Euro zone bank lending fell again in January while cash and liquid deposits declined for the first time ever as rapid central bank rate hikes took their toll, European Central Bank data showed on Monday.
The ECB has raised rates at a record rate, by 300 basis points since July, and promised even more action in the hope that higher borrowing costs will restrict economic activity enough to tame inflation.
Lending growth to businesses in the 20 nation currency bloc slowed for the third straight month, to 6.1% in January from a 6.3% rise a month earlier, while household credit growth slowed to 3.6% from 3.8%. Meanwhile the ECB's M1 measure of currency in circulation plus overnight deposits, a good leading indicator of future activity, shrunk by 0.7%, the first ever negative reading.
"Tightening efforts are having a clear effect on money supply and private sector borrowing, which will have a dampening impact on economic growth and inflation in 2023," ING economist Bert Colijn said. "We consider the impact of the hike cycle an underappreciated downside to economic activity for this year."
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