According to the Interim Measures of China People's Bank for Statistics and Publication of Money Supply, money supply refers to the sum of a country's means of circulation and means of payment at a certain point in time, which is generally manifested as deposits of financial institutions, cash in circulation and other liabilities, that is, financial assets of enterprises, residents, government agencies and other economic entities other than financial institutions and governments.

Statistical content of money supply;

1. According to the classification of financial institutions (monetary authorities, deposit currency banks, specific deposit institutions and non-deposit financial institutions), the assets and liabilities of financial institutions included in the money supply statistics are compiled and summarized into the balance sheets of the central bank, deposit currency banks, specific deposit institutions and non-deposit financial institutions.

2. The balance sheet of the central bank and the balance sheet of the deposit currency bank are combined to form a currency overview.

3. The currency overview is merged with the balance sheet of a specific deposit institution to form a bank overview.

4. The overview of banks and the balance sheets of non-deposit financial institutions are merged to form a financial overview.

5. Money supply is included in the bank overview.

6. The balance sheet and summary account are consolidated and listed according to the schedule of the Measures.