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Credit to industry shrank 1.7%, personal loans slowed in October: RBI

Credit to large companies contracted 2.9%, but that to medium enterprises grew 16.7% YoY. Overall credit to industry had grown at 3.4% in October 2019

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Credit to large industries contracted 2.9 per cent

2 min read Last Updated : Nov 28 2020 | 1:25 AM IST

Year-to-year, credit to industry contracted by 1.7 per cent in October, and personal loan growth decelerated, as banks tightened their purses for large industries even as medium industries witnessed robust credit growth.

Credit to large industries contracted 2.9 per cent, but credit to medium enterprises registered year-on-year growth of 16.7 per cent. The credit to the industry segment had grown at 3.4 per cent in October 2019.

Credit growth to agriculture and allied activities accelerated to 7.4 per cent in October 2020 from 7.1 per cent in October 2019.

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