Sectoral breakdown of aggregate M4 and M4 lending
May 2006
M4 lending (excluding the effects of securitisations etc) to the household sector rose by £8.7 billion in May. The annual growth rate remained unchanged at 9.8% following a revision to April's data (previously 9.7%). Annual growth in the household sector’s holdings of M4 decreased by 0.2pp, to 7.9%. M4 lending (excluding the effects of securitisations etc) to private non-financial corporations (PNFCs) rose by £4.3 billion in May, with annual growth increasing by 0.4pp to 17.2%. PNFCs' holdings of M4 fell by £0.3 billion; annual growth also fell, by 4.4pp to 7.6%. Holdings of M4 by other financial corporations (OFCs) increased by £2.0 billion and M4 lending (excluding the effects of securitisations etc) to OFCs rose by £6.7 billion in May.
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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 £4.0 billion in May. Further information on
capital issues can be found in the Capital Issuance statistical
release of 20 June.
| Table C - M4 and M4 lending | |
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| Revisions to Table A (57k) |
| 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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