Provisional estimates of broad money (M4)
and credit (M4 lending)
April 2006
Provisional figures for April indicate that M4 rose by £17.1 billion, seasonally adjusted; above the average rise for the previous six months of £14.2 billion. The twelve-month growth rate rose to 13.1% from 12.4% in March.
M4 lending increased by £27.9 billion
or 1.6%, seasonally adjusted, in April. The twelve-month growth
rate rose to 12.6% from 11.4% in March.
M4 lending (excluding the effects of securitisations
etc.) increased by £31.5 billion
or 1.7%, seasonally adjusted, in April. The twelve-month growth
rate rose by 1.3 percentage points to 14.6% in April; this
is the highest since November 1990.
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Table A - M4 and M4 lending |
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| Table B - MFIs' balance sheet counterparts to changes in, and components of, M4 | |
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Revisions to Tables (69k) |
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Notes and definitions for M4 |
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Notes and definitions for Counterparts of M4 (including M4 Lending) |
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Information on growth rates and revisions policy. |
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