Money growth
At the end of the first quarter of
2001, the money supply reached Col. $13.9 trillion with an annual variation of 17.5%. This
behavior is explained by the recovery of current accounts and cash holdings, which
displayed annual growth rates of 10.7% and 27.1% respectively.
MONEY GROWTH (M1)
Annual Variation
|
MONEY GROWTH
(Annual Variation %)
END OF
QUARTER |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
| 1 |
28.1 |
24.1 |
33.7 |
34.0 |
37.4 |
19.4 |
| 2 |
26.0 |
25.5 |
44.1 |
30.4 |
30.4 |
17.9 |
| 3 |
29.4 |
29.7 |
35.5 |
36.6 |
30.0 |
13.1 |
| 4 |
25.2 |
31.7 |
41.0 |
30.0 |
25.3 |
20.2 |
END OF
QUARTER |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 pr |
| 1 |
19.3 |
14.9 |
12.2 |
-1.7
|
35.4 |
17.5 |
| 2 |
15.6 |
22.5 |
2.2 |
6.3 |
34.1 |
|
| 3 |
15.3 |
20.4 |
0.9 |
11.3 |
34.4 |
|
| 4 |
16.5 |
21.7 |
-3.9
|
22.1 |
30.4 |
|
|
pr:
Preliminary.
Source: Banco de la República - Economic studies. |
