2010-02-25
A contraction in all monetary aggregates was observed in January 2010: narrow monetary aggregate M1 decreased by LTL 687.4 million, while intermediate and broad monetary aggregates M2 and M3 contracted by LTL 1.0 billion each. Net external assets of monetary financial institutions (MFIs) (i. e. external assets less external liabilities) went up over the month by LTL 786.1 million. Lending by other MFIs to residents went down in January by LTL 338.9 million with lending in euros accounting for 69.3% of total lending by other MFIs by the end of the month, the highest result since March 2004.
The above data was released today by the Statistics Department of the Bank of Lithuania.
For more information on Monetary Survey and Balance Sheet of other MFIs, December 2009 see the Bank of Lithuania`s Statistical release. Comprehensive data is presented on the website of the Bank of Lithuania.