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Financial Performance Generally Stable

 

Since the beginning of the year, in accordance with the overall arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, the PBC has tuned flexibly and prudently the emphasis, pace and intensity of financial adjustment with comprehensive approaches, in an effort to maintain equilibrium at the aggregate level and create a favourable monetary environment for the stable and relatively fast development of the economy. In general, current financial performance is stable.

 

1. Money supply grew 15.29%

At end-September 2008, broad money (M2) stood at RMB 45.29 trillion, increasing 15.29% year on year, down 0.71 percentage points from the end of last month. Narrow money (M1) registered RMB 15.57 trillion, rising 9.43% year on year, down 2.05 percentage points from the end of last month. Cash in circulation (M0) grew 9.28% year on year to RMB 3.17 trillion. Net cash injection from January to September totaled RMB 135 billion, down RMB 60.8 billion year on year.

 

2. RMB deposits of financial institutions witnessed large increase

At end-September 2008, outstanding RMB and foreign currency deposits of financial institutions totaled RMB 46.68 trillion with a year-on-year growth of 18.20%. Outstanding RMB deposits increased 18.79% year on year to RMB 45.49 trillion, down 0.49 percentage points month on month. In the January-September period, RMB deposits registered an increase of RMB 6.56 trillion, up RMB 1.81 trillion year on year. By sector, household deposits grew by RMB 3.25 trillion, accelerating by RMB 2.49 trillion year on year; deposits of non-financial companies grew by RMB 2.18 trillion, RMB 695.1 billion less than the growth in the same period last year; fiscal deposits rose by RMB 1 trillion, representing a year-on-year drop of RMB 41.5 billion. RMB deposits recorded a RMB 476.9 billion increase in the month, with a year-on-year deceleration of RMB 79.6 billion.

 

At end-September, outstanding foreign currency deposits of financial institutions rose 9.37% year on year to USD 174.2 billion. From January to September, foreign currency deposits saw a USD 13.4 billion increase, accelerating by USD 15.5 billion year on year.  Foreign currency deposits declined by USD 175 million in the month, USD 3.3 billion less than the slide in the same period last year.

 

3. Loans of financial institutions recorded stable growth

At end-September, outstanding RMB and foreign currency loans of financial institutions totaled RMB 31.48 trillion, rising 14.73% year on year. Outstanding RMB loans grew 14.48% year on year to RMB 29.65 trillion, up 0.19 percentage points month on month. RMB loans registered an increase of RMB 3.48 trillion in the January-September period, up RMB 120.1 billion year on year. By sector, loans to households increased by RMB 621 billion, down RMB 435.9 trillion year on year. In breakdown, short-term loans and long and medium-term loans grew by RMB 273.5 billion and 347.5 billion respectively. Loans to non-financial companies and other sectors rose by RMB 2.86 trillion, RMB 556 billion more than the growth in the same period last year. In breakdown, short-term loans, long and medium-term loans and bill financing increased by RMB 1.04 trillion, 1.63 trillion and 160.1 billion respectively. RMB loans rose by RMB 374.5 billion in the month, accelerating by RMB 91 billion year on year.

At end-September, outstanding foreign currency loans of financial institutions totaled USD 269.2 billion, up 30.86% year on year. In the January-September period, foreign currency loans increased by USD 49.2 billion, with a year-on-year growth of USD 12.2 billion. Foreign currency loans in the month decreased by USD 2.5 billion, as compared with the USD 8.6 billion increase in the same period last year.

4. Transactions in the inter-bank lending market were brisk and market rates remained stable

In September 2008, RMB transactions in the inter-bank lending market amounted to RMB 9.49 trillion. The average daily turnover reached RMB 451.9 billion, increasing by 17.0%, or RMB 65.6 billion, year on year.

 

In September, the monthly weighted interest rate for inter-bank lending averaged 2.89%, up 0.09 percentage points from the previous month but down 0.47 percentage points from the same period last year. The monthly weighted interest rate for bond pledged repo averaged 2.90%, up 0.04 percentage points month on month but down 1.13 percentage points year on year.

 

At end-September, the excess reserve ratio for all financial institutions stood at 2.07%, 0.14 percentage points higher than the end of last month but 0.77 percentage points lower than the same period last year.

