上場地銀、６割が増益　貸し出し堅調も、先行き懸念―４～６月期

　上場地方銀行７６社・グループの２０２２年４～６月期決算が１２日、出そろった。比較可能な７２社・グループの連結純利益の合計は前年同期比５．２％増の計３０５５億円で、６割に当たる４３社が増益を確保した。中小企業への資金繰り支援などで貸し出しが堅調に推移し、利益を押し上げた。ただ、原材料価格の高騰が取引先の収益を圧迫するなど先行きへの懸念もくすぶっている。（2022/08/12-19:08）

About 60 pct of 72 listed Japanese regional banks and banking groups that have reported April-June financial results logged consolidated net profit growth.
   As of Friday, 76 banks and groups had disclosed financial results for the quarter. Four were excluded from the total tally, however, because their results cannot be directly compared with their year-before performance because of their shift to holding company structures.
   Of the 72 banks and groups, 43, or about 60 pct, marked profit growth. The combined net profits at the 72 companies totaled 305.5 billion yen, up 5.2 pct from a year before.
   Bank lending increased steadily thanks to government measures for financing aid to small companies hurt by the novel coronavirus crisis.
   One worrying factor is the deteriorating profitability at many borrower companies due to unabated price increases for basic materials.