央行：今年前八个月人民币贷款增加13.46万亿元

Group 1: Monetary Statistics - The broad money supply (M2) increased by 8.8% year-on-year, reaching 331.98 trillion yuan by the end of August [2] - The narrow money supply (M1) grew by 6% year-on-year, totaling 111.23 trillion yuan, while the currency in circulation (M0) rose by 11.7% to 13.34 trillion yuan [2] - A net cash injection of 520.8 billion yuan occurred in the first eight months of the year [2] Group 2: Loan Statistics - The total balance of RMB loans reached 269.1 trillion yuan, with a year-on-year growth of 6.8%, and an increase of 13.46 trillion yuan in the first eight months [3] - Household loans increased by 711 billion yuan, with short-term loans decreasing by 372.5 billion yuan and medium to long-term loans increasing by 1.08 trillion yuan [3] - Corporate loans rose by 12.22 trillion yuan, with short-term loans increasing by 3.82 trillion yuan and medium to long-term loans increasing by 7.38 trillion yuan [3] Group 3: Deposit Statistics - The total balance of RMB deposits reached 322.73 trillion yuan, growing by 8.6% year-on-year, with an increase of 20.5 trillion yuan in the first eight months [5] - Household deposits rose by 9.77 trillion yuan, while non-financial corporate deposits increased by 610.6 billion yuan [5] - Foreign currency deposits amounted to 1.02 trillion USD, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 19.4% [6] Group 4: Interbank Market Activity - The average weighted interest rate for interbank RMB lending was 1.4%, lower than the previous month and the same period last year [7] - The total transaction volume in the interbank RMB market reached 202.68 trillion yuan in August, with a daily average transaction of 9.65 trillion yuan, marking a year-on-year increase of 16.8% [7] - The average weighted interest rate for pledged bond repos was 1.41%, also lower than the previous month and the same period last year [7] Group 5: Cross-Border RMB Settlement - The cross-border RMB settlement amount for current account transactions was 1.47 trillion yuan in August, with goods trade accounting for 1.11 trillion yuan [8] - Direct investment cross-border RMB settlement amounted to 0.61 trillion yuan, with outbound direct investment at 0.24 trillion yuan and foreign direct investment at 0.37 trillion yuan [8]