The People's Bank of China reported that at the end of August, broad money (M2) balance was 356.81 trillion yuan, up 7.5% year-on-year. Narrow money (M1) balance was 115.77 trillion yuan, up 4.1% year-on-year. Currency in circulation (M0) balance was 14.83 trillion yuan, up 11.2% year-on-year. Net cash injection in the first eight months was 736.4 billion yuan.