APPENDICES

APPENDIX 15

(Chapter 6: Financial and Monetary Affairs)

Money Supply

$ Million

As at end of:

1992

-

1993

1994

Money Supply

M1 HK$

139,479

168,440

167,922

Foreign Currency

16,078

19,168

17,415

Total

155,557

187,608

185,337

M2 HK$*

726,992

922,417

1,094,754

Foreign Currency†

791,785

839,452

899,073

Total

1,518,777

1,761,870

1,993,828

M3 HK$*

750,276

939,491

1,111,779

Foreign Currency+

823,989

881,071

961,696

Total

1,574,265

1,820,562

2,073,475

Growth rate during the year (%)

1992

1993

1994

Money Supply

MI HK$

24.8

20.8

-0.3

Foreign Currency

-3.9

19.2

-9.1

Total

21.1

20.6

-1.2

M2 HK$*

14.3

26.9

18.7

Foreign Currency† Total

7.7

6.0

7.1

10.8

16.0

13.2

M3 HK$*

Foreign Currency† Total

* Adjusted to include foreign currency swap deposits

† Adjusted to exclude foreign currency swap deposits

13.7

25.2

18.3

6.0

6.9

9.2

9.5

15.6

13.9

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