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MARCH 2021

TABLE OF CONTENTS


February

March

Month-on-
Month Change
(%)
Reserve Money (M0) (ZW$ millions)
22,377.633

19,248.053

-13.99

Money Supply2 (M3) (ZW$ millions)
226,181.783

234,278.703

3.58

Annual Inflation1 (%)
362.59
240.55
-122.04a

Blended Annual Inflation1 (%)
162.95
122.33
-40.62a
Monthly Inflation1 (%)
3.45
2.26
-1.19a

Blended Monthly Inflation1 (%)
0.71
1.09
0.38a
National Payment System Transactions2
(ZW$ billions)
355.38
493.57
39.01
Nominal Lending Rate2
(% per annum)
6.00-85.00
6.00-85.00

Sources:
1. Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency.
2. Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe.
3. Provisional until audit is completed.
a- Percentage point.
SELECTED ECONOMIC INDICATORS

INTERNATIONAL COMMODITY PRICE
DEVELOPMENTS

International commodity prices for gold,
platinum and nickel declined during the month
of March 2021. Crude oil and copper prices,
however, firmed during the same month. A
stronger US dollar, coupled with prospects of
global economic recovery, amid optimism
stemming from the global vaccine rollout, in
large part, influenced international commodity
price developments.

Precious Metals

Gold
Gold prices extended losses during the month
under review, weighed down by a strengthening
US dollar and elevated US treasury yields, a
development which eroded the yellow metal’s
investment appeal. The expectation that the pace
of Covid-19 vaccine rollouts would influence a
global economic recovery, persuaded investors
to shift from the traditional safe haven asset to
other interest-bearing assets. Resultantly, the
monthly average price of gold declined by 5.1%,
from US$1,811.58 per ounce in February 2021
to US$1,719.89 per ounce, during the month
under analysis

Platinum
Platinum price eased by 2.1%, from a monthly
average of US$1,206.10 per ounce in February
2021 to US$1,206.10 per ounce, during the
month under review. The decline in prices was
also attributed to a stronger US dollar and
surging bond yields, which curbed the
investment demand prospects of the metal.

Figure 1 shows the movements in precious
metal prices for the period from March 2020 to
March 2021.

Figure 1: Precious metal prices (US$/oz.)
Source: Bloomberg, 2021

Base Metals

Copper
Copper prices continued on an upward
trajectory, on account of a bright demand
outlook and supply disruptions in some source
markets. Reports from China, the top consumer
of the base metal, showed stronger-thanexpected industrial growth in the first two
months of 2021. The red metal also got support
from prospects of strong demand from the
Eurozone, as economic activity in the bloc
rebounded in March 2021. Resultantly, prices
rose by 6.6% to a monthly average of
US$9,004.98 per tonne, from US$8,445.23 per
tonne recorded in February 2021.

Nickel
Nickel prices slumped during the month of
March 2021, after a major deal by Chinese firm

Mar-20
Apr-20
May-20
Jun-20
Jul-20
Aug-20
Sep-20
Oct-20
Nov-20
Dec-20
Jan-21
Feb-21
Mar-21
US$/oz.
Gold
Platinum

Tsingshan Holdings Group eased worries of
battery-grade nickel supply shortages. The
Chinese firm signed agreements to offer batterygrade, which is used to make batteries for
electric vehicles, thereby, easing worries of
shortages. Reflecting this development, prices
declined by 11.3%, to close the month under
review at an average of US$16,460.74 per
tonne.

Figure 2: Base metal prices (US$/ton)
Source: Bloomberg, 2021

Brent Crude Oil
Brent crude oil prices remained bullish during
the month under analysis, owing to tight global
supply conditions as the Organization of
Petroleum
Exporting
Countries
(OPEC),
extended
production
cuts.
In
addition,
expectations of recovery in oil demand due to
Covid-19 vaccinations also boosted prices.
Against this backdrop, prices rose to an average
of US$65.63 per barrel, which was 5.1% higher
than the US$62.46 per barrel recorded in the
previous month.

Figure 3 shows developments in Brent crude oil
prices for the period from March 2020 to March
2021.
Figure 3: International crude oil prices
(US$/barrel)

Source: Bloomberg, 2021


MERCHANDISE
TRADE
DEVELOPMENTS

The country’s total merchandise trade rose by
24.8%, from US$792.8 million in February
2021 to US$989.0 million in March 2021. The
monthly decline in total merchandise trade was
on account of the slump in both merchandise
exports and imports during the month under
review. Relative to the comparable month in
2020, total merchandise trade was 37.0%
higher.


Merchandise Exports

The country’s merchandise exports stood at
US$461.8 million in March 2021, representing
a 35.5% increase over the previous month’s
outturn of US$340.8 million. On a year- on -
year basis, merchandise exports were 69.7%
higher than the US$272.1 million recorded in
the corresponding month in 2020. In 2020, trade

Mar-20
May-20
Jul-20
Sep-20
Nov-20
Jan-21
Mar-21
Nickel US$/ton
Copper US$/ton
Copper
Nickel (RHS)

Mar-20
Apr-20
May-20
Jun-20
Jul-20
Aug-20
Sep-20
Oct-20
Nov-20
Dec-20
Jan-21
Feb-21
Mar-21
US$/barrel

was largely affected by the Covid-19 induced
lockdown measures imposed by the country and
its major trading partners to curb the spread of
the virus. Developments in the country’s
monthly merchandise exports for 2020 and the
first three months of 2021,are shown in Figure
4.

Figure 4: Merchandise Exports (US$ m)

Source: ZIMSTAT, 2021


The marked rise in monthly exports was largely
on account of increases in exports of PGMs
(67.5%), Ferro-chrome (26.0%) and industrial
diamonds (25%). Nickel particularly benefited
from its robust global demand from the
electrical vehicle market, where it is used as a
major ingredient in the manufacturing of electric
vehicle batteries. Gold exports slightly eased
during the month, amid subdued prices on the
international market, as investors shifted to

1 PGMs include nickel mattes, nickel ores & concentrates
and platinum
riskier assets at the expense of traditional safe
haven assets such as bullion. Table 1 shows
developments in the country’s exports for the
months of February and March 2021.
Table 1: Exports Classified by Harmonised
Commodity Description and Code System
Commodity

Feb-21
Mar-21
Share of
Total (%)
Total Exports
340.8
461.8
100.0
Of Which:


Platinum Group of
Metals (PGMs1)
157.3
263.5
57.1
Gold
78.1
76.3
16.5
Ferro-chromium
23.2
29.2
6.3
Tobacco
(Inc. cigarettes)
27.2
27.0
5.8
Industrial diamonds
17.4
21.7
4.7
Coal
3.9
4.9
1.1
Chromium ores and
concentrates
3.6
3.1
0.7
Black tea
1.9
2.1
0.5
Ferro-silicon
0.3
1.5
0.3
Granite
2.8
1.4
0.3
Source: ZIMSTAT & RBZ Calculations, 2021

During the month of March 2021, the bulk of the
country’s exports were absorbed by South
Africa (30.4%), followed by the United Arab
Emirates (19.7%) and Mozambique (7.0%).
Figure 5 shows the country’s major export
markets, during the month under review.

Figure 5: Top Ten Merchandise Export
Destinations (% Share)

Source: ZIMSTAT & RBZ Calculations, 2021

Merchandise Imports

Merchandise imports increased by 16.6%, from
US$451.9 million in February 2021 to
US$527.2 million in March 2021. The increase
in the country’s imports was partly reflective of
a relatively stable local currency. Likewise,
imports for the current month were also higher
than in the corresponding month in 2020, as
shown in Figure 6.


