8月末商业汇票承兑余额达20.2万亿元

Core Viewpoint - In August, the commercial bill acceptance and discounting activities showed significant involvement from small and micro enterprises, indicating their crucial role in the financial market [1] Group 1: Commercial Bills - In August, the total amount of commercial bill acceptance reached 3.3 trillion yuan, while the discounting amount was 2.5 trillion yuan [1] - By the end of August, the balance of commercial bill acceptance stood at 20.2 trillion yuan, and the balance of discounting was 15.7 trillion yuan [1] - Small and micro enterprises accounted for 93.3% of all bill issuers, with 10.9 million enterprises issuing bills totaling 2.4 trillion yuan, representing 73.4% of the total bill issuance [1] Group 2: Discounting Activities - In August, 12.1 million small and micro enterprises participated in discounting, making up 96.6% of all discounting enterprises, with a total discounting amount of 2 trillion yuan, which is 78.8% of the total discounting [1] Group 3: Interbank Market - The interbank lending market recorded a transaction volume of 8.8 trillion yuan in August, reflecting a year-on-year decrease of 3.1% and a month-on-month decrease of 10.4% [1] - The bond repurchase transactions amounted to 160.8 trillion yuan, showing a year-on-year increase of 11.8% but a month-on-month decrease of 8.28% [1] - Standard bond repurchase transactions on exchanges reached 52.9 trillion yuan, with a year-on-year increase of 18.3% and a month-on-month decrease of 7.9% [1] Group 4: Interest Rates - The weighted average interest rate for interbank lending was 1.4%, while the weighted average interest rate for pledged repos was 1.41%, both showing a month-on-month decline of 5 basis points [1]