Currency in circulation rises by Rs11bn in a week

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MG News | February 15, 2024 at 12:02 PM GMT+05:00

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February 15, 2024 (MLN): The currency in circulation within the economy till February 02, 2024 has increased by Rs10.63bn WoW to Rs8.52 trillion, according to provisional accounts on Monetary Aggregates for the week, maintained by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).

While in the current fiscal year, the currency in circulation has decreased by Rs624.04bn as compared to Rs9.15tr recorded at the end of June 2023.

Broad money (M2), the most widely used measure of money supply in Pakistan, rose by Rs391.15bn WoW to Rs32.32tr as of February 02, 2024.

When compared to June 2023, M2 has risen by Rs792.29bn, compared to Rs31.52tr recorded by the end of the last fiscal year.

Currency in circulation as a percentage of M2 stood at 26.38% compared to 26.67% a week before and 29.02% on June 2023.

Total deposits held with banks were recorded at Rs23.67tr, depicting an increase of Rs377.8bn WoW and an increase of Rs1.41tr FYTD.

To note, the deposits held with banks exclude inter-bank deposits, deposits of governments, and foreign constituents.

The currency in circulation represents the balance of banknotes and coins in circulation, held by the general public and financial institutions.

In Pakistan, M2 is the most widely used definition of broad money.

From liability side, it is measured as a sum of currency in circulation; total deposits of non-government sector, including residents’ foreign currency deposits; and other deposits with SBP.

And from asset side, M2 is a sum of net domestic assets and net foreign assets of the banking system (i.e. SBP and scheduled banks).

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