Figure 6: Merchandise Imports classified by
HS Codes 2020 & 2021 (US$ m)

Source: ZIMSTAT & RBZ Computations, 2021
Imports of diesel; vaccines; crude soya bean oil;
and electricity recorded increases, during the
month of March 2021, as shown in Table 2. The
surge in imports of Covid-19 vaccines followed
vaccine roll-outs, as the country ramped up its
programme to get the lethal respiratory disease
under control.


South Africa
United Arab Emirates
Mozambique
Belgium
Zambia
Botswana
Switzerland
United Republic of
Tanzania
Malawi
Netherlands

Table 2: Imports Classified by Harmonised
Commodity Description and Code
System
Commodity
Feb 21
US$ m
Mar 21
US$ m
Share in
Mar

Imports
(%)
Total Exports
451.9
527.2
100.0
Of Which:


Maize
(Excluding Seed)
32.1
26.4
5.0
Diesel
17.3
23.6
4.5
Vaccines
2.1
18.6
3.5
Crude soya bean
oil
16.3
16.9
3.2
Electricity
9.9
11.7
2.2
Wheat
6.4
9.0
1.7
Road tractors (for
semi-trailers)
9.2
7.9
1.5
Fertilizer
Chemicals - Urea
28.2
7.1
1.4
Rice
2.5
6.9
1.3
Unleaded petrol
7.9
5.4
1.0
Source: ZIMSTAT & RBZ Calculations, 2021
The country’s imports for the month of March
2021 were mainly sourced from South Africa
(48.7%), China (16.0%), Singapore (6.0%), and
Mozambique (3.2%), as shown in Figure 7.


Figure 7: Top Ten Merchandise Import
Sources (% Share)

Source: ZIMSTAT & RBZ Calculations, 2021

Merchandise Trade Balance

The country’s trade balance significantly
improved from a deficit of US$111.1 million in
February 2020, to a deficit of US$65.4 million
in March 2021. This was on account of higher
export earnings relative to imports. Figure 8
shows the country’s trade balance for the period
from March 2020 to March 2021.


South Africa
China
Singapore
Mauritius
United Arab Emirates
Russian Federation
Zambia
Mozambique
United Kingdom
India

Figure 8: Merchandise Trade Balance
(US$ m)

Source: ZIMSTAT & RBZ Computations, 2020

On a year- on- year basis, the country’s trade
balance narrowed from a deficit of US$177.8
million in March 2020 to US$65.4 million in
March 2021.

MONETARY DEVELOPMENTS2

Broad money (M3) stood at ZW$234.29 billion,
as at the end of March 2021, an increase of
3.58% from the position of ZW$226.18 billion
in February 2021. The money stock was
composed of foreign currency deposits, 49.10%;
local currency transferrable deposits, 43.43%;
time deposits, 6.05%; currency in circulation,

2All monetary numbers valued in ZW$ since the adoption
of an interbank market determined exchange rate in
February 2019.
0.72%; and negotiable certificates of deposits,
0.70%.
Foreign currency deposits in broad money
recorded an annual growth of 450.15%, from
ZW$20.91 billion in March 2020 to ZW$115.04
billion in March 2021. The increase partly
reflected valuation changes owing to the
movement in the exchange rate, from ZW$28.1
per US$1 in March 2020 to ZW$84.40 per US$1
in March 2021.
On an annual basis, local currency deposits
registered a growth of 330.74%, while currency
in circulation increased by 62.13%.
Figure 9: Composition of Money Supply

Source: Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, 2021

The annual broad money growth of 384.02% in
March 2021, was largely driven by increases in
credit to other financial corporations, 771.49%;
credit to the private sector, 440.46%; and credit
to public non-financial corporations, 137.40%.

Mar-20
Apr-20
May-20
Jun-20
Jul-20
Aug-20
Sep-20
Oct-20
Nov-20
Dec-20
Jan-21
Feb-21
Mar-21
Exports
Imports
Trade Balance
Local
Currency
Transferable
deposits
44.18%
Foreign
Currency
Deposits
48.48%
Time
Deposits
6.17%
Currency in
Circulation
0.53%
NCDs
0.64%

On a month-on-month basis, credit to other
financial corporations recorded an increase of
ZW$2.68 billion, translating to 203.51%, for the
month under review. The credit advanced to the
private sector increased to ZW$94.48 billion
(2.78%), from ZW$91.93 billion recorded in
February 2021.
Credit to the private sector was mainly
channeled to agriculture, 32.41%; households,
14.13%;
distribution,
11.96%;
financial
organisations, 11.86%; manufacturing, 10.63%;
and mining, 9.22%; as shown in figure 10.
Figure 10: Distribution of Private Sector Credit
Source: Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, 2021

Credit to the private sector was largely
channeled towards inventory build-up, 38.84%;
other recurrent expenditures, 27.64%; and fixed
capital investment, 18.54%.


STOCK MARKET DEVELOPMENTS

During the month of March 2021, the Zimbabwe
Stock Exchange (ZSE) was characterized by
bullish sentiments for the fifth consecutive
month, resulting in all major indices registering
gains.

As such, the All Share, Top 10, Top 15 and
Medium Cap indices gained 8.07%, 5.08%,
4.41% and 10.90% to close at 4 489.47 points,
2 594.75 points, 2 972.78 and 10 754.32 points,
respectively. The resource index, however, shed
20.47% to close at 5 315.39.

Figure 11: Zimbabwe Stock Exchange All
Share and Top 10 Indices
Source: Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, 2021

On a year-on-year basis, the All Share, Top 10
and mining indices increased by 884.08%,
599.88% and 637.77%, from 456.21 points,
370.74 points and 720.47 points recorded in
March 2020, respectively.

Households
13.91%
Agriculture
31.36%
Mining
8.62%
Manufacturing
10.14%
Distribution
13.18%
Construction
0.83%
Transport &
Communicat
ions
2.62%
Services
6.40%
Financial Org.
& Investments
12.87%
Other

31-Mar-20
30-Apr-20
31-May-20
30-Jun-20
31-Jul-20
31-Aug-20
30-Sep-20
31-Oct-20
30-Nov-20
31-Dec-20
31-Jan-21
28-Feb-21
31-Mar-21
Top 10 Index
All Share Index
All Share Index
Top 10 Index

As a consequence of positive trading during the
month under review, the cumulative value and
volume of shares traded on the ZSE increased
by 36.64% and 195.38% to ZW$4.52 billion and
203.63 million shares, respectively.

Figure 12: ZSE Monthly Volumes and
Values Traded

Source: Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, 2020
The ZSE gained $30.56 billion, or 6.10% worth
of capitalization, to ZW$531.74 billion as at end
of March 2021. On an annual basis, the local
bourse capitalization increased by 807.22%,
from ZW$58.61 billion recorded in March 2020.

INFLATION OUTTURN

Annual Inflation

Headline inflation continued on a downward
trend, shedding 81.04 percentage points on the
February 2021 rate of 321.59% to 240.55% in
March 2021.

3The Zimbabwe National Statistical Agency (ZIMSTAT)
commenced publication of the blended CPI inflation in June
2020. The blended CPI inflation combines the average changes
Inflation has maintained a downward trend since
August 2020, following the introduction of the
foreign exchange auction trading system in June
2020. The foreign exchange auction system
stabilised the foreign exchange market.
Declines in both food and non-food inflation
saw the annual inflation rate falling, reaching its
lowest level since July 2019. Annual food
inflation eased by 59.15 percentage points, from
358.96% in February 2021 to 299.81% in March
2021. Non-food inflation also decelerated from
297.07% in February 2021 to 206.00%, in the
month under analysis.
In the food category, vegetables; bread and
cereals, and meat, continued to be the major
drivers of annual food inflation in March 2021.
The largest contribution to annual non-food
inflation was from miscellaneous goods and
services; transport, alcoholic beverages and
tobacco, housing, water, electricity, gas and
other fuels.
Annual blended CPI inflation3 slowed down,
from 162.95% in February 2021 to 122.33% in
March 2021.

