- PRESS RELEASE
- 3 January 2020
Monetary developments in the euro area: November 2019
- Annual growth rate of broad monetary aggregate M3 stood at 5.6% in November 2019, after 5.7% in October 2019 (revised from 5.6%)
- Annual growth rate of narrower monetary aggregate M1comprising currency in circulation and overnight deposits, stood at 8.3% in November, compared with 8.4% in October
- Annual growth rate of adjusted loans to households stood at 3.5% in November, unchanged from previous month
- Annual growth rate of adjusted loans to non-financial corporations decreased to 3.4% in November from 3.8% in October
Components of the broad monetary aggregate M3
The annual growth rate of the broad monetary aggregate M3 stood at 5.6% in November 2019, after 5.7% in October, averaging 5.6% in the three months up to November. 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, stood at 8.3% in November, compared with 8.4% in October. The annual growth rate of short-term deposits other than overnight deposits (M2-M1) decreased to 0.3% in November from 0.5% in October. The annual growth rate of marketable instruments (M3-M2) was -0.7% in November, compared with -1.4% in October.
Monetary aggregates
Looking at the components' contributions to the annual growth rate of M3, the narrower aggregate M1 contributed 5.6 percentage points (as in the previous month), short-term deposits other than overnight deposits (M2-M1) contributed 0.1 percentage point (as in the previous month) and marketable instruments (M3-M2) contributed 0.0 percentage point (up from -0.1 percentage point).From the perspective of the holding sectors of deposits in M3, the annual growth rate of deposits placed by households stood at 6.3% in November, compared with 6.2% in October, while the annual growth rate of deposits placed by non-financial corporations decreased to 7.0% in November from 7.2% in October. Finally, the annual growth rate of deposits placed by non-monetary financial corporations (excluding insurance corporations and pension funds) decreased to 1.5% in November from 4.2% in October.
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 November 2019 can be broken down as follows: credit to the private sector contributed 3.5 percentage points (as in the previous month), net external assets contributed 2.8 percentage points (down from 2.9 percentage points), credit to general government contributed -0.5 percentage point (as in the previous month), longer-term financial liabilities contributed -1.0 percentage point (down from -0.8 percentage point), and the remaining counterparts of M3 contributed 0.8 percentage point (up from 0.6 percentage point).
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 stood at 2.0% in November 2019, unchanged from the previous month. The annual growth rate of credit to general government stood at -1.4% in November, and the annual growth rate of credit to the private sector stood at 3.2% in November, both unchanged from the previous month.The annual growth rate of adjusted loans to the private sector (i.e. adjusted for loan sales, securitisation and notional cash pooling) stood at 3.6% in November, compared with 3.7% in October. Among the borrowing sectors, the annual growth rate of adjusted loans to households stood at 3.5% in November, unchanged from the previous month, while the annual growth rate of adjusted loans to non-financial corporations decreased to 3.4% in November from 3.8% in October.
Adjusted loans to the private sector
Annex
Table: Annex to the press release on monetary developments in the euro areaNotes:
- 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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