As of end-June, Shandong total social financing was 27.3 tln yuan, up 8.3% YoY;
growth has exceeded the national pace for 86 consecutive months. Financial
sector value added rose 7.8% YoY in 1H, outperforming the national average by
1.1 pp, GDP growth by 2.2 pp, services-sector growth by 1.4 pp, and is 2.7 pp
higher than the same period last year.