Monthly Inflation

Monthly ZW$ inflation decelerated from 3.45%
in February 2021, to 2.26% in March 2021,
driven by declines in both food and non-food
inflation.
Monthly food inflation eased from 4.42% in the
previous month to 2.52% in March 2021, largely
in price of goods and services sold in the two main currencies in
circulation, namely the ZW$ and the US$.


Mar-20
Apr-20
May-20
Jun-20
Jul-20
Aug-20
Sep-20
Oct-20
Nov-20
Dec-20
Jan-21
Feb-21
Mar-21
Values Traded (ZW$ millions)
Volumes Traded (milions)
Volume
Turnover

on account of declines in bread and cereals sub
category and vegetables.
Monthly non-food inflation also slowed down,
from 2.73% in February 2021 to 2.06% in
March 2021. The fall was due to declines in all
non-food CPI sub-categories.
The blended month-on-month inflation rate rose
from 0.71% in February 2021 to 1.09% in
March 2021, as shown in Figure 13.

Figure 13: Month-on-Month Inflation (%)

Source: ZIMSTAT, 2020

NATIONAL PAYMENTS SYSTEM

Transactions processed through the National
Payments
System
(NPS)
increased
to
ZW$493.97 billion in March 2021, from
ZW$355.38 billion in the previous month. NPS
transaction volumes rose from 104.88 million in
February 2021 to close at 123.94 million, during
the month under review.
Zimbabwe Electronic Transfer Settlement
System (ZETSS)

Real
Gross
Settlement
System
(RTGS)
transactions totalled ZW$320.42 billion in
March 2021, from ZW$226.34 billion in the
preceeding month. RTGS transaction volumes
increased from 805 988 transactions in February
2021 to close at 1,112,804 transactions in March
2021.
Figure 14: ZETSS Volumes and Values

Source: Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, 2020

Cash Transactions

During the month of March 2021, the value of
cash based transactions was higher at ZW$10.27
billion, from ZW$5.55 billion in February 2021.
Mobile and Internet Based Transactions

Mobile
and
internet-based
transactions
increased by 30.95% to close at ZW$130.99
billion, during the month under analysis.
Card Based Transactions

Card-based transactions amounted to ZW$31.87
billion in March 2021, reflecting a 26.67%
increase from ZW$25.17 billion in recorded in
the previous month.

RESERVE BANK OF ZIMBABWE

Mar-20
Apr-20
May-20
Jun-20
Jul-20
Aug-20
Sep-20
Oct-20
Nov-20
Dec-20
Jan-21
Feb-21
Mar-21
Food
Non-Food
Overall


Mar-20
Apr-20
May-20
Jun-20
Jul-20
Aug-20
Sep-20
Oct-20
Nov-20
Dec-20
Jan-21
Feb-21
Mar-21
Value in ZW$ Billions
Volume in Thousands
Volume
Value

Statistical Tables

Monetary Statistics
1. Depository Corporations Survey

2. Central Bank Survey

3. Other Depository Corporations Survey

Other Depository Corporations

4.1 Assets

4.2 Liabilities

Commercial Banks
5.1 Assets

5.2 Liabilities

Building Societies
6.1 Assets

6.2 Liabilities

Sectoral Analysis of Bank Loans and Advances and Deposits

7.1 Sectoral Analysis of Commercial Banks Loans and Advances

7.2 Sectoral Analysis of Commercial Banks Deposits

Interest Rates

8.1 Lending Rates

8.2 Banks Deposit Rates

Inflation

9.1 Monthly Inflation

9.2 Yearly Inflation

External Statistics

10. Total External Debt Outstanding by Debtor

11. Exchange Rates

12. Zimbabwe Stock Market Statistics

13. National Payments System Statistics


13.1 Values of Transactions

13.2 Volumes of Transactions

14. Merchandise Trade Statistics

TABLE 1: DEPOSITORY CORPORATIONS SURVEY ($'000)
Mar-20
Apr-20
May-20
Jun-20
Jul-20
Aug-20
Sep-20
Oct-20
Nov-20
Dec-20
Jan-21
Feb-21
Mar-21
Net Foreign Assets

Central Bank(net)

Foreign Assets

Foreign Liabilities

Other Depository Corporations(net)

Foreign Assets

Foreign Liabilities

Net Domestic Assets (NDA)

Domestic Claims

Claims on Central Government(net)

Claims on Central Government

Central Bank

ODCs

Less Liabilities to Central Government

Central Bank

ODCs

Claims on Other Sectors

Other Financial Corporations

State and Local Government

Public Non Financial Corporations

Private Sector

Central Bank

ODCs

Other Items(Net)
-78,762,163.43 -108,457,657.69 -117,412,003.72 -283,986,230.81 -381,705,468.53 -407,214,233.87 -407,712,767.45 -416,421,280.93 -418,553,646.30 -420,531,764.21 -440,611,441.66 -438,913,696.40 -437,308,745.22
Shares and Other Equity

Liabilities to Other Financial Corporations

Restricted Deposits

Deposits and Securities Excluded from Base Money

Other Items(net)

Broad Money-M3

Securities Other than Shares Included in Broad Money

Broad Money-M2

Other Deposits

Narrow Money-M1

Transferable Deposits

Of which Foreign Currency Accounts

Currency Outside Depository Corporations

Memorandum Items
Reserve Money

FCAs as a Percentage of Deposits in M3

End Period Exchange Rate

Source: Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, 2021
Notes:
(i) Depository corporations survey - formerly Monetary Survey.
(ii) Broad money redefined using IMF's Monetary and Financial Statistics Manual of 2000. Major changes include exclusion of Government deposits held by banks from broad money.
(iii) Transferable deposits made up of demand and savings deposits.
(iv) NCDs are also referred to as securities included in broad money.
(v) All classes of time deposits, short and long term are classified as time deposits, which are also termed other deposits.
(vi) Credit to the private sector now excludes claims on other financial corporations, as well as claims on state and local government (local authorities)
(vii) Depository corporations made up of the Central Bank and other depository corporations
(viii) Other depository corporations (ODCs) - Commercial banks, merchant banks, building societies and POSB.
(ix) In December 2017, the statistics were adjusted in restrospect by reclassifying Securities issued under Aftrades from claims on government to claims on central bank
(x) In December 2017, the statistics were adjusted in restrospect by reclassifying amounts accessed by banks under the Aftrades from liabilities to Other Depository corporations and Other Financial Corporations to liabilities to Central Bank
(xi) In December 2018, statistics were revised from November 2017 due to reclassification of lines of credit (foreign liabilities) that were initially classified as deposits included in broad money
(xii) All monetary and financial statistics are valued in ZWL$ since the introduction of the interbank foreign exchange market in February 2019

Mar-20
Apr-20
May-20
Jun-20
Jul-20
Aug-20
Sep-20
Oct-20
Nov-20
Dec-20
Jan-21
Feb-21
Mar-21
Net Foreign Assets
-78,356,892.58 -104,544,431.97 -114,377,001.26 -275,623,563.54 -366,357,650.73 -391,303,802.50 -386,104,783.47 -398,503,742.75 -398,165,536.09 -392,036,907.50 -406,631,588.87 -411,000,792.44 -404,663,451.67
Claims on Non Residents

Official Reserves Assets

Other Foreign Assets

Less Liabilities to Non Residents

Short Term Liabilities

Other Foreign Liabilities*

of which blocked funds

Net Domestic Assets (NDA)

