FCO 40/1616

Statistical aggregates

and variables

Unit Reference

period

Magnitude

% change over

Previous Same period

period a year ago

Deposits with deposit-taking

$Mn

Sep 83

44,776

3.6

3.8

companies

Loans and advances by banks

$Mn

Sep 83

246,343

5.6

25.3

to finance imports,

$Mn

Sep 83

26,607

4.0

17.8

exports and re-exports

to finance merchandising

$Mn

Sep 83

2,193

17.8

12.0

trade

other loans for use in

$Mn

Sep 83

157,097

4.7

19.4

Hong Kong

other loans for use

$Mn

Sep 83

48,907

2.0

37.5

outside Hong Kong

others

$Mn

Sep 83

11,539

47.0

137.7

Loans and advances by

$Mn

Sep 83

147,965

5.2

28.5

deposit-taking companies:

to finance imports,

$Mn

Sep 83

2,669

5.9

6.3

exports and re-exports

to finance merchandising

$Mn

Sep 83

880

14.6

-5.7

trade

other loans for use in

Hong Kong

$Mn

Sep 83

55,705

-0.2

14.4

other loans for use outside Hong Kong

$Mn

Sep 83

78,432

8.5

40.6

others

$Mn

Sep 83

10,280

10.5

42.5

Hang Seng share price

Sep 83

758

-21.5

-18.2

index (Jul 64

=

100)

Exchange rate indexes

(18.12.71 = 100)

trade-weighted

Sep 83

65.3

-8.4

-24.3

import-weighted

Sep 83

63.2

-8.9

-25.6

export-weighted

Sep 83

68.2

-7.8

-22.7

HK/US interbank T/T rate

Sep 83

8.14

-6.9

-22.8

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