September 16, 2024 (MLN): Broad money (M2), the most widely used measure of money supply in Pakistan, dropped by Rs46.6 billion WoW to Rs35.64 trillion as of September 06, 2024, according to provisional accounts on Monetary Aggregates for the week, maintained by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).
When compared to June 2024, M2 has decreased by Rs940.27bn, compared to Rs36.58tr recorded by the end of the last fiscal year.
Breaking down the components of M2, the currency in circulation within the economy till September 06, 2024 has increased by Rs212.71bn WoW to Rs9.09tr.
While in the current fiscal year, the currency in circulation has decreased by Rs61.11bn as compared to Rs9.15tr recorded at the end of June 2024.
Currency in circulation as a percentage of M2 stood at 25.51% compared to 24.88% a week before and 25.02% on June 2024.
Total deposits held with banks were recorded at Rs26.43tr, depicting a decrease of Rs256.21bn WoW and a decrease of Rs829.61bn FYTD.
To note, the deposits held with banks exclude inter-bank deposits, deposits of governments, and foreign constituents.
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).