Domestic Claims

Net Claims on Central Government

Claims on Central Government

Of which: Securities Other than Shares

Loans

Loans and Advances

Legacy Debt

Export Incentives

Less Liabilities to Central Government

Of which: Deposits

Other

Claims on Other Sectors

Other Financial Corporations

State and Local Government

Public Non Financial Corporations

Private Sector

Claims on Other Depository Corporations

Of which: Loans

Other Liabilities to ODCs

Of which: Aftrades Balances

Securities

Other Items(Net)
-86,517,998.56 -114,986,959.06 -125,482,666.85 -295,508,852.17 -397,084,920.55 -427,953,446.54 -425,725,999.11 -429,887,129.29 -440,784,407.01 -443,273,555.40 -459,415,237.58 -470,268,174.72 -474,455,170.78
Shares and Other Equity

Other Items(Net)

Liabilities to Other Resident Sectors

Deposits and Securities Excluded from Base Mon

Monetary Base Incl. foreign currency clearing balances
Monetary Base

Bond Coins

Bond Notes

Liabilities to ODCs

Reserve Deposits

Exess reserves

Private Deposits

Source: Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe,2021
Provisional until audit is completed
NB: * Other Foreign Liabilities include blocked funds amounting to USD2.2 billion assumed by the Central Bank on behalf of Government.
TABLE 2: CENTRAL BANK SURVEY ($'000)

TABLE 3 : OTHER DEPOSITORY CORPORATIONS SURVEY ( $ '000)
Jan-20
Feb-20
Mar-20
Apr-20
May-20
Jun-20
Jul-20
Aug-20
Sep-20
Oct-20
Nov-20
Dec-20
Jan-21
Feb-21
Mar-21
Net Foreign Assets

Claims on Non Residents

Of Which: Foreign Currency

Deposits

Other

Less Liabilities to Non Residents

Of Which: Deposits

Loans

Other

Net Domestic Assets (NDA)

Domestic Claims

Net Claims on Central Government

Claims on Central Government

Securities

Loans

Other
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Less Liabilities to Central Government

Of which: Deposits

Other

Claims on Other Sectors

Other Financial Corporations

State and Local Government

Public Non Financial Corporations

Private Sector

Claims on the Central Bank

Currency

Reserves

Securities

Other Claims

Liabilities to the Central Bank

Other Items(Net)

Shares and Other Equity

Liabilities to other ressident sectors

Other Items(Net)

Deposits and Securities Included in Broad Money

Deposits Included in Broad Money
34,202,472.63

36,052,337.44

45,274,086.77

49,685,009.94

57,713,065.69

97,187,347.86

127,237,814.07

140,284,498.63

147,593,137.33

161,784,545.97

179,622,031.80

200,965,243.38

217,355,104.75

222,450,885.44

229,411,015.11

Transferable Deposits
32,175,873.35

33,858,024.37

42,922,095.92

47,162,154.77

54,870,283.47

93,169,652.47

121,190,660.19

134,852,887.37

140,657,703.75

153,387,406.86

170,624,218.30

191,058,398.68

206,003,627.38

208,504,172.16

215,242,961.41

of which FCAs
12,458,349.93

12,476,934.91

20,909,726.92

19,463,088.16

24,984,322.48

57,701,775.14

79,076,606.18

82,607,196.16

88,430,395.05

91,944,864.16

100,147,096.67

102,824,762.68

108,386,216.00

109,466,728.50

114,435,612.97

Other Deposits

Money Market Instruments
255,563.69

260,055.92

476,793.67

337,556.97

359,194.93

863,206.40

1,024,311.11

1,111,664.44

1,083,907.10

1,231,944.90

1,237,340.99

1,436,202.84

1,422,437.87

1,457,355.54

1,641,213.33

Source:Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe,2021

Foreign
TOTAL
End of
Notes
Bond
&
Balances
Balances with
Balances
Other Claims
Local
Other
Notes &
Coin
with
Other Depository
with
on

oca
Governemt
Other2
Government
Local
Public
Institutional
Other cliams
Contigent Assets
Other Assets
Non Financial
Coins
RBZ
Corporations
Foreign Banks
Non-residents
Securities
securities
Government
Enterprises
Units
Assets

Jan
23.4

66.9

2,528.5

291.2

111.9


Feb
20.0

46.8

2,516.8

347.6

114.2


Mar
16.7

57.9

2,457.7

312.8

139.2


Apr
14.9

61.9

2,423.5

337.0

120.8


May
14.2

71.7

2,543.0

477.8

138.6


Jun
9.0

58.5

3,081.0

509.8

120.0


Jul
20.6

61.9

3,450.6

466.4

111.6


Aug
23.1

72.3

3,475.7

377.8

105.3


Sep
18.2

61.5

3,781.6

398.1

159.1


Oct
39.9

70.4

3,771.3

368.3

185.5


Nov
30.6

84.6

3,696.3

300.6

209.8


Dec
20.5

94.5

3,949.5

439.6

235.5


Jan
49.0

113.4

3,901.0

401.9

261.6


Feb
59.7

256.8

3,764.8

357.1

570.4


Mar
62.5

263.2

3,891.0

432.9

739.3


Apr
45.2

363.5

4,153.9

578.9

1,031.9


May
98.7

484.2

4,089.2

694.1

1,890.1


Jun
126.3

882.2

4,518.6

560.2

2,383.0


Jul
232.4

968.8

5,605.6

370.4

3,738.0


Aug
184.4

1,150.4

7,956.5

527.8

3,904.2


Sep
124.5

2,108.5

9,128.1

874.0

5,678.3


Oct
144.3

1,906.0

11,613.0

2,511.0

7,644.9


Nov
128.8

2,243.1

11,417.7

2,236.3

8,417.4


Dec
169.8

2,526.2

13,994.1

1,254.7

8,415.7


Jan
183.4

3,176.6

13,217.3

1,073.2

8,142.0


Feb
267.1

3,136.4

13,817.0

1,504.5

8,642.5


Mar
263.6

3,607.6

16,167.1

2,214.4

12,681.9


Apr
298.5

3,642.9

17,926.4

1,523.3

13,697.1


May
330.0

3,581.8

21,376.4

1,749.6

15,757.4


Jun
606.6

9,584.7

29,457.9

3,974.7

35,786.5


Jul
690.8

18,357.0

54,139.7

5,578.7

42,159.7


Aug
975.1

28,776.0

54,868.5

4,623.1

41,100.2


Sep
1,084.2

30,217.6

56,679.6

4,426.6

39,530.8


Oct
1,064.2

32,235.0

66,948.5

4,457.3

40,092.7


Nov
1,063.6

34,673.9

73,237.2

4,211.3

41,173.6


Dec
1,177.8

39,886.8

76,076.5

5,771.7

38,623.2


Jan
1,483.3

42,733.9

77,994.4

13,109.2

40,071.8


Feb
1,735.4

41,180.7

76,140.3

17,748.1

39,141.4


Mar
1,457.1

40,953.3

83,032.1

6,945.5

42,516.8


Source:Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe,2021
Notes
1.Government securities includes treasuary bills and bonds
2.Includes bankers acceptances, discounted bills and negotiable certificates of deposits.
3.Includes households and other financial corporations.
Public
Enterprises
TABLE 4.1: OTHER DEPOSITORY CORPORATIONS -ASSETS
$ millions
Debt Securities
Loans and Advances

Debt Securities
Foreign Liabilities
Capital
Contigent
Other
TOTAL
and
Liablities
Liablities
End of
Demand
Savings
Time Deposits
Total Deposits
Other Depository
Government
Total
RBZ
Other Depository Other Finacial
Reserves
from the public
Corporations
Corporations
Corporations

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

June

July

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec


Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec


Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec


Jan

Feb

Mar

Source:Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe,2021
TABLE 4.2 : OTHER DEPOSITORY CORPORATIONS - LIABILITIES
Deposits
Amounts Owing to
$ millions

TOTAL
End of
Foreign
Bond
Notes
Balances
Balances with
Balances
Other Claims
Local
Public
Other
Contigent
Non Financial
Notes &
&
with
Other Depository
with
on
Government1
Local Governemt
Public Enterprises
Other2
Government
Government
Enterprises
Institutional Units3
Other claims
Assets
Other Assets
Assets
Coins
Coin
RBZ
Corporations
Foreign Banks
Non-residents
Securities
securities

