Bank lending trends: Credit growth to industry slows to 6.5% in August; RBI data shows mixed sectoral pattern
Bank credit growth to industry slowed to 6.5% in August 2025, down from 9.7% last year, RBI data reveals. Overall non-food credit also moderated to 9.9%. While MSMEs and some major industries saw robust lending, agriculture, personal loans, and the services sector experienced significant deceleration. This indicates a broad-based cooling in credit expansion across key economic segments.
Bank credit growth to industry slowed to 6.5% in August 2025, down from 9.7% last year, RBI data reveals. Overall non-food credit also moderated to 9.9%. While MSMEs and some major industries saw robust lending, agriculture, personal loans, and the services sector experienced significant deceleration. This indicates a broad-based cooling in credit expansion across key economic segments.
