Money supply growth, as expected, continued to slowdown further meeting the government target, which alleviated the potential of more severe tightening measures in the near term.

• 货币供应增长速度如期继续放慢,符合中央政府的目标,因而降低了货币政策短期内进一步收紧的可能性,惟中国的通胀前景仍然未明。