Jan
22.40

64.10

2,294.49

192.08

103.42

81.91

2,143.23

-

23.45

65.90

26.32

20.59

154.85

2,451.11

28.68

500.96

294.22

538.92

9,006.6

Feb
18.34

43.97

2,296.76

223.72

108.28

96.17

2,109.34

-

23.45

66.10

24.29

21.11

145.03

2,461.49

28.67

507.82

290.62

536.35

9,001.5

Mar
14.81

53.62

2,238.77

240.67

124.48

99.51

2,164.00

-

23.45

66.69

19.16

15.90

127.10

2,535.82

30.40

504.13

325.78

552.34

9,136.6

Apr
13.47

56.67

2,207.91

274.97

116.75

78.50

2,314.90

-

24.75

66.97

13.44

20.89

120.77

2,519.81

28.31

531.98

298.96

554.95

9,244.0

May
12.85

62.77

2,308.95

339.50

130.13

85.74

2,562.36

-

24.97

66.94

8.44

20.88

134.01

2,556.25

23.90

458.93

307.90

555.31

9,659.8

June
7.48

52.61

2,848.51

331.76

117.26

84.05

2,538.32

-

26.19

66.55

7.44

19.43

196.00

2,662.21

25.46

551.39

302.93

563.41

10,401.0

July
17.85

54.25

3,189.62

281.13

109.31

95.43

2,949.15

-

-

67.49

4.51

21.01

181.99

2,414.59

26.03

611.36

322.53

565.15

10,911.4

Aug
21.01

67.83

3,196.71

232.34

102.46

66.26

3,014.90

-

-

67.29

7.05

20.62

186.74

2,490.99

29.82

647.67

329.42

566.33

11,047.4

Sep
16.25

58.19

3,487.91

305.30

137.84

78.01

2,789.78

-

45.21

68.09

5.42

20.39

212.17

2,577.06

36.68

637.41

357.43

571.83

11,405.0

Oct
33.06

67.98

3,505.83

272.14

173.15

51.45

2,728.83

-

45.21

68.41

4.59

9.35

188.83

2,697.37

38.71

647.52

353.24

569.20

11,454.9

Nov
25.84

81.42

3,384.38

264.64

198.18

63.91

2,793.90

-

45.21

68.65

6.99

8.13

217.69

2,672.32

46.06

633.21

406.55

569.81

11,486.9

Dec
18.17

89.91

3,736.98

317.34

224.44

74.84

2,633.69

-

43.37

69.16

6.20

9.18

204.31

2,707.60

53.75

573.76

406.16

633.85

11,802.7

Jan
42.05

106.91

3,766.70

338.09

249.77

46.14

2,621.20

-

61.02

68.66

4.41

8.06

189.15

2,594.53

33.84

517.24

428.82

649.94

11,726.5

Feb
52.63

238.67

3,601.94

293.36

549.59

205.65

2,675.29

-

60.52

2.00

5.84

7.71

208.31

2,784.17

31.04

490.74

472.78

696.82

12,377.1

Mar
59.17

244.62

3,729.81

393.22

712.08

55.05

2,635.68

-

61.52

4.53

4.27

9.53

340.66

2,660.90

25.33

523.72

755.57

971.53

13,187.2

Apr
40.82

331.97

3,876.83

492.10

981.80

91.75

2,590.97

-

61.79

3.95

3.98

9.62

407.85

2,721.57

24.55

620.52

935.27

1,002.47

14,197.8

May
94.59

444.70

3,886.07

571.50

1,747.69

154.08

2,508.43

-

62.12

4.20

3.93

9.43

636.78

3,056.86

34.46

910.14

1,832.95

1,142.77

17,100.7

Jun
119.69

810.71

4,104.17

413.18

2,244.98

538.88

2,596.97

-

63.09

6.62

3.89

8.73

929.36

3,667.45

37.02

1,606.53

1,374.23

1,621.33

20,146.8

Jul
224.75

791.31

5,081.19

275.44

3,602.89

801.93

2,640.55

-

103.36

5.49

2.18

9.00

164.58

4,043.75

32.65

1,587.68

1,873.44

1,722.66

22,962.9

Aug
178.74

1,054.06

7,123.10

461.83

3,778.75

1,050.74

3,106.90

-

103.86

6.78

1.04

9.21

212.50

4,430.78

37.42

2,614.64

1,744.16

1,989.27

27,903.8

Sep
108.51

1,915.41

8,246.09

676.17

5,563.16

1,575.75

3,240.85

-

26.96

6.47

1.37

9.40

187.53

4,993.71

42.30

3,707.80

3,074.10

2,440.63

35,816.2

Oct
138.01

1,702.35

10,537.81

2,437.08

7,376.80

906.98

3,416.23

-

27.05

5.29

1.15

7.94

254.84

5,859.32

41.94

4,081.09

1,658.19

2,434.21

40,886.3

Nov
113.92

2,078.54

10,430.55

2,073.35

7,977.27

940.70

3,737.72

-

27.15

11.83

1.37

8.74

248.79

7,670.96

42.07

3,148.28

1,627.27

3,059.40

43,197.9

Dec
158.44

2,300.01

12,821.54

934.73

7,898.48

1,984.08

3,716.31

-

24.75

20.65

1.33

8.11

268.61

8,976.00

61.84

4,867.67

2,740.16

6,935.56

53,718.3

Jan
165.80

2,845.62

12,018.43

708.00

7,706.57

1,811.38

4,029.43

-

125.52

14.97

5.11

12.17

326.11

10,766.91

77.59

2,965.93

3,395.90

8,058.15

55,033.6

Feb
251.70

2,756.57

12,731.97

889.16

8,264.76

1,532.87

3,877.19

-

117.45

13.99

5.15

11.56

329.47

11,656.91

88.37

5,441.70

11,907.90

8,653.69

68,530.4

Mar
242.41

3,063.92

14,545.58

1,948.14

12,381.17

2,497.47

4,373.76

-

0.08

20.23

4.39

11.39

765.82

14,041.67

127.46

7,917.31

5,718.53

9,244.62

76,904.0

Apr
263.29

3,147.75

16,673.44

1,287.51

13,285.14

3,056.32

4,235.96

-

0.08

18.39

4.47

9.75

834.72

14,864.30

129.90

7,642.80

6,534.14

9,703.93

81,691.9

May
284.33

3,144.57

19,827.46

1,553.68

15,003.29

3,130.38

4,160.50

-

0.12

45.79

4.53

9.61

768.01

17,762.27

143.44

7,042.04

6,012.40

9,845.09

88,737.5

Jun
515.11

8,372.39

26,368.55

3,570.85

34,550.44

7,527.46

5,841.98

-

0.12

90.14

4.29

9.41

2,010.79

26,638.87

215.56

24,299.33

14,590.26

18,983.05

173,588.6

Jul
577.99

16,536.53

49,470.13

4,219.81

40,259.84

11,399.93

6,357.84

-

-

74.57

4.33

12.61

1,025.78

33,054.99

229.06

28,551.07

10,247.64

19,646.49

221,668.6

Aug
821.16

26,519.73

49,165.59

4,265.44

38,763.72

14,219.24

6,484.68

-

-

39.07

14.05

14.74

1,046.29

38,741.31

231.00

25,354.64

9,460.49

19,961.16

235,102.3

Sep
891.26

27,646.41

51,169.67

3,898.65

38,420.20

14,126.83

6,354.19

-

-

107.40

9.61

22.30

1,050.38

41,088.91

228.95

28,289.36

17,608.70

19,375.08

250,287.9

Oct
896.48

29,309.79

60,589.19

3,602.58

38,877.31

13,530.74

7,763.97

-

20.06

109.83

17.57

22.18

1,019.00

48,440.92

268.07

29,764.70

15,978.22

19,616.63

269,827.2

Nov
919.42

31,596.89

67,899.10

3,494.87

39,693.38

14,134.74

7,098.29

-

0.02

110.37

20.00

16.81

1,269.94

54,496.74

259.90

29,821.16

16,683.48

19,526.70

287,041.8

Dec
1,019.76

36,507.59

70,392.07

4,949.48

37,346.17

10,803.58

9,985.57

-

-

1.18

23.30

26.76

1,269.01

62,953.03

718.16

29,608.01

12,793.91

28,230.82

306,628.4

Jan
1,237.43

39,565.64

71,463.64

12,288.89

39,092.85

10,921.99

8,281.80

-

-

1.18

16.67

18.01

1,264.28

71,090.96

718.83

25,036.22

12,333.21

32,123.11

325,454.7

Feb
1,320.27

38,100.03

69,341.48

16,867.76

38,108.83

6,341.39

12,518.15

-

-

1.26

24.15

22.69

1,493.66

77,324.34

774.89

28,339.17

15,953.14

33,612.14

340,143.4

Mar
1,244.16

38,369.53

76,479.44

5,317.61

41,401.24

8,733.65

15,889.61

-

19.21

34.56

15.17

21.67

1,309.75

80,607.03

878.97

32,908.13

19,302.34

30,861.86

353,393.9

Source:Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe,2021
Notes
1.Government securities include treasuary bills and bonds
2.Includes bankers acceptances, discounted bills and negotiable certificates of deposits.
3.Includes households and other financial corporations,
TABLE 5.1: COMMERCIAL BANKS -ASSETS
$ millions
Debt Securities
Loans and Advances

ZWL$ millions
End of
Demand
Savings
Time Deposits
Total Deposits
Other Depository
Government
Total
Debt Securities
Foreign Liabilities
RBZ
Other Depository Other Finacial
Capital
Contigent
Other
from the public
Corporations
Corporations
Corporations
and
Liablities
Liablities
TOTAL
Reserves

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec


Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec


Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec


Jan

Feb

Mar

Source:Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe,2021
TABLE 5.2 : COMMERCIAL BANKS - LIABILITIES
Deposits
Amounts Owing to

Foreign
Other Assets
Non Financial
TOTAL
End of
Notes
Assets
Bond
&
Balances
Balances with
Balances
Other Claims
Notes &
Coin
with
Other Depository
with
on
Government1
Local Governemt
Public Enterprises
Other2
Mortgages
Government
Other
Coins
RBZ
Corporations
Foreign Banks
Non-residents
Securities
securities

