The National Bank of Azerbaijan said the figure contracted in the final quarter of 2008 despite a continuous uptrend during 2008.
According to the statistics, consumer lending decreased from AZN 2 433 million to AZN 2 365 million in October, to AZN 2 354 million in November and to AZN 2 335 million in December (by AZN 98 million in the fourth quarter).
At the same time, the share of consumer loans in the bank loans began to drop.