The corporate credit increased 1.3 percent in March, a decrease of 0.3 percent compared to February.

Excluding the loans financing foreign trade, credit to companies recorded a monthly growth rate of 1.8 percent (null variation in February).

Also, credit to individuals registered in March a monthly growth rate of 1.7 percent, higher than the one observed in February (1.2 percent).

Within the segment of credit to individuals, consumer loans rose by 1.2 percent in the month (1.1 percent in February) and mortgage loans at 2.4 percent (1.5 percent in February).

Total liquidity in the private sector increased 1.1 percent in March (S/. 1.82 billion). Liquidity in Nuevos Soles grew 2.8 percent during the month (S/. 2.83 billion), while liquidity in dollars fell by 1.8 percent in March (negative flow of US$ 375 million).

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