THE DETAILED FIGURES ARE SET OUT BELOW:
TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1980
QUARTERLY ANALYSIS OF LOANS AND ADVANCES IN HONG KONG
(IN $MILLION)
CATEGORY OF BORROWER
LOANS AND ADVANCES BY BANKS
LOANS AND ADVANCES BY DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES
MARCH
1980
DEC
MARCH
1979
1980
DEC 1979
MANUFACTURING
OF WHICH:
9 954 (+16.6%)
8 540
1 082 (+16.1%)
932
TEXTILES
2 370 (+22.1%)
1 941
217
206
(+5.3%)
TRANSPORT AND
TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT
5 645 (+10.4%)
5 112
2 919 (+10.1%)
2 651
BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION
8 779 (+20.3%)
7 299
2 875 (+11.2%)
2 586
GENERAL COMMERCE
21 187 (+7.6%)
19 695
2 743 (+17.5%)
2 334
FINANCIAL CONCERNS*
2 843 (+27.0%)
2 239
865 (-21.9%)
1 108
INDIVIDUALS:
TO PURCHASE
RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY
7 729 (+2.7%)
7 524
1 605 (+42.3%)
1 128
OTHER PURPOSES
6 183 (+15.6%)
5 348
2 671 (+131.3%)
1 155
OTHERS
7 240 (+11.9%)
6 470
1 982 (+18.5%)
1 672
TOTAL*
69 560 (+11,8%)
62 227
16 742 (+23.49%)
13 566
*
THIS EXCLUDES FUNDS ADVANCED BY BANKS TO DEPOSIT-TAKING
COMPANIES.
/NUMBER OF