Monetary developments 2021Apr

Published on 31 May 2021

Overnight deposits growth is still strong

The overnight deposits annual growth rate moderates to stand at + 13.1 % in April 2021 (down from + 17.4 % in March and + 23.1 % in February 2021).

The annual growth of M2 - M1 aggregate also settle down (+ 8.8 % year-on-year, down from + 9.7 % in March) mainly due to a lower increase in saving accounts (+ 9.8 %, down from + 10.5 % in March) and to a lesser extent, a lower increase of deposits with agreed maturity of up to 2 years (+ 2.8 %, down from + 4.8 % in Mars).

The strong increase of investments in MMF shares (+ 26.5 %, up from + 21.1 %) drives aggregate growth M3 - M2, which settles at + 10.1 % over one year (up from + 3.0 % in March and + 3.7 % in February).

After taking into account monetary assets and liabilities vis-à-vis other euro area members, the growth in the French component of aggregate M3 is almost stable in April 2021 (+ 12.3 % year-on-year, down from + 12.4 % in March and + 15.5 % in February 2021).

France : monetary resources of Monetary Financial Institutions
Outstandings (in € Bn) (a) Annual growth rate (in %) (a)
Apr- 2021 Feb- 2021 Mar-2021 Apr- 2021
Overnight deposits 1,428 23.1 17.4 13.1
= Domestic resources included in M1 1,428 23.1 17.4 13.1
Domestic resources included in M1, 3-month moving average 23.4 21.4 17.9
Deposits with agreed maturity of up to 2 years 120 9.9 4.8 2.8
+ Saving accounts 799 10.4 10.5 9.8
= Domestic resources included in M2-M1 918 10.3 9.7 8.8
Domestic resources included in M2-M1, 3-month moving average 9.9 10.0 9.6
MMF shares 293 6.9 21.1 26.5
+ Repurchase agreements 33 51.7 -35.1 -30.0
+ Debt securities issued with a maturity of up to 2 years 49 -24.9 -30.1 -20.3
= Domestic resources included in M3-M2 375 3.9 3.0 10.1
Domestic resources included in M3-M2, 3-month moving average 9.5 5.2 5.7
Sum of domestic resources included in M3 2,722 15.6 12.6 11.2
Sum of domestic resources included in M3 , 3-month moving average 16.4 14.8 13.1
+ Monetary external liabilities vis-à-vis other monetary union members 272 5.2 5.3 18.8
- Monetary external assets vis-à-vis other monetary union members 43 -28.3 -17.3 -10.9
= French component of euro area monetary aggregate M3 2,951 15.5 12.4 12.3
French component of euro area monetary aggregate M3, 3-month moving average 16.5 14.9 13.4
(a) Seasonally-adjusted data.
Source : Banque de France
Contributions to the growth of the French component of M3
(Annual growth rate in %)
Additional information
The outstanding amount of monetary claims (excluding coins and banknotes) consists of claims with an initial maturity of up to and including 2 years that monetary counterparts (basically households, non-financial corporations, general government excluding central government, insurance corporations, non-money market funds, investment funds and financial vehicle corporations) hold against monetary financial institutions (deposit-taking institutions, sociétés de financement under French law, Caisse des dépôts et consignations, MMF and the central bank).
Saving accounts include regulated saving accounts, i.e. livrets A, livrets de développement durable, comptes d'épargne logement, livrets d'épargne populaire, and non-regulated saving accounts, i.e. livrets jeunes and livrets ordinaires. One part of the amounts held on regulated saving accounts is transferred by deposit-taking institutions to a fund managed by the Caisse des dépôts et consignations; the other part remains in banks' balance sheets. Debt securities with maturity of up to 2 years mainly include certificates of deposit (short term paper) issued by French deposit-taking institutions and subscribed by neither MMF nor deposit-taking institutions counterparts.
Annual growth rates are adjusted for reclassifications and revaluations but not for foreign exchange rate effects.
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Updated on 28 May 2021