The Bank of Japan has released preliminary May 2026 principal figures for financial institutions, covering loans and discounts and deposits and certificates of deposit. The data show domestic bank lending continued to increase across the main bank groups, while deposit growth remained positive but more moderate. Average loans and discounts outstanding were JPY 591.4 trillion for major and regional banks and JPY 670.8 trillion when shinkin banks are included. Deposits and CDs totaled JPY 920.0 trillion at city and regional banks and JPY 1,082.6 trillion including shinkin banks. The release also provides sub-series for regional banks I and II and foreign banks, with foreign-bank figures limited to yen-denominated loans in Japan, and flags statistical discontinuities in some series around January 2026 and May 2026, including discontinuities related to bank mergers.
Bank of Japan2026-06-08
Bank of Japan publishes preliminary May 2026 bank lending and deposit figures
The Bank of Japan released preliminary May 2026 figures on loans, discounts, deposits and certificates of deposit, showing continued growth in domestic bank lending and moderate but positive deposit growth. Average loans and discounts outstanding reached JPY 591.4 trillion for major and regional banks, or JPY 670.8 trillion including shinkin banks, while deposits and certificates of deposit totaled JPY 920.0 trillion at city and regional banks, or JPY 1,082.6 trillion including shinkin banks. The release also provides sub-series for regional and foreign banks and notes statistical discontinuities around January and May 2026, including those from bank mergers.