China's New Yuan Loans Contracted in October

China's new yuan loans contracted in October, as weakening domestic demand continued to weigh on credit demand, according to official data released on Friday.

Chinese banks recorded a net drop of 100 billion, equivalent to $15 billion, of new loans in October, compared with growth of 1.08 trillion yuan in September, according to the data released by the People's Bank of China. A loan contraction suggests credit repayments exceeded borrowing.

The decline fell short of expectations of growth of 10 billion yuan forecast in a poll by The Wall Street Journal.

Total social financing, a measure that also includes non-bank credit, stood at 1.15 trillion yuan in October.

M2, the broadest measure of money supply, rose 7.1% on year in October, down from September's 7.2%, said the PBOC. Economists expected M2 to be at 7.3%.

 

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(END) Dow Jones Newswires

November 13, 2026 05:38 ET (10:38 GMT)

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