YEREVAN, April 2. /ARKA/. The size of money supply in Armenia in February 2012 compared to January increased by 17.5 billion drams or 1.6% making by the end of February about 1113.6 billion drams.

Armenian National Statistic Service on the basis of preliminary data of the Central Bank of Armenia informed ARKA News Agency that cash amount out of banking system by the end of February was over 319.5 billion drams by the end of January, demand deposits (in AMD) were 154.7 billion drams vs. about 154.8 billion drams at the end of the last month.
The size of time deposits by the end of the reporting period was over 157.3 billion drams vs. about 145.7 billion drams by the end of January. The size of foreign currency deposits was over 482.2 billion drams vs. over 476.7 billion drams at the end of the last month.

The share of foreign currency deposits in money supply by the end of February was 43.3%.
Money multiplier by the end of February was 1.98, increased by 0.06 points compared to January. ($1 – 390.95 drams).—0—