Credit Demand Index falls in December

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The Bank360 Retail Credit Demand Index fell to 82.9% in December, down from 88.8% in November, but slightly above the 79.4% figure in December 2020.
Overall, the index closed the second year of the pandemic well below pre-crisis levels; in January 2020, the indicator was still at 127.3%.
According to the index measuring the credit markets prepared by Bank360.hu, the demand for retail loans has not yet reached the pre-crisis level.
Interest in the baby-waiting loan bottomed out in December.
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