Deposits with banks rose 9.3% in October, amounting to 2 954 million lats. Deposits by domestic enterprises and private persons (1 261 million lats) were 2.2% higher than in September and 22.9% higher than in October 2001. In October, banks' assets (excluding trust assets) increased by 4.6% (by 27.5% over October 2001), totalling 4 147 million lats.
Banks' equity capital grew by 0.9% in October, reaching 369 million lats at the end of the month (a year-on-year increase of 29.4%). Banks' profit for the first ten months of 2002 was 44 million lats (a year on-year increase of 34%).