Seasonally adjusted provisional figures for April are as follows. M4 rose by £2.9 billion, below the average flow for the previous six months of £30.6 billion. The twelve-month growth rate fell to 17.4% from 18.2% in March.
M4 lending decreased by £11.9 billion or 0.5% in April. The twelve-month growth rate fell to 10.4% from 12.5% in March.
M4 lending (excluding the effects of securitisations etc.) decreased by £6.5 billion or 0.2% in April. The twelve-month growth rate fell to 12.9% from 15.5% in March.
Banks' and building societies' repo and reverse repo activity with other financial companies had a negative impact on broad money and credit in April (see Table B overleaf).
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