Appendices

6

Table 11

(Chapter 4: Financial and Monetary Affairs)

Money Supply

HK$ Billion

2013

2017

2018

M1

Hong Kong dollar

1,000.3

1,598.0

1,555.7

Foreign currency

510.6

833.4

865.9

Total

1,510.9

2,431.5

2,421.6

(+9.7)

(+9.8)

(-0.4)

M3

Hong Kong dollar(1)

4,806.0

7,024.5

7,284.3

Foreign currency (2)

5,279.2

6,779.3

7,119.4

Total

10,085.2

13,803.8

14,403.7

(+12.4)

(+10.0)

(+4.3)

Notes:

Figures are as at the end of the year.

Figures in brackets refer to percentage changes over the same period of the preceding year.

Figures are subject to revision to take into account any subsequent amendments submitted by authorised institutions.

(1) Adjusted to include foreign currency swap deposits.

(2) Adjusted to exclude foreign currency swap deposits.

Source: Hong Kong Monetary Authority

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