STATISTICAL PRESS RELEASE
General government financing
9|2016
November 2015
January 21st, 2016
Banco de Portugal publishes today in the Statistical The general government financing was the result of
Bulletin in table A.15 and in BPstat, the statistics of net credit granted by resident banks (8.4 billion
general government financing of November 2015.
euro) and other resident sectors (1.2 billion euro),
offsetting a reduction of net credit of non-resident
The general government financing between January
entities (4.2 billion euro) (Chart 2). This value was the
and November of 2015 stood at 5.4 billion euro,
result of the joint effect of the repayment of loans
which compares with 12.4 billion euro in the same
net of deposits of 7.4 billion euro, and of the net acperiod of 2014 (Chart 1).
quisition of securities by non-residents of 3.2 billion
The central government subsector was the main euro.
contributor of the general government financing,
The general government financing involved mainly
with 6.2 billion euro, which compensates the financsecurities (11.5 billion euro), as a result of new secuing capacity observed in the local government (0.5
rities issuances, which compensated a reduction in
billion euro) and social security funds subsectors
loans net of deposits (6.1 billion euro).
(0.5 billion euro).
Chart 1 • General government financing
Chart 2 • General government financing by
counterpart - cumulative flows since the beginning of the year
25
16
14
20
2014
15
10
10
0
Banks
Other resident sectors
Rest of the world
Total
Nov-15
Nov-14
2014
2013
2012
December
October
November
September
July
August
June
May
-15
April
-2
March
-10
January
0
2011
-5
2010
2
2009
4
5
2008
2015
2007
6
2006
In billion euro
8
2005
2013
February
In billion euro
12
2
BANCO DE PORTUGAL • General government financing
Detailed statistical data available at:
Table A.15 of Statistical Bulletin
Statistical domain of financial accounts of BPstat|Statistics online
Supplement to the Statistical Bulletin on General Government Statistics
Next update: February 22nd, 2016
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