Jan
0.9

2.3

197.4

98.7

7.8

-

129.8

34.5

-

-

413.2

-

508.7

144.9

136.1

1,674.3

Feb
1.5

1.8

172.4

123.5

5.5

-

141.3

33.5

-

-

414.8

-

507.9

125.7

135.7

1,663.6

Mar
1.4

3.4

175.9

72.1

14.1

-

212.6

32.8

-

-

411.4

-

539.4

142.8

132.3

1,738.2

Apr
1.1

4.3

185.5

61.9

3.6

-

184.4

32.0

-

-

413.3

-

582.7

141.6

135.2

1,745.7

May
1.0

7.6

196.3

138.2

8.1

-

191.0

30.9

-

-

415.0

-

608.4

128.1

137.4

1,862.0

June
1.2

4.9

188.6

177.8

1.9

-

266.2

30.1

-

-

413.9

-

614.3

124.0

141.5

1,964.5

July
1.8

6.6

207.1

185.1

1.7

-

283.2

33.3

-

-

423.5

-

636.1

128.2

141.1

2,047.7

Aug
1.6

3.7

224.7

145.3

2.4

-

288.9

32.2

-

-

428.2

-

579.4

139.1

143.7

1,989.2

Sep
1.9

2.9

245.6

92.6

20.8

-

291.1

31.2

-

-

430.3

-

650.2

148.1

144.4

2,059.1

Oct
4.9

2.1

220.0

95.8

11.9

-

318.9

30.2

-

-

427.7

-

639.8

154.2

147.0

2,052.5

Nov
3.6

2.9

243.3

35.7

10.4

-

320.7

28.9

-

-

433.5

-

635.7

148.0

145.8

2,008.5

Dec
2.3

4.3

157.4

121.3

10.4

-

339.4

28.0

-

-

444.8

-

645.9

179.7

151.9

2,085.6

Jan
6.3

4.6
108.2

63.5
10.9

0.0
343.8

27.3
33.6

0.0
438.0

0.0
649.3

136.7
151.2

1973.3
Feb
5.4

17.6
120.6

62.8
18.1

-

339.6

26.5
-

-

416.1

-

696.1

171.1
156.7

2,030.8

Mar
2.6

18.0
126.3

38.6
23.9

-

331.7

25.5
-

-

415.1

-

710.1

172.1
207.4

2,071.2

Apr
3.7

30.6
220.3

85.0
47.6

-

271.6

25.0
-

-

414.1

-

705.0

169.0
276.2

2,247.8

May
3.9

38.4
162.2

115.4
139.0

-

345.5

23.9
-

-

406.2

-

776.6

165.7
363.4

2,540.1

Jun
6.3

69.8
361.6

144.5
132.4

-

265.8

22.6
-

-

421.7

-

873.6

210.5
473.0

2,981.8

Jul
6.5

174.7
473.9

89.7
131.1

-

258.3

22.2
-

-

416.0

-

934.6

203.1
565.6

3,275.8

Aug
5.5

94.5
758.0

60.6
115.5

-

247.4

21.5
-

-

418.1

-

970.6

345.1
567.6

3,604.2

Sep
15.8

180.3
831.8

195.4
104.2

-

267.6

20.9
-

-

499.1

-

1,137.6

528.8
1,042.2

4,823.6

Oct
6.2

198.7
997.2

72.2
243.7

-

268.8

20.2
-

-

429.8

-

1,286.7

503.4
1,069.3

5,096.2

Nov
11.9

156.1
872.3

159.7
426.0

-

338.6

19.6
-

-

443.5

-

1,357.4

575.8
1,068.7

5,429.6

Dec
9.2

223.9
1,016.9

317.4
492.3

-

308.3

18.2
-

-

454.5

-

1,413.5

700.6
1,470.0

6,424.9

Jan
16.3

322.3
1,106.8

361.8
421.8

-

283.0

20.1
-

-

478.2

-

1,498.8

717.5
1,552.8

6,779.5

Feb
14.5

368.2
977.2

612.5
370.5

-

357.1

20.1
-

1.5

503.6

-

2,097.7

735.9
1,538.8

7,597.4

Mar
20.1

529.4
1,423.7

261.8
282.6

-

341.6

19.2
-

0.6

526.4

-

2,406.4

1165.6
1,914.1

8,891.5

Apr
33.1

493.1
914.2

232.1
384.9

-

424.3

18.1
-

-

525.9

-

2,568.2

1528.5
2,134.4

9,256.8

May
39.7

434.7
1,248.4

192.3
725.0

-

382.4

17.0
-

-

517.6

-

2,793.4

2669.6
2,146.1

11,166.3

Jun
88.7

1167.9
2,857.8

395.9
1,222.0

-

385.4

13.8
-

-

653.4

-

4,663.9

2688.0
4,712.1

18,848.8

Jul
109.1

1780.7
3,878.9

1342.9
1,879.4

-

346.6

13.4
-

-

585.7

-

5,648.0

3879.5
4,927.7

24,391.8

Aug
142.9

2175.5
4,799.3

341.7
2,310.6

-

294.6

13.1
-

-

688.7

-

6,552.1

4480.3
6,104.6

27,903.4

Sep
179.8

2469.9
4,547.1

504.6
1,027.7

-

218.3

12.9
-

0.4

741.5

-

6,518.3

2774.9
6,503.8

25,499.1

Oct
149.1

2787.0
5,056.1

778.9
1,182.4

-

206.5

12.3
-

112.2

772.3

-

6,874.4

2795.4
6,537.1

27,263.4

Nov
104.3

2935.7
4,448.9

691.0
1,412.8

-

1,666.7

11.6
-

157.8

930.4

-

7,498.6

2571.1
6,712.9

29,141.9

Dec
116.2

3210.3
5,085.9

802.0
1,183.4

-

1,830.2

11.2
-

251.1

1,008.4

-

8,562.3

2559.4
7,352.9

31,973.2

Jan
188.7

2943.3
5,986.5

793.8
843.5

-

1,783.8

10.2
-

211.3

1,091.3

0.0

9,329.1

2980.3
7,685.1

33,846.9

Feb
345.7

2762.9
6,004.8

811.1
984.2

-

2,731.0

9.2
-

236.8

2,089.3

-

8,950.2

2949.2
7,790.6

35,665.0

Mar
168.3

2278.9
6,313.1

1594.4
1,028.2

-

1,341.7

8.4
-

415.1

1,242.4

-

10,867.7

3027.5
7,841.0

36,126.8

Source:Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe,2021
Notes
1.Government securities include treasuary bills and bonds
2.Includes bankers acceptances, discounted bills and negotiable certificates of deposits.
3.Includes households and other financial corporations,
TABLE 6.1: BUILDING SOCIETIES -ASSETS
$ millions
Debt Securities
Loans and Advances

Debt Securities
Foreign Liabilities
Capital
Other
TOTAL
and
Liablities
End of
Savings
Time Deposits
Total Deposits
Other Depository
Government
Total
RBZ
Other Depository Other Finacial
Reserves
