% change over
Statistical aggregates
and variables
Unit Reference
period
Magnitude
Previous period
Same period
a year ago
Deposits with deposit-taking
$Mn
Sep 82
43,138
-4.4
-27.1
companies
Loans and advances by banks:
$Mn
Sep 82
196,594
2.3
24.2
to finance imports,
$Mn
Sep 82
22,579
0.6
9.8
exports and re-exports
to finance merchandising
$Mn
Sep 82
1,958
5.8
26.9
trade
other loans for use in
Hong Kong
$Mn
Sep 82
131,623
2.6
36.7
other loans for use
$Mn
Sep 82
35,580
0.7
1.8
outside Hong Kong
others
$Mn
Sep 82
4,854
13.6
-2.2
Loans and advances by
$Mn
Sep 82
115,132
2.8
31.2
deposit-taking
companies:
to finance imports,
$Mn
Sep 82
2,510
0.3
9.0
exports and re-exports
to finance merchandising
$Mn
Sep 82
933
1.5
12.8
trade
other loans for use in
$Mn
Sep 82
48,695
4.6
33.8
Hong Kong
other loans for use outside Hong Kong
$Mn
Sep 82
55,780
2.7
37.0
others
$Mn
Sep 82
7,215
-5.5
-3.6
Hang Seng share price
index (Jul 64 100)
Sep 82
927
-10.5
-27.6
Exchange rate indexes
(18.12.71
=
100)
trade-weighted
Sep 82
86.9
-1.5
6.6
import-weighted
Sep 82
84.7
-0.9
9.1
export-weighted
Sep 82
89.8
-2.1
3.6
HK/US interbank T/T rate
Sep 82
6.2815
3.3
2.4
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