 

5.    Official foreign exchange reserves increased

At end-September 2008, official foreign exchange reserves reached USD 1.9056 trillion, registering an increase of 32.92% year on year. From January to September, official foreign exchange reserves rose by USD 377.3 billion, up USD 10 billion year on year. In September, foreign exchange reserves increased by USD 21.4 billion, USD 3.6 billion less than the growth in the same period last year. At end-September, the RMB exchange rate stood at RMB 6.8183 per USD. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sources and Uses of RMB and Foreign Currency Credit Funds

of Financial Institutions (By Sector)

                             September 2008                   Unit: RMB 100 million

Fund Source

Balance

Fund Use

Balance

I. Total Deposits

466816.62

I. Total Loans

314833.34

  1.Household Deposits

211577.30

  1.Loans to Households

56830.93

  (1) Demand Deposits

74425.37

(1) Consumer Loans

36434.65

  (2) Time Deposits

137151.93

      Short-term Consumer Loans

3788.01

  2.Deposits of Non-financial

Institutions

217620.37

      Long and Medium–term Consumer Loans

32646.64

(1) Deposits of Enterprises and Public Institutions

196471.46

  (2) Business Loans

20396.28

  (2)  Deposits of Government

Agencies and Organizations

21148.91

      Short-term Business Loans

14755.34

  3.Fiscal Deposits

27781.46

of which:

Loans to Farmers

12279.44

  4.Other Deposits

9837.49

     Long and Medium-term Business Loans

5640.94

II. Liabilities to International

Financial Institutions

892.28

  2.Loans to Non-financial

 Institutions and Other Sectors

258002.41

III. Other Items

-79373.74

  (1) Short-term Loans and Bill Financing

126971.04

 

 

Short-term Loans

112514.46

 

 

          Bill Financing

14456.58

 

 

  (2) Long and Medium-term Loans

118920.12

 

 

  (3)  Other Loans

12111.25

 

 

II. Portfolio and Investment

72148.26

 

 

III. Purchase of Gold and Silver

337.24

 

 

IV. Assets in International

Financial Institutions

1016.32

 

 

 

 

Total

388335.16

Total

388335.16

Notes:

1. Financial institutions referred to in this table include the People's Bank of China, policy banks, state-owned commercial banks, other commercial banks, urban commercial banks, rural commercial banks, rural cooperative banks, urban credit cooperatives, rural credit cooperatives, finance companies, trust and investment companies, leasing companies, Postal Savings Bank and foreign-funded financial institutions.

2. "Household deposits" refers to household savings deposits; "deposits of non-financial institutions" includes deposits of enterprises and public institutions and deposits of government agencies and organizations; "other deposits" includes insurance companies´ deposits in the banking sector and overseas non-resident deposits; "loans to households" includes consumer loans and business loans; "loans to non-financial institutions and other sectors" includes loans to non-financial enterprises, non-profitable institutions serving residents, the general government sector and the non-resident sector in the national economic system; "other loans" includes loans to non-residents and financing to enterprises in all forms except loans and bill financing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sources and Uses of RMB and Foreign Currency Credit Funds

of Financial Institutions

                                     September 2008                  Unit: RMB 100 million

Fund Source

Balance

Fund Use

Balance

I. Total Deposits

466816.61

I. Total Loans

314833.34

  1.Deposits of Enterprises and Public Institutions

158691.62

  1.Short-term Loans

131504.33

  (1) Demand Deposits

94308.12

2.Long and Medium-term Loans

160930.74

  (2) Time Deposits

64383.50

  3.Entrusted and Trust Loans

2459.41

  2. Savings Deposits

207998.47

4.Bill Financing

14456.58

  (1) Demand Deposits

74863.95

  5.Other Loans

5482.28

  (2) Time Deposits

133134.52

II. Portfolio and Investment

72148.26

  3.Entrusted and Trust Deposits

3287.22

III. Purchase of Gold and Silver

337.24

  4.Other Deposits

96839.30

IV. Assets in International

   Financial Institutions

1016.32

II. Liabilities to International

 Financial Institutions

892.28

 

 

III. Other Items

-79373.73

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

388335.16

Total

388335.16

Note:

Financial institutions referred to in this table include the People's Bank of China, policy banks, state-owned commercial banks, other commercial banks, urban commercial banks, rural commercial banks, rural cooperative banks, urban credit cooperatives, rural credit cooperatives, trust and investment companies, finance companies, leasing companies, Postal Savings Bank and foreign-funded financial institutions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sources and Uses of RMB Credit Funds of Financial Institutions (By Sector)

