The Bank of Japan has published preliminary figures for April 2026 on loans and discounts and on deposits and certificates of deposit across Japanese financial institutions. The tables indicate continued year on year growth in the main domestic banking aggregates and report average amounts outstanding of 6,706,472 units of JPY 100 million for loans and discounts at major, regional, and shinkin banks and 9,179,874 units of JPY 100 million for deposits and certificates of deposit at city, regional, and shinkin banks. The release includes breakdowns for major or city banks, regional banks I and II, shinkin banks, foreign banks, and other surveyed domestically licensed banks. The Bank of Japan notes statistical discontinuities from January 2026 linked to bank mergers and changes in group composition. Shinkin bank data are compiled via Shinkin Central Bank. Loan figures exclude loans to financial institutions and the central government except in the figures for foreign banks, while deposit figures exclude unsettled checks and bills. Foreign bank lending data cover yen denominated loans in Japan.
Bank of Japan 2026-05-13
Bank of Japan publishes preliminary April 2026 lending and deposit statistics for financial institutions
The Bank of Japan’s preliminary April 2026 data show continued year-on-year growth in key domestic banking aggregates, with average loans and discounts of 6,706,472 units of JPY 100 million and deposits and certificates of deposit of 9,179,874 units of JPY 100 million across major, regional, and shinkin banks. The statistics provide breakdowns by bank type and note discontinuities from January 2026 due to mergers and group changes, with clarifications for shinkin and foreign banks and for loan and deposit definitions.