Today, Banco de Portugal publishes statistics, in Table A.11 of the Statistical Bulletin and in BPstat, on loans granted by the resident financial sector to non-financial corporations and households for April 2019.
Today, Banco de Portugal publishes statistics, in Table A.11 of the Statistical Bulletin and in BPstat, on loans granted by the resident financial sector to non-financial corporations and households for April 2019.
In April 2019, the annual rate of change (a.r.) of loans granted to non-financial corporations remained unchanged vis-à-vis March at -1.0% (Chart 1).
Private exporting companies recorded an a.r. of -1.8%, reflecting a 1.2 percentage points (p.p.) increase from the previous month.
The ratio of overdue loans of non-financial corporations stood at 9.1%, 0.2 p.p. higher than in the previous month. The share of borrowers with overdue loans increased by 0.2 p.p. against March, to 21.4%.
The a.r. of loans granted to households stood at 0.5%, similarly to the previous period (Chart 2). By segment, the a.r. of loans for consumption and other purposes decreased by 0.1 p.p., to 5.3%, while the a.r. of loans for house purchase increased by 0.1 p.p. to -0.7%.
The ratio of overdue loans to households remained as in March at 3.3%. The share of borrowers with overdue loans increased by 0.1 p.p. against the previous month, to 10.4%.
Next update: 2 Jul. 2019