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China's Purchases of Foreign Currencies
000 HK$ equivalent
£
US$
Other
1977 January
12,006
962,545
33,958
Total
1,008,519
February
151,643
992,647
40,265
1,184,551
March
28,400
885,785
54,603
568,371
April
200,690
836,952
2,444
1,039,086
May
755
1,063,098
18,520
0,082,373
June
9,224
1,003,641
29,344
1,042,209
July
17,001
974,945
50,286
1,042,232
August
4.329
967.393
18,767
1,020,489
September
181,078
1,093,874
20,351
1,295,303
uctubex
A1,104
997,566
820
2,079,598
November
413.174
1,452,764
656,284
2,522,242
December
363.535
1,599.332
358,157
2,331,005
2
7,462,940
12,830,656
1,322,880
35,616,478
1978 January
February
124,920
1,479,766
343,387
1,948,073
4,571
927,809
225,342
1,156,222
March
26
1,004,720
69.684
1,074,430
April
9
1,068,574
332,798
1,451,381
May
1,708
1.003,344
32,006
1,047,058
June
444
1,144,204
41,146
1,185,794
July
299
998,923
14,012
1,013,254
August
1,242
1,387,320
77.403
1,465,965
September
56
1,098,006
49,356
1,347,408
October
19,156
1,139,941
17.369
1,176,466
November
31,977
1,133,327
72,720
1,258,024
December
438
1,249,498
32,860
1.282.796
184,846
13,635,432
1,356,583
15,176,861
1979 January
4,351
1,531,391
40,742
1,576,484
February
1,950
1,101,730
38,738
1,142,413
March
4,491
1,654.055
102,062
1,760,608
April
11,235
1,580,891
50,058
1,542,184
May
9,024
1,428,102
34.372
1,471,498
June
2,891
1,710,343
34.880
1,748,114
July
37,320
1,606,C04
48,521
1,692,845
71,252
10,612.516
349,373
11.033,151
An annual rate of
122,163
18,192,805
598,925
18,913,973)
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