【金融街发布】人民银行：8月末广义货币（M2)余额331.98万亿元 同比增长8.8%

Group 1: Monetary Statistics - As of the end of August, the broad money supply (M2) reached 331.98 trillion yuan, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 8.8% [1][2] - The narrow money supply (M1) stood at 111.23 trillion yuan, with a year-on-year increase of 6% [1][2] - The currency in circulation (M0) amounted to 13.34 trillion yuan, showing a year-on-year growth of 11.7% [1][2] - A net cash injection of 520.8 billion yuan occurred in the first eight months [2] Group 2: Loan Statistics - The total balance of RMB loans reached 269.1 trillion yuan by the end of August, with a year-on-year growth of 6.8% [3] - In the first eight months, RMB loans increased by 1.346 trillion yuan [3] - Household loans rose 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 increased by 1.222 trillion yuan, with short-term loans up by 382 billion yuan and medium to long-term loans up by 738 billion yuan [3] Group 3: Deposit Statistics - The total balance of RMB deposits reached 322.73 trillion yuan by the end of August, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 8.6% [4] - In the first eight months, RMB deposits increased by 2.05 trillion yuan [4] - Household deposits rose by 977 billion yuan, while non-financial corporate deposits increased by 610.6 billion yuan [4] Group 4: Interbank Market Activity - The average weighted interest rate for interbank RMB lending in August was 1.4%, down 0.05 percentage points from the previous month and 0.37 percentage points from the same period last year [5] - The total transaction volume in the interbank RMB market reached 202.68 trillion yuan in August, with an average daily transaction of 9.65 trillion yuan, marking a year-on-year increase of 16.8% [5] Group 5: Cross-Border RMB Settlement - In August, the cross-border RMB settlement amount for current account transactions was 1.47 trillion yuan, with goods trade accounting for 1.11 trillion yuan [6] - The direct investment cross-border RMB settlement amount was 0.61 trillion yuan, with outbound direct investment at 0.24 trillion yuan and foreign direct investment at 0.37 trillion yuan [6]