Overall bank lending in Japan was up 1.9 percent on year in February, the Bank of Japan said on Friday, standing at 402.452 trillion yen.
That follows the 1.6 percent increase in January and the 1.4 percent gain in December.
Including trusts, bank lending added an annual 1.5 percent to 464.223 trillion yen after collecting 1.3 percent in January and 1.1 percent in December.
Lending from foreign banks dropped 6.8 percent on year to 2.062 trillion yen following the revised 8.2 percent contraction in January and the 11.3 percent drop in December.
by RTT Staff Writer
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