Sectoral breakdown of aggregate M4 and M4 lending
March 2006
M4 lending (excluding the effects of securitisations etc) to the household sector rose by £7.8 billion in March. The annual growth rate fell 0.1pp to 9.8%. Annual growth in the household sector’s holdings of M4 also fell by 0.1pp, to 8.0%. M4 lending (excluding the effects of securitisations etc) to private non-financial corporations (PNFCs) rose by £10.4 billion in March, with annual growth rising by 1.5pp to 17.7%. PNFCs' holdings of M4 rose by £0.2bn; annual growth fell 1.6pp to 11.3%. Holdings of M4 by other financial corporations (OFCs) increased by £6.9 billion and M4 lending (excluding the effects of securitisations etc) to OFCs rose by £8.0 billion in March.
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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 £8.4 billion in March. Further information on
capital issues can be found in the Capital Issuance statistical
release of 24 April.
| Table C - M4 and M4 lending | |
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| Revisions to Table A (56k) |
| 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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