Loans to non financial corporations 2022Jun

Published on 27 July 2022

Investment and short term borrowing requirements underpin the growth in credit to NFCs, at +6,5% year on year

  • The annual growth rate of outstanding loans to non-financial companies stands at +6.5% in June (up from +5.9% in May and +5.4% in April). This increase reflects the dynamism of investment loans and the rise in ongoing funding needs.
  • Investment credit growth remains strong at +7.1% in June, after 7.0% in May: in particular, the "equipment" component remains at a high level (+8.4%, down from +8.5% in April).
  • Growth in treasury loans stands at +5.9% in June, up from +3.8% in May and +2.5% in April.
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
Jun-2022 Apr- 2022 May-2022 Jun-2022
Total 1,284 5.4 5.9 6.5
Investment 882 6.6 7.0 7.1
Equipment 551 7.9 8.5 8.4
Real estate 331 4.5 4.5 4.9
Treasury 336 2.5 3.8 5.9
Other lending 67 4.3 3.4 1.8
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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