According to the latest data released by BoG, deposits (domestic enterprises & households) increased by 1.0% m-o-m to €146.6bn in Apr’20 (+8.6% y-o-y). Moreover, deposit net flows remained positive, on inflows of €1.43bn in Apr’20, from inflows of €2.85bn in Mar’20 (thus bringing cumulative deposit outflows at €12.0bn since end-Nov’14). Tellingly, since the imposition of capital controls on 29June’15, the deposit balance remains positive on cumulative inflows of €30.9bn (+€32.5bn since YE’15). In particular:
Ø Time deposits decreased by 0.6% m-o-m, while decreased by 6.1% y-o-y (Mar‘20: -6.0% y-o-y) to €46.8bn in Apr’20, accounting for 31.9% of deposits.
Ø Savings increased by 2.7% m-o-m, while were up by 14.2% y-o-y (Mar‘20: +12.9% y-o-y) to €61.0bn, comprising 41.6% of total deposits.
Ø Sight deposits increased by 0.4% m-o-m, while were up by 23.4% y-o-y (Mar‘20: +26.3% y-o-y) to €38.6bn in Apr‘20, accounting for 26.4% of deposits.
Furthermore, total deposits (euro and non-euro area residents) settled at €168.0bn, down m-o-m by 1.5%and up by 7.0% y-o-y (Mar‘20: +8.0% y-o-y). Euro & non-euro area residents’ flows turned negative on outflows of €2.5bn in Apr’20 from inflows of €4.9bn in Mar‘20.