Bank credit to companies grew by 0.8% in August after a 0.6% increase in July while credit to households expanded by 0.6% after 0.5% in the previous month, with both figure trending up nearly all year.
The measure of money circulating in the euro area, which often leads economic activity, meanwhile expanded by 2.9% in August, beating expectations for 2.6% in a Reuters poll of economists.
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