The nongovernmental credit given by credit institutions rose in September 2010 by 0.1% (minus 0.4% in real terms) from the previous month to 207.931 billion lei, Romania's Central Bank (BNR) announced.

Lei credit decreased by 0.3% (minus 0.9% in real terms), whereas forex credit denominated in lei rose 0.4%. Denominated in euro, forex credit rose 0.2%.

On 30 September 2010, nongovernmental credit recorded 4.5% rise (minus 3% in real terms) from 30 September 2009, due to the 9.5% rise in the forex component denominated in lei (denominated in euro, forex credit rose 7.7%) and 2.8% decrease in lei component (minus 9.8% in real terms).

Governmental credit reduced in September by 0.8% to 54.097 billion lei. On 30 September 2010, governmental credit rose 25.8% (16.7% in real terms) from 30 September 2009.

The deposits of nongovernmental client residents rose in September 2010 by 0.3% from August 2010 to 169.877 billion lei.

Broad money supply (M3), which includes also other financial instruments (loans from repo operations, shares/units of the monetary market funds etc) stood at end-September 2010 at 195.739 billion lei.

Versus August 2010, it rose by 19.3 million lei (minus 0.5% in real terms), and versus September 2009 it rose by 6.5% (minus 1.2% in real terms).