May 29 (Reuters) - Annual bank lending growth in the United Arab Emirates slowed in April but money supply (M3) growth edged up, central bank data showed on Sunday.

UAE MONEY SUPPLY END-APR 16 END-MARCH 16 END-APR 15 M1 change yr/yr (pct) 7.3 7.3 7.8 M2 change yr/yr 4.5 4.8 3.8 M2-M1 pct change yr/yr 2.5 3.2 1.3 M3 pct change yr/yr 2.2 2.1 5.3 Loans & advances yr/yr* 6.7 7.6 8.4 NOTE. * gross Percentage changes are Reuters calculations based on official data. Some previous money supply figures are revised.

(Reporting by Andrew Torchia; Editing by Gareth Jones)