South Korea's money supply growth accelerated in March, after easing in the previous two months, preliminary figures from Bank of Korea showed Tuesday.
M2, a broad measure of money supply climbed 6.2 percent year-over-year in March, faster than the 5.9 percent rise in February.
On a monthly basis, M2 money supply increased 0.8 percent from February, when it rose by 0.3 percent.
The annual growth in liquidity moderated to 6.9 percent in March from 7.3 percent a month ago. Liquidity of financial institutions grew at a slightly weaker rate of 7.3 percent yearly in March, following a 7.4 percent hike in the preceding month.
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