BoJ Bank Lending y/y shows the dynamics of all outstanding loans in Japanese banks in the current month as compared to the same month of the previous year.
Increasing lending rates hint at improving business sentiments and growing investments.
Bank of Japan (BoJ) Bank Lending y/y
Last release
Actual
5.7%
Forecast
5.7%
Previous
5.4%
Next release
Actual
Coming in 20 days
Forecast
5.9%
Previous
5.7%
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
Previous
May 2026
5.7%
5.7%
5.4%
Apr 2026
5.4%
5.0%
4.8%
Mar 2026
4.8%
4.3%
4.5%
Feb 2026
4.5%
4.5%
4.4%
Jan 2026
4.5%
4.7%
4.3%
Dec 2025
4.4%
4.3%
4.1%
Nov 2025
4.2%
4.1%
4.1%
Oct 2025
4.1%
3.9%
3.8%
Sep 2025
3.8%
3.9%
3.5%
Aug 2025
3.6%
3.4%
3.2%
Jul 2025
3.2%
2.9%
2.7%
Jun 2025
2.8%
2.6%
2.4%
May 2025
2.4%
2.6%
2.3%
Apr 2025
2.4%
2.9%
2.8%
Mar 2025
2.8%
3.0%
3.0%
Feb 2025
3.1%
3.0%
2.9%
Jan 2025
3.0%
3.0%
3.0%
Dec 2024
3.1%
3.0%
2.9%
Nov 2024
3.0%
3.0%
2.6%
Oct 2024
2.7%
3.0%
2.7%