Rio, June 30, 2003 (Agência Brasil - ABr) - Today, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) released, for the first time, the Consolidated Financial Accounts of the National Economy, for the period 1995 through the first quarter of 2003. The study, conducted with collaboration from the Central Bank, provides detailed results of the closed national economy.

The study shows that, in the first quarter of 2003, on the debit side of the national economy, the item Cash and Deposits presented a reduction of R$ 382 million. For all other items, there was in increase in the amounts on the debit side: Government titles, excluding stock, increased R$ 2.8 billion; loans and credit increased R$ 6.1 billion; stocks and other forms of capital participation grew R$ 5.8 billion; and other credits and debts showed an increase of R$ 115 million.

In credit capacity, in which the national economy showed a net accumulation of R$ 345 million in the first quarter of 2003, assets grew R$ 911 million, and, since debts rose R$ 14.4 billion, the assets of the Monetary Authority grew R$ 13.7 billion. (DAS)