China's yuan loans expand by 1.36 trillion yuan in August

BEIJING -- China's yuan-denominated loans rose by 1.36 trillion yuan ($188.63 billion) in August, central bank data showed Monday.

The amount was 86.8 billion yuan more than that seen in August last year, according to data from the People's Bank of China.

The yuan-denominated loans expanded by 17.44 trillion yuan in the first eight months of the year, according to the data.