EBSCN·2025-08-13 13:10Group 1: Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided in the given content Group 2: Core Viewpoints of the Report - In July 2025, RMB loans showed a negative growth of 5 billion yuan, but this was affected by seasonality, adjacent - month complementary factors, and local government implicit debt replacement. The year - on - year decrease in loan growth in July 2025 was relatively small compared to some historical months [1]. - By adding consecutive two - month credit increments and calculating the year - on - year increase or decrease, the degree of less growth in loans from April - May, May - June, and June - July 2025 was improving [2]. - Local government implicit debt replacement is beneficial for economic growth but leads to a slowdown in new credit readings. It's recommended to focus on broader financial aggregate indicators like social financing [2][3]. - In July 2025, the year - on - year growth rate of social financing stock was 9%, 0.1 percentage points higher than the previous month, and the year - on - year growth rate of M2 balance was 8.8%, 0.5 percentage points higher than the previous month, which mutually confirmed each other [3]. Group 3: Summary by Related Catalogs 1. From the Negative - Growth Credit - Credit Negative Growth in July 2025: In July 2025, RMB loans had a negative growth of 5 billion yuan. The last negative growth occurred in July 2005, when loans decreased by 3.21 billion yuan. July is a "small month" for loans, so a slight downward fluctuation in loan increments can lead to negative growth. The year - on - year decrease in July 2025 was 31 billion yuan, which was relatively small compared to some historical months [1]. - Factors Affecting Credit Data: Credit data is affected by seasonal fluctuations, adjacent - month complementary factors, and local government implicit debt replacement. By adding consecutive two - month credit increments, the less - growth situation was improving. Local government implicit debt replacement is beneficial for the economy but slows down new credit readings [2]. - Suggestion on Financial Indicators: It's recommended to focus on broader financial aggregate indicators like social financing to reduce the impact of local government implicit debt replacement. In July 2025, the year - on - year growth rate of social financing stock was 9%, 0.1 percentage points higher than the previous month, and the year - on - year growth rate of M2 balance was 8.8%, 0.5 percentage points higher than the previous month [3].