China's M2 Up 9% YoY, Aggregate Financing Rises in First Two Months

Published: Mar 16, 2026 11:38

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The central bank’s February financial statistics report showed that at end-February, the balance of broad money (M2) stood at 349.22 trillion yuan, up 9% YoY; aggregate social financing increased by a cumulative 9.6 trillion yuan in the first two months, 316.2 billion yuan more than in the same period last year; new yuan loans totaled 5.61 trillion yuan in the first two months; the balance of domestic and foreign currency deposits stood at 345.72 trillion yuan, up 8.8% YoY; and at month-end, the balance of yuan deposits stood at 337.94 trillion yuan, up 8.7% YoY.

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