Statistical aggregates
and variables
Unit Reference Magnitude
period
% change over
Previous period
Same period a year ago
Deposits with deposit-taking
companies
$Mn
Mar 82
55,843
-7.5
19.6
Loans and advances by banks
$Mn
Mar 82
175,131
3.6
27.9
to finance imports,
$Mn
Mar 82
21,457
4.7
19.3
exports and re-exports
to finance merchandising
trade
$Mn
Mar 82
2,105
15.7
10.4
other loans for use in
Hong Kong
$Mn
Mar 82
114,463
4.1
38.7
other loans for use
$Mn
Mar 82
32,834
0.2
9.0
outside Hong Kong
others
$Mn
Mar 82
4,272
9.1
-2.3
Loans and advances by
$Mn
Mar 82
98,914
-0.8
46.8
deposit-taking
companies:
to finance imports,
$Mn
Mar 82
2,044
-6.3
15.7
exports and re-exports
to finance merchandising
$Mn
Mar 82
1,027
7.4
59.0
trade
other loans for use in
Hong Kong
$Mn
Mar 82
42,504
0.4
58.4
other loans for use outside Hong Kong
$Mn
Mar 82
46,543
0.6
42.9
others
$Mn
Mar 82
6,796
-14.4
22.1
Hang Seng share price
index (Jul 64 = 100)
Mar 82
1 166
-8.3
-14.9
Exchange rate indexes
(18.12.71
=
100)
trade-weighted
Mar 82
88.7
2.8
-0.1
import-weighted
Mar 82
85.3
3.4
1.4
export-weighted
Mar 82
93.2
2.2
-2.0
HK/US interbank T/T rate
Mar 82
5.8470
-0.7
10.5
45