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TABLE 2
MONEY AND BANKING FIGURES NOVEMBER 1979 (HK$ MILLIONS)
FIGURES FOR EARLIER MONTHS NOV. 1979 (% CHANGE):
M1 X
20 039
M2 X
M3 *
72 957
95 833
BANKS
-
OCT. 1979
AUG. 1979
DEC. 1978
19 692(+1.8%) 18 449 (+8.6%) 20 110(-0.4%)
70 844(+3.0%) 68 050(+7.2%) 66 472(+9.8%)
93 598(+2.4%) 88 464(+8.3%) 76 919(+24,6%)
DEPOSITS*
66 028
LOANS AND ADVANCES
IN HONG KONGX
58 653
LOAN/DEPOSIT RATION
88.8%
64 085(+3.0%) 61 352(+7.6%) 59 929(+10,2%)
57 773(+1.5%) 55 118(+6.4%) 46 428(+26.3%)
90.2%
89.8%
77.5%
AVERAGE LIQUIDITY
RATIO
48.9%
50.1%
48.7%
46.2%
DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES
DEPOSITS
22 876
LOANS AND ADVANCES
IN HONG KONG
13 085
LOAN/DEPOSIT RATIO
57.2%
22 752(+0.5%) 20 414(+12.1%) 10 447(+119.0%)
12 281(+6.5%) 11 515 (+13.6%) 10 139(+29.1%)
54.0%
BANKS AND DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES
TOTAL CREDIT TO THE ECONOMY
71 738
56.4%
97.1%
70 054(+2.4%) 66 633(+7.7%) 56 567(+26.8%)
*(THESE FIGURES ARE REVISED TO EXCLUDE BANKS' LIABILITIES TO, AND CLAIMS ON, DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES.)