At the end of May 2025, the outstanding balance of domestic and foreign currency loans reached 270.2 trillion yuan, representing a year-on-year increase of 6.7%

    At the end of May 2025, the outstanding balance of loans in both domestic and foreign currencies reached 270.2 trillion yuan, marking a year-on-year increase of 6.7%. The outstanding balance of RMB loans stood at 266.32 trillion yuan, up 7.1% year-on-year.

    RMB loans increased by 10.68 trillion yuan in the first five months. By sector:- Household loans rose by 572.4 billion yuan, with short-term loans decreasing by 262.4 billion yuan and medium- and long-term loans increasing by 834.7 billion yuan; Enterprise loans increased by 9.8 trillion yuan, including 3.14 trillion yuan in short-term loans, 6.16 trillion yuan in medium- and long-term loans, and 364.5 billion yuan in bill financing;

Non-bank financial institutions saw loans increase by 135.7 billion yuan.

    At the end of May, the outstanding balance of foreign currency loans stood at US$539.4 billion, down 16.3% year-on-year. Foreign currency loans decreased by US$2.7 billion in the first five months.