Sectoral breakdown of aggregate M4 and M4 lending
December 2006
M4 lending (excluding the effects of securitisations etc) to the household sector rose by £9.9 billion in December. The annual growth rate was unchanged, at 10.4%. Annual growth in the household sector's holdings of M4 decreased by 0.1pp to 8.2%. M4 lending (excluding the effects of securitisations etc) to private non-financial corporations (PNFCs) rose by £6.4 billion in December, with annual growth increasing by 0.2pp to 18.5%. PNFCs' holdings of M4 fell by £2.6 billion; annual growth decreased by 2.8pp to 12.4%. Holdings of M4 by other financial corporations (OFCs) increased by £10.1 billion and M4 lending (excluding the effects of securitisations etc) to OFCs fell by £4.0 billion in December.
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| Table B - A wider measure of PNFC financing | |
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Funds raised by PNFCs from UK MFIs and the capital markets totalled £4.9 billion in December, lower than the £5.9 billion recorded in November. Further information on capital issues can be found in the Capital Issuance release of 19 January.
| Table C - M4 and M4 lending | |
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| Notes and definitions for M4 | |
| Notes and definitions for Sectoral M4 and M4 Lending | |
| Information on growth rates and revisions policy. |
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