28 May 2004 02:45
Russian money supply rises 1.8% in April
MOSCOW. May 28 (Interfax) - Russian M2 money supply (national definition) went up 1.8% in April 2004 to 3.48 trillion
rubles from 3.42 trillion, the Central Bank of Russia reported on its website. Money supply increased 8.4% in
January-April 2004 from 3.21 trillion rubles.
Cash supply (M0) rose 5.5% in April 2004 to 1.23 trillion from 1.16 trillion rubles, and non-cash supply dipped 0.1%
to 2.25 trillion from 2.26 trillion rubles. Cash supply increased 7.2% in January-April from 1.15 trillion, and non-cash
supply grew 9.1% from 2.06 trillion.
The M2 aggregate is the volume of cash in circulation (outside banks) and balances in national currency in the
settlement and current accounts and deposits of resident non-financial enterprises, organizations and individuals. It
does not include foreign-currency deposits. [RU ASIA EUROPE EEU EMRG M ECI CEN] me
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