The financial statistics for the first quarter of 2026 in China were released on April 13th, and the total financial volume for that quarter maintained a reasonable growth. The data released by the People's Bank of China on the same day showed that in the first quarter, China's RMB loans increased by 8.6 trillion yuan, and the pace of credit allocation became more balanced, with stable support for the real economy. According to data from the People's Bank of China, by sector, household loans increased by 296.7 billion yuan in the first quarter; Loans to enterprises (institutions) increased by 8.6 trillion yuan, of which medium and long-term loans increased by 5.42 trillion yuan; Non bank financial institution loans have decreased. From the perspective of money supply, as of the end of March, China's broad money (M2) balance was 353.86 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 8.5%; The balance of narrow money (M1) was 119.32 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.1%. In addition, in the first quarter, China's RMB deposits increased by 13.73 trillion yuan, of which household deposits increased by 7.68 trillion yuan. At the end of March, the balance of RMB deposits in China was 342.41 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 8.6%. The social financing data released on the same day showed that at the end of March, the stock of social financing in China was 456.46 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.9%. In the first quarter, the cumulative increase in social financing scale in China was 1.483 trillion yuan, which was 354.5 billion yuan less than the same period last year. (New Society)