first seven months, new RMB loans totaled RMB12.87 trillion. By sector, household loans increased by RMB680.7 billion, with short-term loans falling by RMB383.0 billion and medium and long-term (MLT) loans rising by RMB1.06 trillion; loans to enterprises and public institutions grew by RMB11.63 trillion, with short-term loans, MLT loans and bill financing increasing by RMB3.75 trillion, RMB6.91 trillion and RMB824.7 billion, respectively; and loans to non-banking financial institutions climbed by RMB235.7 billion.
At end-July, outstanding foreign currency loans stood at USD555.8 billion, down 8.1 percent year on year. The first seven months saw an increase of USD13.7 billion in foreign currency loans.
3. RMB deposits increased by RMB18.44 trillion in the first seven months
At end-July, the outstanding amount of RMB and foreign currency deposits was RMB327.83 trillion, up 9 percent year on year. RMB deposits recorded an outstanding amount of RMB320.67 trillion, rising by 8.7 percent year on year.
In the first seven months, RMB deposits increased by RMB18.44 trillion. Specifically, household deposits, deposits of non-financial enterprises, fiscal deposits and deposits of non-banking financial institutions rose by RMB9.66 trillion, RMB310.9 billion, RMB2.02 trillion and RMB4.69 trillion, respectively.
At end-July, the outstanding amount of foreign currency deposits was USD1 trillion, up 20 percent year on year. The first seven months saw an increase of USD148.9 billion in foreign currency deposits.
4. The monthly weighted average interest rates for interbank RMB lending and bond pledged repos in July stood at 1.45 percent and 1.46 percent respectively
In July, lending, cash bond and repo transactions in the interbank RMB market totaled RMB222.44 trillion, with the daily average increasing by 14.8 percent year on year to RMB9.67 trillion. Specifically, the average daily turnovers of interbank lending, cash bond trading and pledged repo trading rose by 3.1 percent, 2.8 percent and 18.6 percent year on year, respectively.
The monthly weighted average interest rate for interbank lending in July stood at 1.45 percent, down 0.01 percentage points month on month and 0.36 percentage points year on year. The monthly weighted average interest rate for pledged repos was 1.46 percent, down 0.04 percentage points month on month and 0.36 percentage points year on year.
5. RMB cross-border settlement under the current account reached RMB1.57 trillion and RMB cross-border settlement of direct investment posted RMB0.64 trillion in July
In July, RMB cross-border settlement under the current account reached RMB1.57 trillion, including RMB1.15 trillion in settlement of trade in goods and RMB0.42 trillion in settlement of trade in services and other current account items. RMB cross-border settlement of direct investment amounted to RMB0.64 trillion, of which ODI and FDI posted RMB0.22 trillion and RMB0.42 trillion, respectively.
Notes:
1. Data for the current period are preliminary.
2. “Loans to enterprises and public institutions” in this report refers to loans to non-financial enterprises, government agencies and organizations.
3. Starting from January 2023, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has incorporated into the coverage of financial statistics three types of non-depository banking financial institutions, i.e., consumer finance companies, wealth management companies, and financial asset investment companies.
4. Starting from January 2025 statistics, the PBOC has revised the measurement of narrow money supply (M1). The revised M1 consists of currency in circulation (M0), corporate demand deposits, personal demand deposits, and customers’ reserve funds with non-bank payment institutions. Adjusted accordingly on a comparable basis, the month-end M1 balances and growth rates of 2024 are shown below.
Jan. 2024 |
Feb. 2024 |
Mar. 2024 |
Apr. 2024 |
May 2024 |
Jun. 2024 |
|
M1 Balances (RMB100 million) |
1120120 |
1093158 |
1117433 |
1075084 |
1064391 |
1089170 |
YOY Growth Rates |
3.3% |
2.6% |
2.3% |
0.6% |
-0.8% |
-1.7% |
Jul. 2024 |
Aug. 2024 |
Sept. 2024 |
Oct. 2024 |
Nov. 2024 |
Dec. 2024 |
|
M1 Balances (RMB100 million) |
1051800 |
1049684 |
155410 |
1054884 |
1076379 |
1113069 |
YOY Growth Rates |
-2.6% |
-3.0% |
-3.3% |
-2.3% |
-0.7% |
1.2% |