Interest Rates on Bank Deposits and Loans: March 2018
04/05/2018 - Press Releases
1. INTEREST RATES ON EURO-DENOMINATED NEW DEPOSITS AND LOANS
In March 2018, the overall weighted average interest rates on new deposits and on new loans remained almost unchanged. The spread* between loan and deposit rates remained almost unchanged at 4.13 percentage points (see Table 1).
The overall weighted average interest rate on all new deposits remained almost unchanged at 0.29%. In particular, the average interest rate on overnight deposits placed by households remained unchanged at 0.09%, while the average interest rate on overnight deposits placed by non-financial corporations remained almost unchanged at 0.14%. The average interest rate on deposits from households with an agreed maturity of up to 1 year increased by 3 basis points to 0.62%.
The overall weighted average interest rate on all new loans to households and corporations remained almost unchanged at 4.42%.
More specifically, the average interest rate on consumer loans without a defined maturity (a category which comprises credit cards, open account loans and overdrafts) increased by 14 basis points to 14.68%. The average interest rate on consumer loans with a defined maturity at a floating rate (1) decreased by 17 basis points to 6.56%.
The average interest rate on corporate loans without a defined maturity remained almost unchanged at 5.33%. Τhe corresponding rate on loans to sole proprietors remained also almost unchanged at 6.99%. The average interest rate on corporate loans with a defined maturity at a floating rate increased by 23 basis points to 3.92%. In particular, the rate on loans of up to €250,000 increased by 14 basis points to 5.19%, on loans of over €250,000 and up to €1 million remained almost unchanged at 4.42%, while the rate on loans of over €1 million increased by 23 basis points to 3.82%. Finally, the average interest rate on housing loans at a floating rate (1) decreased by 19 basis points to 2.69%.
2. INTEREST RATES ON OUTSTANDING AMOUNTS OF EURO-DENOMINATED DEPOSITS AND LOANS
In March 2018, the overall weighted average interest rate on the outstanding amounts of all deposits remained unchanged, while the corresponding rate on all loans decreased. The spread* between loan and deposit rates decreased to 4.13 percentage points (see Table 2).
In more detail, the overall weighted average interest rate on the outstanding amounts of all deposits (including overnight deposits) remained unchanged at 0.32%, while the corresponding rate on all loans decreased by 4 basis points to 4.45%.
In particular, the average interest rate on the outstanding amounts of deposits with an agreed maturity of up to 2 years placed by households remained unchanged at 0.62%. The average interest rate on the outstanding amounts of deposits with an agreed maturity of up to 2 years placed by non-financial corporations remained almost unchanged at 0.91%. The average interest rate on the outstanding amounts of housing loans with over 5 years’ maturity remained unchanged at 2.33%. The average interest rate on the outstanding amounts of consumer loans (2) with over 5 years’ maturity decreased by 9 basis points to 5.84%. The corresponding rate on corporate loans remained almost unchanged at 3.82%. The average interest rate on the outstanding amounts of loans to sole proprietors with over 5 years’ maturity remained almost unchanged at 4.74%.
*The interest rate spread is the difference between the overall weighted average rate on all loans and the overall weighted average rate on all deposits.
**For the calculation of the overall weighted average rate on all deposits the overnight deposits are also taken into account.
The complete data set of bank deposit and loan interest rates are published on the website of the Bank of Greece and can be accessed via the following link:
http://www.bankofgreece.gr/Pages/en/Statistics/rates_markets/deposits.aspx
Note: The next Press Release on “Interest Rates on Bank Deposits and Loans” for April 2018 will be published on 4 June 2018.
(1) Loans at a floating rate comprise also loans with an initial rate fixation period of up to one year.
(2) Including other loans to individuals and private non-profit institutions.