BEIJING, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- China's yuan-denominated loans rose by 11.52 trillion yuan (about 1.71 trillion U.S. dollars) in the first three quarters of 2026, central bank data showed Wednesday.
At the end of September, outstanding yuan loans stood at 283.44 trillion yuan, up 4.8 percent year on year, according to the People's Bank of China.
M2, a broad measure of money supply that covers cash in circulation and all deposits, stood at 359.63 trillion yuan at the end of September, up 7.2 percent year on year.
M1, which covers currency in circulation, corporate demand deposits, personal demand deposits and provisions received by non-bank payment institutions, reached 116.76 trillion yuan at the end of September, a rise of 3.2 percent from a year earlier. ■
