中国7月新增社融1.16万亿元，人民币贷款减少500亿元，M2-M1剪刀差缩小

Group 1 - In July, China's new social financing increased by 1.16 trillion yuan, with a decrease in RMB loans by 50 billion yuan and an increase in RMB deposits by 500 billion yuan, while household deposits decreased by 1.11 trillion yuan [1][4] - From January to July, the cumulative increase in social financing was 23.99 trillion yuan, which is 5.12 trillion yuan more than the same period last year [3][8] - As of the end of July, the total social financing stock was 431.26 trillion yuan, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 9% [11][12] Group 2 - The balance of RMB loans to the real economy increased by 12.31 trillion yuan from January to July, while foreign currency loans decreased by 725 billion yuan [8][14] - The balance of broad money (M2) was 329.94 trillion yuan at the end of July, with a year-on-year growth of 8.8%, while narrow money (M1) was 111.06 trillion yuan, growing by 5.6% [4][13] - The M2-M1 gap was 3.2 percentage points, narrowing by 0.5 percentage points from the previous month [4][12] Group 3 - The People's Bank of China indicated that monthly financial data should not be overly emphasized as they may not accurately reflect the economic activity and financial support for the real economy [6] - The traditional credit demand is decreasing while the demand in new growth areas is increasing, suggesting that financial institutions need to adapt their strategies [7][12] - The average weighted interest rate for interbank RMB lending in July was 1.45%, lower than both the previous month and the same period last year [18]