The central bank: At the end of the first quarter, the balance of foreign currency loans to households was 83.88 trillion yuan, an increase of 3% year-on-year.

The People's Bank of China released data showing that by the end of the first quarter of 2025, the balance of household loans in both foreign and domestic currencies was 83.88 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3%, with an increase of 1.04 trillion yuan in the first quarter. Among them, the balance of operating loans was 24.97 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.5%, with an increase of 796.5 billion yuan in the first quarter. The balance of consumer loans excluding personal housing loans was 21.02 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.1%, with an increase of 321 billion yuan in the first quarter.