- Annual growth rate of broad decreased to 3.5% in January 2023 from 4.1% in December
- Annual growth rate of narrower , comprising currency in circulation and overnight deposits, decreased to -0.7% in January from 0.6% in December
- Annual growth rate of decreased to 3.6% in January from 3.8% in December
- Annual growth rate of decreased to 6.1% in January from 6.3% in December
Components of the broad monetary aggregate M3
The annual growth rate of the broad monetary aggregate M3 decreased to 3.5% in January 2023 from 4.1% in December, averaging 4.1% in the three months up to January. The showed the following developments. The annual growth rate of the narrower aggregate M1, which comprises currency in circulation and overnight deposits, decreased to -0.7% in January from 0.6% in December. The annual growth rate of short-term deposits other than overnight deposits (M2-M1) increased to 15.1% in January from 14.0% in December. The annual growth rate of marketable instruments (M3-M2) increased to 13.3% in January from 11.3% in December.

Looking at the , the narrower aggregate M1 contributed -0.5 percentage points (down from 0.4 percentage points in December), short-term deposits other than overnight deposits (M2-M1) contributed 3.4 percentage points (up from 3.1 percentage points) and marketable instruments (M3-M2) contributed 0.6 percentage points (up from 0.5 percentage points).
From the perspective of the holding sectors of , the annual growth rates of both deposits placed by households and deposits placed by non-financial corporations decreased to 3.3% in January from 3.7% in December. Finally, the annual growth rate of deposits placed by non-monetary financial corporations (excluding insurance corporations and pension funds) decreased to 0.1% in January from 3.7% in December.
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 January 2023 can be broken down as follows: credit to the private sector contributed 3.6 percentage points (down from 4.1 percentage points in December), credit to general government contributed 0.6 percentage points (down from 1.1 percentage points), net external assets contributed -0.4 percentage points (as in the previous month), longer-term financial liabilities contributed -0.6 percentage points (down from -0.3 percentage points), and the remaining counterparts of M3 contributed 0.3 percentage points (up from -0.4 percentage points).

Credit to euro area residents
As regards the dynamics of credit, the annual growth rate of total decreased to 3.1% in January 2023 from 3.8% in the previous month. The annual growth rate of decreased to 1.4% in January from 2.8% in December, while the annual growth rate of decreased to 3.8% in January from 4.3% in December.
The annual growth rate of (i.e. adjusted for loan sales, securitisation and notional cash pooling) decreased to 4.9% in January from 5.4% in December. Among the borrowing sectors, the annual growth rate of decreased to 3.6% in January from 3.8% in December, while the annual growth rate of decreased to 6.1% in January from 6.3% in December.

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