Currency supply rose 25.52%. Up to the end of February 2010, the balance of the broad monetary supply (M2) amounted to RMB63.6t, up 25.52% year-on-year, with the growth down 0.56 percentage points from the end of last month; the balance of the narrowly defined money supply (M1) RMB22.43t, up 34.99% year-on-year, with the growth down 3.97 percentage points from the end of last month; the balance of the amount of currency in circulation (M0) RMB 4.29t, up 21.98% year-on-year.  

On that current month, the accumulative net cash put in circulation stood at RMB210.7b, RMB804.8b more year-on-year.

Domestic and foreign currency loans increased RMB766.5b, of which RMB loans rose RMB700.1b and foreign currency loans USD9.7b. As of the end of February, the balance of loans of domestic and foreign currencies in the financial institutions stood at RMB44.79t, up 29.29% year-on-year, with the domestic and foreign currency loans up RMB766.5b on that current month, down RMB276.2b year-on-year.

The domestic and foreign currency loans increased RMB975.8b, of which RMB loans rose RMB958.9b and foreign currency loans USD2.5b.