Monetary developments in the euro area: April 2021

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  • Annual growth rate of broad  decreased to 9.2% in April 2021 from 10.0% in March (revised from 10.1%)
  • Annual growth rate of narrower , comprising currency in circulation and overnight deposits, decreased to 12.3% in April from 13.6% in March
  • Annual growth rate of  increased to 3.8% in April from 3.3% in March
  • Annual growth rate of  decreased to 3.2% in April from 5.3% in March

Components of the broad monetary aggregate M3

The annual growth rate of the broad monetary aggregate M3 decreased to 9.2% in April 2021 from 10.0% in March, averaging 10.5% in the three months up to April. The  showed the following developments. The annual growth rate of the narrower aggregate M1, which comprises currency in circulation and overnight deposits, decreased to 12.3% in April from 13.6% in March. The annual growth rate of short-term deposits other than overnight deposits (M2-M1) decreased to 0.3% in April from 0.9% in March. The annual growth rate of marketable instruments (M3-M2) increased to 10.6% in April from 7.0% in March.


Looking at the , the narrower aggregate M1 contributed 8.6 percentage points (down from 9.4 percentage points in March), short-term deposits other than overnight deposits (M2-M1) contributed 0.1 percentage point (down from 0.2 percentage point) and marketable instruments (M3-M2) contributed 0.5 percentage point (up from 0.4 percentage point).

From the perspective of the holding sectors of , the annual growth rate of deposits placed by households decreased to 8.3% in April from 9.2% in March, while the annual growth rate of deposits placed by non-financial corporations decreased to 12.8% in April from 18.0% in March. Finally, the annual growth rate of deposits placed by non-monetary financial corporations (excluding insurance corporations and pension funds) increased to 8.7% in April from 4.0% in March.

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 (), the annual growth rate of M3 in April 2021 can be broken down as follows: credit to general government contributed 6.8 percentage points (down from 7.9 percentage points in March), credit to the private sector contributed 4.1 percentage points (down from 4.8 percentage points), longer-term financial liabilities contributed 0.1 percentage point (as in the previous month), net external assets contributed -0.1 percentage point (up from -0.8 percentage point), and the remaining counterparts of M3 contributed -1.7 percentage points (up from -2.0 percentage points).

Credit to euro area residents

As regards the dynamics of credit, the annual growth rate of total  decreased to 7.7% in April 2021 from 9.1% in the previous month. The annual growth rate of  decreased to 18.0% in April from 21.9% in March, while the annual growth rate of  decreased to 4.0% in April from 4.6% in March.

The annual growth rate of  (i.e. adjusted for loan sales, securitisation and notional cash pooling) decreased to 3.2% in April from 3.6% in March. Among the borrowing sectors, the annual growth rate of  increased to 3.8% in April from 3.3% in March, while the annual growth rate of  decreased to 3.2% in April from 5.3% in March.

 

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