site.btaHousehold Deposits nearly Lv 48 Bln at End-February

Sofia, March 23 (BTA) - At the end of February, the deposits of the non-government sector were 72.177 billion leva (68.8 per cent of GDP), up by 5.6 per cent on a year earlier.

The deposits of non-financial corporations were 21.651 billion leva (20.6 per cent of GDP) at the end of February. Compared to a year earlier, they increased by 13.6 per cent.

The deposits of financial corporations decreased by 32.4 per cent on year in February to 2.563 billion leva (2.4 per cent of GDP).

The deposits of households and non-profit institutions serving households (NPISHs) were 47.964 billion leva (45.7 per cent of GDP) at the end of February, up 5.4 per cent on a year earlier.

Claims on loans to the non-government sector amounted to 53.291 billion leva (50.8 per cent of GDP), up 5 per cent on a year earlier.

In February, loans to non-financial corporations increased by 2 per cent on year to 31.183 billion leva (29.7 per cent of GDP).

Loans to households and NPISHs totalled 19.808 billion leva (18.9 per cent of GDP), 6.1 per cent more than a year earlier.

At the end of February, loans for house purchases were 9.549 billion leva, up 8.5 per cent on year. Consumer loans amounted to 7.826 billion leva, 7.0 per cent more than a year earlier.

Loans granted to financial corporations were 2.300 billion leva (2.2 per cent of GDP), 53 per cent more than in February 2017.

Net foreign assets amounted to 52.142 billion leva at the end of February, compared to 51.784 billion leva at the end of January 2018. They increased by 2.9 per cent from February 2017.

Foreign assets increased by 2.3 per cent on year to 60.985 billion leva. Foreign liabilities amounted to 8.843 billion leva, down 1.1 per cent on year.