The Livret A records a record collection for the month of March

This performance follows another record inflow last month of 2,86 billion euros, which was a high for a month of February.

By way of comparison, in March 2020, the Livret A had a net collection of 2,71 billion, boosted by the first confinement introduced in the middle of the month.

Considered a safe-haven investment, the Livret A, which nevertheless guarantees a historically low interest rate of 0,5% per year, had been a historic success in 2020, with inflows almost twice as high as normal, at more than of 26 billion euros, in the context of economic and health uncertainties linked to Covid-19.

For its part, the Livret de développement durable et solidaire (LDDS) collected 870 million euros net in March, slightly less than the 1,12 billion euros recorded a year ago.

The Livret A mainly finances social housing, while the LDDS is dedicated to the social and solidarity economy as well as to energy savings in housing.

Thus, the inflows recorded by the Livret A and the LDDS together amounted in March to almost 3,7 billion euros. And over the January-March period, this collection amounts to nearly 14,63 billion.

At the end of March, 462,9 billion euros were placed in total on the two books, an increase of about 10% over one year.