from the public
Corporations
Corporations
Corporations

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

June

July

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec


Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec


Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec


Jan

Feb

Mar

Source:Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe,2021
Amounts Owing to
TABLE 6.2: BUILDING SOCIETIES -LIABILITIES
$ millions

AGRICULTURE
CONSTRUCTION
COMMUNICATION
DISTRIBUTION
FINANCIAL &
FINANCIAL
MANUFACTURING
MINING
SERVICES
TRANSPORT
INDIVIDUALS
CONGLOMERATES
TOTAL
END OF


INVESTMENTS
ORGANISATIONS


1,000.0

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec


Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec


Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec


Jan

Feb

Mar

Source:Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe,2021
/1 Including the only merchant bank still in operation.
TABLE 7.1 : SECTORAL ANALYSIS OF COMMERCIAL BANKS LOANS AND ADVANCES
$ ('000)

END OF
AGRICULTURE
CONSTRUCTION
COMMUNICATIONS
DISTRIBUTION
FINANCIAL &
FINANCIAL
MANUFACTURING
MINING
SERVICES
TRANSPORT
INDIVIDUALS
CONGLOMERATES
TOTAL
INVESTMENTS ORGANISATIONS

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec


Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec


Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec


Jan

Feb

Mar

Source: Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe,2021
TABLE 7.2: SECTORAL ANALYSIS OF COMMERCIAL BANKS DEPOSITS
$ ('000)

End of
Nominal
Lending
Rates 1
Individuals
Corporate

Jan
4.00-18.00
9.47
7.40
Feb
4.00-18.00
9.23
7.30
Mar
4.00-18.00
9.23
7.31
Apr
4.00-18.00
9.30
7.38
May
4.00-22.00
9.31
7.33
Jun
4.00-22.00
9.15
7.67
Jul
4.00-35.00
9.54
8.40
Aug
5.00-55.00
14.37
18.43
Sep
5.00-65.00
14.64
19.81
Oct
5.00-65.00
15.59
19.66
Nov
5.00-65.00
15.06
18.00
Dec
5.00-65.00
16.08
18.31

Jan
5.00-65.00
16.56
17.20
Feb
5.00-65.00
16.92
16.68
Mar
5.00-65.00
19.65
17.21
Apr
5.00-65.00
18.57
18.69
May
5.00-65.00
18.06
18.07
June
5.00-65.00
20.04
17.38
July
5.00-65.00
18.87
20.11
Aug
6.00-65.00
19.14
18.99
Sep
6.00-65.00
20.65
25.09
Oct
6.00-65.00
26.04
26.68
Nov
6.00-65.00
30.32
27.67
Dec
6.00-65.00
32.11
26.91

Jan
6.00-65.00
32.65
24.77
Feb
6.00-85.00
36.67
21.36
Mar
6.00-85.00
35.83
22.61
Source:Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, 2021
Notes
TABLE 8.1: LENDING RATES (percent per annum)
1. Nominal lending rates depict the range of rates quoted by banks.
Commercial Banks
Weighted Lending Rates

TABLE 8.2 : BANK DEPOSIT RATES (percent per annum)
END OF
SAVINGS
3 MONTHS

Jan
0.22-12.00
1.00-8.00
Feb
0.22-12.00
1.00-6.75
Mar
0.22-12.00
1.00-8.00
Apr
0.22-12.00
1.00-8.00
May
0.22-12.00
1.00-8.00
Jun
0.22-12.00
1.00-8.00
Jul
0.22-12.00
1.00-8.00
Aug
0.22-12.00
1.00-8.00
Sep
0.22-12.00
1.00-8.00
Oct
0.22-12.00
1.00-8.00
Nov
0.22-12.00
1.00-8.00
Dec
0.22-12.00
1.00-8.00

Jan
0.22-12.00
1.00-8.00
Feb
0.22-12.00
1.00-8.00
Mar
0.22-12.00
1.00-8.00
Apr
0.22-12.00
1.00-8.00
May
0.22-12.00
1.00-8.00
Jun
0.22-12.00
1.00-8.00
Jul
0.22-12.00
1.33-14.00
Aug
0.50-15.00
1.00-20.28
Sep
0.50-15.00
1.00-20.28
Oct
0.50-15.00
1.00-20.28
Nov
0.50-15.00
1.00-20.28
Dec
0.50-15.00
1.00-20.28

Jan
0.22-12.00
2.00-21.50
Feb
0.22-12.00
2.00-21.50
Mar
0.22-12.00
2.00-21.50
Source:Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, 2021
* Deposit rates depict the range of rates qouted by banks.
COMMERCIAL BANKS

ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES
CLOTHING
&
HOUSING,
WATER,
FURNITURE
HEALTH
TRANSPORT
COMMUNIC
ATION
RECREATION
&
EDUCATION
RESTAUR
ANTS &
MISC.
TOTAL NON
& TOBACCO
FOOTWEAR
ELECTRICTY,
GAS
AND
CULTURE
HOTELS
GOODS &
FOOD
& OTHER
EQUIPMEN
T
SERVICES
FUELS
WEIGHTS


Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec


Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec


Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec


Jan

Feb

Mar

Source:Zimstat, 2021
FOOD & NON
ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES
ALL
ITEMS
TABLE 9.1 : MONTHLY INFLATION - % CHANGE IN CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
(February 2019 = 100)

FOOD
INFLATION
ALCO HO LIC
CLO T HING
HO US ING ,
W AT E R,
FURNIT URE
MIS C.
FO O D &
B E VE RAG E S
&
E LE CT RICT Y,
G AS
AND
RE CRE AT IO N &
RE S T AURANT S
&
G O O DS &
T O T AL NO N
NO N
ALCO HO LIC
ALL
& T O B ACCO
FO O T W E AR
& O T HE R
E Q UIP ME NT
CULT URE
HO T E LS
S E RVICE S
FO O D
B E VE RAG E S
IT E MS
FUE LS
WEIGHTS


Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec


Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun


Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec


Jan

Feb

Mar

Source:Zimstat, 2021
TABLE 9.2 : YEARLY INFLATION - % CHANGE IN CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
(February 2019 = 100)
NON-FOOD INFLATION
HE ALT H
T RANS P O RT
CO MMUNICAT IO N
E DUCAT IO N

(US$ MILLIONS)
End Period

Est
Long-Term External Debt

Government

Bilateral Creditors

Multilateral Creditors

Private Creditors

Public Enterprises


Bilateral Creditors

1,155

Multilateral Creditors

Private Creditors

Monetary Authorities

Multilateral Creditors - IMF

Private


Short-Term External Debt
1,348
2,040
1,286


Supplier's Credits

Reserve Bank

1,300

2,463
Private


Total External Debt

Source: Ministry of Finance & Economic Development, 2020; & Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, 2020
TABLE 10: ZIMBABWE: EXTERNAL DEBT OUTSTANDING BY DEBTOR (INCLUDING ALL ARREARS)

USA
SOUTH ARFICAN
BOTSWANA
JAPANESE
EURO
POUND
END OF
Dollar
RAND
PULA
YEN
STERLING

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec


Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec


Jan

Feb

Mar

Source: Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, 2021
TABLE 11 : SELECTED INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE RATES
1. ZWL$ dollar per unit of foreign currency

Market Capitalisation
END OF
All Share*
ZWL$ millions

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec


Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec


Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

June*

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec


Jan

Feb

Mar

Source:Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, 2021
*All Share index was introduced in January, 2018
**As at 26 June 2020
TABLE 12: ZIMBABWE STOCK MARKET STATISTICS
Market Turnover
ZWL$ million
Volume of Shares
Mining
Indices

END OF
ZETSS
CHEQUE
POS
ATM
MOBILE
INTERNET

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec


Jan
6,903.0
2.9 1,294.05
16.9 3,608.83 1,056.16
Feb
8,337.0
4.0 1,330.58
17.2 3,594.51 1,093.64
Mar
9,881.5
3.9 1,399.50
18.3 4,080.65 1,250.55
Apr
10,321.4
3.1 1,590.10
14.0 4,949.34 1,408.53
May
14,670.3
4.2 1,397.48
11.8 6,692.55 1,897.82
Jun
17,881.2
3.7 1,464.66
30.1 7,130.02 2,539.84
Jul
23,309.9
3.7 1,806.45
36.6 9,137.36 3,295.81
Aug
23,596.6
2.4 2,181.56
38.5 11,077.65 3,493.56
Sep
30,328.1
3.8 3,029.87
51.9 15,112.00 5,337.71
Oct
39,413.7
3.9 3,621.64
67.1 16,588.28 6,237.03
Nov
40,871.8
3.5 4,199.30
67.4 13,537.77 7,200.30
Dec
49,579.8
2.8 5,695.39
97.2 19,356.74 8,724.02

Jan
47,841.3
1.8 5,236.3 115.2 21,247.9 9,646.8
Feb
41,637.6
4.7 5,431.8 136.9 22,589.7 9,633.8
Mar
60,804.1
4.1 7,252.9 268.0 27,993.6 14,411.4
Apr
47,525.5
- 4,150.6 82.6 18,299.2 11,481.8
May
59,271.1
- 7,426.0 349.8 24,851.5 19,593.2
Jun
91,311.3
- 9,752.7 516.6 26,042.5 25,842.3
Jul
127,743.2
- 14,741.1 1,028.7 26,033.3 35,199.7
Aug
143,042.1
- 14,953.6 1,547.5 27,217.6 34,505.0
Sep
203,172.0
- 18,252.3 1,963.0 26,441.0 41,958.4
Oct
198,863.56
- 22,482.28
2,163.27 42,767.66 46,270.42
Nov
236,231.56
- 23,936.70
2,151.61 36,475.66 54,797.79
Dec
302,661.15
- 30,061.03
1,935.29 45,278.12 67,038.24

Jan
255,551.32
- 21,042.23
4,532.12 35,306.27 64,996.35
Feb
226,335.83
- 22,882.64
2,288.90 36,383.01 61,941.70
Mar
320,422.14
- 28,569.92
3,316.59 44,523.99 86,463.87
Source:Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, 2021
TABLE 13.1 : ZETSS AND RETAIL PAYMENTS
Values of Transactions (ZWL$ millions)

END OF
ZETSS
CHEQUE
POS
ATM
MOBILE
INTERNET

Jan
548.1
22.7 20,981.2 449.6 100,593.9
501.8
Feb
457.2
22.5 18,869.0 292.2 89,584.3
463.8
Mar
545.2
23.7 21,996.8 268.4 116,120.0
510.5
Apr
505.5
17.4 21,170.0 253.6 117,616.8
457.0
May
611.1
21.2 23,278.2 213.2 137,423.0
496.6
Jun
553.6
22.5 23,790.0 175.2 156,609.8
502.2
Jul
560.2
20.1 25,075.5 223.1 169,416.8
559.6
Aug
553.0
15.1 25,249.9 317.4 164,918.0
518.7
Sep
543.0
19.4 24,918.0 300.8 161,289.5
511.3
Oct
571.6
20.4 21,025.4 345.5 161,427.4
496.0
Nov
477.4
16.7 17,845.4 334.9 133,862.1
430.6
Dec
478.6
13.0 27,419.1 236.2 161,540.7
409.1
Annual Total
6,404.4
234.6 271,618.6 3,410.1 1,670,402.1
5,857.13

Jan
401.5
12.2 40,613.8 232.6 135,481.1
413.4
Feb
456.5
16.4 27,811.2 226.8 119,081.1
463.6
Mar
525.9
15.4 30,417.6 248.9 142,597.8
441.0
Apr
535.0
13.7 32,092.5 168.8 157,348.3
390.1
May
642.6
14.7 15,542.6 121.4 166,491.6
494.3
Jun
706.0
13.3 18,012.1 79.6 160,873.0
486.8
Jul
983.5
13.6 20,465.4 99.6 170,823.3
638.2
Aug
872.9
9.0 21,919.8 85.2 179,281.2
542.3
Sep
1,010.7
11.9 22,749.6 62.4 200,441.9
679.4
Oct
1,079.4
12.7 23,191.6 65.0 206,621.5
1,099.3
Nov
982.1
10.3 25,737.5 225.2 152,919.9
2,044.1
Dec
1,003.8
7.6 27,800.5 385.5 146,316.6
1,273.6

Jan
943.3 4.6 23,649.0
199.9 139,278.2 671.7
Feb
916.1 8.9 21,652.2
196.6 149,671.5 647.8
Mar
1,068.5 7.4 22,588.1
234.3 173,042.2 661.2
Apr
515.1
- 11,036.4 36.4 131,190.0 998.0
May
674.1
- 14,711.6
231.2 150,936.1 705.3
Jun

Jul
918.4
- 15,786.5
251.4 121,072.4 791.9
Aug
789.4
- 13,536.2
248.2 127,308.6 702.1
Sep
911.9 0.002 15,524.1
309.8 125,059.2 783.2
Oct
990.2
- 19,138.6
398.8 191,148.8 735.8
Nov
971.3
- 17,584.9
430.0 101,305.8 755.6
Dec
1,100.0
- 19,404.0
453.0 115,290.2 820.1

Jan
720.0
- 9,849.3 229.0 94,691.4 872.2
Feb
806.0
- 12,309.3
527.8 90,078.0 754.9
Mar

Source:Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, 2021
TABLE 13.2 : ZETSS AND RETAIL PAYMENTS
Volumes of Transactions (000's)

END OF
EXPORTS
IMPORTS
TOTAL TRADE TRADE BALANCE

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

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Source: ZIMSTAT, 2021
TABLE 14 : MERCHANDISE TRADE STATISTICS
(US$ millions)