Central Bank: RMB loans increased by 6.37 trillion yuan in the first two months. Broad money grew by 8.7% and narrow money by 1.2%.

Balance of currency in circulation was 12.1 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 12.5%. In February, the monthly weighted average interest rate for interbank lending in the inter-bank RMB market was 1.85%, and the monthly average interest rates for pledged bond repurchases was. 1.89%.