Jan 1 (Reuters) - Kuwait's central bank released the following October money supply and bank lending data.

KUWAIT MONEY SUPPLY OCT 16 SEPT 16 OCT 15 M1 change yr/yr (pct) 4.5 2.3 -1.0 M2 change yr/yr 5.0 2.6 3.1 M2-M1 pct change yr/yr 5.2 2.7 4.7 Bank priv. sector claims yr/yr 4.8 6.7 5.6 KUWAIT CENTRAL BANK FOREIGN ASSETS bln dinars 9.06 8.13 7.94 change yr/yr (pct) 14.0 -2.2 -11.6 NOTE: Percentage changes are Reuters calculations based on official data.

(Reporting by Andrew Torchia)