Russians show increased demand for cash – Economics – Kommersant

The volume of cash in circulation on Thursday, September 22, increased by 132.1 billion rubles, follows from data Central Bank. The last time such high rates were recorded in early March, shortly after the start of a special military operation. And the peak of demand came on February 25 – then in ATMs and cash desks it became 1.4 trillion rubles. more. It’s almost triple exceeded the maximum values ​​of the 2014 crisis.

Technically, the statistics of the Central Bank reflects the entire volume of cash put into circulation through cash desks and ATMs of banks, however, this amount is close to the amount of cash withdrawals by the population and enterprises, since banks fill cash desks depending on customer demand, notes RBC with reference to experts.