The European Central Bank published its weekly financial statement, reporting total assets and liabilities of EUR 6,246,998 million, a decrease of EUR 27,270 million compared with the prior week due to transactions. The main asset-side movement was a EUR 28,105 million decline in securities held for monetary policy purposes, contributing to a EUR 25,964 million fall in total euro-denominated securities of euro area residents. Lending to euro area credit institutions related to monetary policy operations increased by EUR 1,861 million, with main refinancing operations up EUR 5,600 million and longer-term refinancing operations down EUR 3,794 million. On the liabilities side, the deposit facility fell by EUR 34,105 million while banknotes in circulation increased by EUR 1,661 million; liabilities to other euro area residents rose by EUR 6,452 million, largely reflecting a EUR 5,678 million increase in general government deposits.