At the end of March, the balance of inclusive agricultural loans nationwide increased by 9.47% year-on-year.

The latest data from the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission shows that as of the end of March, the balance of inclusive loans involving agriculture nationwide was 14.96 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 9.47%, which was 3.79 percentage points higher than the growth rate of all types of loans; the average interest rate of new inclusive loans involving agriculture issued in the first quarter was 4.01%, a year-on-year decrease of 0.38 percentage points.