Loans to non financial corporations 2022Apr

Published on 27 May 2022

Investment credit growth strengthens

  • Over one year, the growth of investment credit strengthens again (+6.8%, after 6.3% in March and +6.1% in February), driven by its equipment component (+7.9%, after +7.3% in March and +6.7% in February).
  • The annual growth rate of treasury loans resumes with positive values (+2.5%, after -0.7% in March and -1.2% in February).
  • Overall, the annual growth rate of outstanding loans to NFCs increases by more than 1 point compared to the previous month: +5.5% in April, after +4.2% in March and +4.1% in February.
Outstanding amounts and annual growth rate (not seasonally adjusted)
(Outstanding amounts in EUR Bn, annual growth rates in %)
End-of-month level Annual growth rate
Apr- 2022 Feb- 2022 Mar-2022 Apr- 2022
Total 1,271 4.1 4.2 5.5
Investment 871 6.1 6.3 6.8
Equipment 542 6.7 7.3 7.9
Real estate 329 5.2 4.8 5.1
Treasury 332 -1.2 -0.7 2.5
Other lending 68 5.3 2.6 4.3
Monthly changes in stocks of equipment loans (seasonally adjusted flows*)
(Monthly flows in EUR Bn)
Monthly changes in stocks of treasury loans (seasonally adjusted flows *)
(Monthly flows in EUR Bn)
* Seasonal adjusted monthly net flows of other lending to NFC are allocated to treasury loans in proportion to the outstanding amounts.

Source et réalisation : BANQUE DE FRANCE - DIRECTION GÉNÉRALE DES STATISTIQUES, DES ETUDES ET DE L'INTERNATIONAL

Additional information
Non-financial corporations include all companies whose main activity is the production of goods and non-financial services. excluding sole proprietor and unincorporated partnerships.
Calculations are made with the aim to give the best possible image of the evolution of the lending activity:
- Loans that have been securitized or sold by credit institutions are considered as remaining in their books
- Accounting changes that are not reflecting economic transactions. in particular write-offs/write-downs. are eliminated
- The impact of statistical modifications in the scope of the MFI sector (e.g. the reclassification of an entity from the non-financial corporations sector to the government sector) is also eliminated
- As FX hedges are unknown. loans in foreign currencies are however taken into account at their face value in Euros at the end of the month
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Updated on 27 May 2022