The central bank: Long-term loans for the industrial and infrastructure sectors continue to grow rapidly.

According to data from the central bank, at the end of the second quarter of 2025, the balance of long-term loans in domestic and foreign currency for the industrial sector was 26.27 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.7%, with a growth rate 3.9 percentage points higher than all other loans, increasing by 1.74 trillion yuan in the first half of the year. Among them, the balance of long-term loans in heavy industry was 22.35 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.2%; the balance of long-term loans in light industry was 3.92 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 13.6%. At the end of the second quarter of 2025, the balance of long-term loans in domestic and foreign currency for the basic infrastructure related industries was 43.11 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.4%, with a growth rate 0.6 percentage points higher than all other loans, increasing by 2.18 trillion yuan in the first half of the year.