Banking sector (non-food) credit growth moderated to 9.8% as on 16 May'25 vs ~10.2% in Apr'25 (vs ~11% in Mar'25). The latest sectoral deployment data showed that credit growth moderated in agri, industry and services sectors in Apr'25. Agri loans stood to 9.2% in Apr'25 vs 12.4% in Mar'25. Loans to industries moderated to 6.6% in Apr'25 vs 7.8% in Mar'25, due to slowdown in particularly large industries. Services sector growth too softened to 10.5% YoY vs 12.4% YoY in Mar'25. Growth in loans to NBFCs slowed to 2.9% YoY in Apr'25 vs 5.7% in Mar'25. However, loan to retail segment slightly improved to ~12% YoY in Apr'25 from 11.6% in Mar'25, aided...