The People's Bank of China reported that at the end of April, outstanding RMB and foreign currency loans totaled 284.29 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.5%. Outstanding RMB loans at the end of April totaled 280.5 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.6%. RMB loans increased by 8.59 trillion yuan in the first four months of the year.