Sources of M3 Growth

Components of M3 growth in 1994-95, compared with the previous year are presented here. They show that the extremely high growth in foreign exchange reserves is an important factor in the current phase of high money growth. However, foreign capital inflows through GDRs in incremental deposits have shown a decline. Net bank credit to commerce has also registered an impressive growth.

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Component                    June 1995      Growth over a year ago
                           Level (Rs.bln)          (%)
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Net bank credit to govt.         2348            8.1
Net bank credit to commerce      2870           21.0
Foreign Exchange Assets    727           22
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Overall M3                       5337           16.6
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Last updated: August 1995.