                                September 2008                   Unit: RMB 100 million

Fund Source

Balance

Fund Use

Balance

I. Total Deposits

454941.53

I. Total Loans

296477.09

  1.Household Deposits

208245.59

  1.Loans to Households

56806.57

  (1) Demand Deposits

73338.90

(1) Consumer Loans

36410.29

  (2) Time Deposits

134906.69

       Short-term Consumer Loans

3771.47

  2.Deposits of Non-financial

Institutions

210159.93

       Long and Medium-term Consumer Loans

32638.82

(1) Deposits of Enterprises and Public Institutions

189011.02

  (2) Business Loans

20396.28

of which:

Deposits of Enterprises

172612.33

      Short-term Business Loans

14755.34

          Demand Deposits

90606.16

of which:

Loans to Farmers

12279.44

          Time Deposits

82006.17

      Long and Medium-term Business Loans

5640.94

(2)  Deposits of Government

Agencies and Organizations

21148.91

  2.Loans to Non-financial

 Institutions and Other Sectors

239670.52

3.Fiscal Deposits

27781.46

(1) Short-term Loans and Bill

Financing

122696.35

4.Other Deposits

8754.55

Short-term Loans

108276.74

II. Financial Bonds

20320.25

          Bill Financing

14419.61

III. Cash in Circulation

31724.88

(2) Long and Medium-term Loans

113640.91

IV. Liabilities to International

   Financial Institutions

892.28

(3) Other Loans

3333.26

V. Other Items

16656.82

II. Portfolio and Investment

64189.68

 

 

III. Purchase of Gold and Silver

337.24

 

 

IV. Purchase of Forex

162515.43

 

 

V. Assets in International

  Financial Institutions

1016.32

 

 

 

 

Total

524535.76

Total

524535.76

Notes:

1. Financial institutions referred to in this table include the People's Bank of China, policy banks, state-owned commercial banks, other commercial banks, urban commercial banks, rural commercial banks, rural cooperative banks, urban credit cooperatives, rural credit cooperatives, finance companies, trust and investment companies, leasing companies, Postal Savings Bank and foreign-funded financial institutions.

2. "Household deposits" mainly refers to household savings deposits; "deposits of non-financial institutions" mainly includes deposits of enterprises and public institutions and deposits of government agencies and organizations; "other deposits" includes insurance companies´ deposits in the banking sector and overseas non-resident deposits; "loans to households" includes household consumer loans and business loans; "loans to non-financial Institutions and other sectors" includes loans to non-financial enterprises, non-profitable institutions serving residents, the general government sector and the non-resident sector in the national economic system; "other loans" includes loans to non-residents and financing to enterprises in all forms except loans and bill financing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sources and Uses of RMB Credit Funds of Financial Institutions

September 2008            Unit: RMB 100 million

Fund Source

Balance

Fund Use

Balance

I. Total Deposits

454941.54

I. Total Loans

296477.09

  1. Deposits of Enterprises

151851.81

  1. Short-term Loans

127008.96

  2. Fiscal Deposits

27781.46

    (1) Loans to Industrial

   Sector

37255.25

  3. Deposits of Government

Agencies and Organizations

21148.91

(2) Loans to Commercial

   Sector

18373.92

4. Savings Deposits

204687.62

(3) Loans to Construction

   Sector

3767.86

    (1) Demand Deposits

73783.38

(4) Loans to Agricultural

   Sector

18197.93

    (2) Time Deposits

130904.24

(5) Loans to Township and

   Village Enterprises

7464.44

  5. Agricultural Deposits

9808.79

(6) Loans to Joint Venture

   Enterprises

2216.38

  6. Trust Deposits

3237.56

(7) Loans to Private Enterprises and Individuals

4098.83

  7. Other Deposits

36425.39

    (8) Other Short-term Loans

35634.35

II. Financial Bonds

20320.25

  2. Long and Medium-term Loans

151968.84

III. Cash in Circulation

31724.88

  3. Trust Loans

2419.24

IV. Liabilities to International

   Financial Institutions

892.28

  4. Other Loans

15080.05

V. Other Items

16656.81

II. Portfolio and Investment

64189.68

 

 

III. Purchase of Gold and Silver

337.24

 

 

IV. Purchase of Forex

162515.43

 

 

V. Assets in International

   Financial Institutions

1016.32

 

 

 

 

Total

524535.76

Total

524535.76

Note:

Financial institutions referred to in this table include the People's Bank of China, policy banks, state-owned commercial banks, other commercial banks, urban commercial banks, rural commercial banks, rural cooperative banks, urban credit cooperatives, rural credit cooperatives, trust and investment companies, foreign-funded financial institutions, Postal Savings Bank, finance companies and leasing companies.

 

Sources and Uses of Foreign Currency Credit Funds of Financial Institutions

September 2008                  Unit: USD 100 million

Fund Source