- PRESS RELEASE
Monetary developments in the euro area: June 2023
26 July 2023
- Annual growth rate of broad monetary aggregate M3 decreased to 0.6% in June 2023 from 1.0% in May (revised from 1.4%)
- Annual growth rate of narrower monetary aggregate M1, comprising currency in circulation and overnight deposits, was -8.0% in June, compared with -7.0% in May
- Annual growth rate of adjusted loans to households decreased to 1.7% in June from 2.1% in May
- Annual growth rate of adjusted loans to non-financial corporations decreased to 3.0% in June from 4.0% in May
Components of the broad monetary aggregate M3
The annual growth rate of the broad monetary aggregate M3 decreased to 0.6% in June 2023 from 1.0% in May, averaging 1.0% in the three months up to June. The components of M3 showed the following developments. The annual growth rate of the narrower aggregate M1, which comprises currency in circulation and overnight deposits, was -8.0% in June, compared with -7.0% in May. The annual growth rate of short-term deposits other than overnight deposits (M2-M1) increased to 24.0% in June from 22.5% in May. The annual growth rate of marketable instruments (M3-M2) decreased to 23.1% in June from 23.9% in May.
Chart 1
Monetary aggregates
Looking at the components' contributions to the annual growth rate of M3, the narrower aggregate M1 contributed -5.8 percentage points (down from -5.1 percentage points in May), short-term deposits other than overnight deposits (M2-M1) contributed 5.3 percentage points (up from 5.0 percentage points) and marketable instruments (M3-M2) contributed 1.1 percentage points (as in the previous month).
From the perspective of the holding sectors of deposits in M3, the annual growth rate of deposits placed by households decreased to 1.1% in June from 1.3% in May, while the annual growth rate of deposits placed by non-financial corporations increased to 0.7% in June from 0.3% in May. Finally, the annual growth rate of deposits placed by non-monetary financial corporations (excluding insurance corporations and pension funds) was -14.1% in June, compared with -10.1% in May.
Counterparts of the broad monetary aggregate M3
As a reflection of changes in the items on the monetary financial institution (MFI) consolidated balance sheet other than M3 (counterparts of M3), the annual growth rate of M3 in June 2023 can be broken down as follows: credit to the private sector contributed 1.4 percentage points (down from 2.1 percentage points in May), net external assets contributed 1.1 percentage points (up from 0.8 percentage points), credit to general government contributed -1.0 percentage points (down from -0.9 percentage points), longer-term financial liabilities contributed -1.4 percentage points (down from -1.3 percentage points), and the remaining counterparts of M3 contributed 0.5 percentage points (up from 0.2 percentage points).
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Contribution of the M3 counterparts to the annual growth rate of M3
Credit to euro area residents
As regards the dynamics of credit, the annual growth rate of total credit to euro area residents decreased to 0.3% in June 2023 from 0.9% in the previous month. The annual growth rate of credit to general government was -2.5% in June, compared with -2.2% in May, while the annual growth rate of credit to the private sector decreased to 1.5% in June from 2.2% in May.
The annual growth rate of adjusted loans to the private sector (i.e. adjusted for loan sales, securitisation and notional cash pooling) decreased to 2.0% in June from 2.8% in May. Among the borrowing sectors, the annual growth rate of adjusted loans to households decreased to 1.7% in June from 2.1% in May, while the annual growth rate of adjusted loans to non-financial corporations decreased to 3.0% in June from 4.0% in May.
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Adjusted loans to the private sector
Notes:
- Data in this press release are adjusted for seasonal and end-of-month calendar effects, unless stated otherwise.
- "Private sector" refers to euro area non-MFIs excluding general government.
- Hyperlinks in the main body of the press release and in annex tables lead to data that may change with subsequent releases as a result of revisions. Figures shown in annex tables are a snapshot of the data as at the time of the current release.
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