TABLE-Kuwait December bank loan growth slowest since January 2012

Feb 12 (Reuters) - Kuwait's central bank released the following December money supply and bank lending data on Sunday, showing annual bank loan growth at its slowest since January 2012.

KUWAIT MONEY SUPPLY DEC 16 NOV 16 DEC 15 M1 change yr/yr (pct) 2.1 5.2 -2.2 M2 change yr/yr 3.1 6.5 1.7 M2-M1 pct change yr/yr 3.5 6.9 3.2 Bank priv. sector claims yr/yr 2.5 4.1 7.9 KUWAIT CENTRAL BANK FOREIGN ASSETS bln dinars 8.890 9.164 7.800 change yr/yr (pct) 14.0 14.5 -9.3 NOTE: Percentage changes are Reuters calculations based on official data. Year-earlier figures are revised.

(Reporting by Andrew Torchia; Editing by Toby Chopra)