Currency in Circulation Declined by N61bn in February

• Currency in Circulation Declined by N61bn in February

The total currency in circulation declined by N61 billion from N2.24 trillion in January to N2.18 trillion in February, the Central Bank of Nigeria stated.

In the report released by the apex bank on Monday, the figure was N2.05 trillion in October 2019 and rose by 9.9 percent to N2.2 trillion in November 2019.

In December 2019, the total currency in circulation hits N2.244 trillion.

“Currency-in-circulation at end-November 2019, rose by 9.9 per cent to N2.2tn, in contrast to the decline of 0.4 per cent at end of third quarter 2019,” the apex bank stated.

“The development, relative to the level in the preceding quarter reflected, mainly the increase in its currency outside banks component and seasonal factors.”

“It added that the total deposits at the CBN amounted to N14.35tn at end-November 2019, indicating an increase of 3.6 per cent above the level at end of third quarter of 2019.

“The rise was attributed to 14.3 per cent and 3.1 per cent increase in the deposits of the Federal Government and the commercial banks, respectively.

“Of the total deposits at the CBN, it stated that the shares of the Federal Government, banks and private sector deposits were 47.4 per cent, 35.9 per cent and 16.7 per cent, respectively.

“It added that reserve money grew by 5.0 per cent to N7.35tn at the end of November 2019, in contrast to the decrease of 13.5 per cent at the end of third quarter of 2019.

“The development reflected an increase in Federal Government and banks’ deposits with the Central Bank of Nigeria,” it added.