Financial Conditions （April 2023）

Monetary Aggregates   For the month of April 2023, the monthly growth rates of the monetary aggregates M1B and M2 （measured on a daily average basis） were 0.22% and 0.56%, respectively. The annual growth rates of M1B and M2 increased to 2.68% and 6.70%, respectively, mainly because of faster growth in demand deposits. For the first four months of this year, the average annual growth rates of M1B and M2 were 2.36% and 6.69%, respectively.

Loans and Investments of Financial Institutions   At the end of April 2023, the monthly growth rate of total outstanding loans and investments （measured on a cost basis） of monetary financial institutions was 0.31%, lower than that at the end of the previous month. Meanwhile, the annual growth rate decreased from 5.76% at the end of the previous month to 5.55% because of slower growth in bank claims on the private sector. If loans and investments extended by life insurance companies and loans reclassified and written off by monetary financial institutions were all taken into account, the total outstanding loans and investments of financial institutions would show an annual growth rate of 4.32%, lower than the 4.44% registered at the end of the previous month.

Notes:

1. The next Financial Conditions （May 2023） is scheduled for release at 16:20 on June 26, 2023.

2. For the release schedule for the coming months, please check the Advance Release Calendar.