Bank credit to the domestic private sector: January 2012
29/02/2012 - Press Releases
The annual growth rate of total credit granted to the domestic private sector decreased to -3.3% in January 2012 (December 2011: -3.1%). The net flow of total credit to the domestic private sector was negative amounting to EUR 407 million (January 2011: negative net flow of EUR 150 million).
Credit to enterprises
The net flow of credit to enterprises in January 2012 was positive, amounting to EUR 206 million (January 2011: positive net flow of EUR 160 million) and the annual growth rate of credit stood at -1.9% from -2.0% in December 2011. In particular, the annual growth rate of credit to non-financial enterprises decreased to -2.6% in January 2012 from -1.8% in the previous month, while the annual growth rate of credit to insurance corporations and other financial intermediaries, which includes significant intra-group transactions, increased significantly to 10.5% in January 2012 from -5.2% in December 2011.
Credit to sole proprietors and unincorporated partnerships
The net flow of credit to sole proprietors and unincorporated partnerships was negative amounting to EUR 96 million (January 2011: positive net flow of EUR 7 million) and the annual rate of change of credit decreased to -7.3% in January 2012 from -6.6% in the previous month.
Credit to individuals and private non-profit institutions
In January 2012, the net flow of credit to individuals and private non-profit institutions was negative, amounting to EUR 516 million (January 2011: negative net flow of EUR 316 million). As a result, the annual growth rate of credit to individuals and private non-profit institutions decreased to -4.1% in January 2012 from -3.9%, in December 2011.
Related link: Bank credit to the domestic private sector: January 2012 - Table