China's yuan loans grow by 13.27 trillion yuan in H1

BEIJING, July 12 (Xinhua) -- China's yuan-denominated loans rose by 13.27 trillion yuan (about 1.86 trillion U.S. dollars) in the first half of the year, central bank data showed Friday.

The M2, a broad measure of money supply that covers cash in circulation and all deposits, climbed 6.2 percent year on year to 305.02 trillion yuan at the end of June.