Lenders reported that the availability of secured credit to households decreased in the three months to end-May 2023 (Q2). It was expected to decrease over the next three months to end-August 2023 (Q3) (Chart 1). Lenders reported that the availability of unsecured credit to households was unchanged in Q2 and was expected to decrease slightly in Q3 (Chart 2). Lenders reported that the overall availability of credit to the corporate sector was unchanged in Q2, remaining unchanged for medium and large businesses, while increasing slightly for small businesses in Q2. Overall availability was expected to be unchanged in ... (full story)