DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES
SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1980
+
DEPOSITS
30 634
30 961 (-1.1%)
LOANS AND ADVANCES
23 021
IN HONG KONG
21 691 (+6.1%)
16 742 (+37.5%)
30 548 (+0.3%)
17 855 (+71.6%)
10 831 (+112.5%)
LOAN/DEPOSIT RATIO
75.1%
70.1%
54.8%
60.7%
AVERAGE LIQUIDITY
RATIO
44.2%
43.4%
44.6%
BANKS AND DEPOSIT-
TAKING COMPANIES:
TOTAL CREDIT TO THE ECONOMY
96 582
91 607 (+5.4%)
86 302 (+11.9%)
64 115 (+50.6%)
* THESE FIGURES ARE RECALCULATED TO EXCLUDE BANKS' LIABILITIES TO, AND CLAIMS ON, DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES.
THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENT FOR DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES TO OBSERVE A MINIMUM LIQUID ASSETS RATIO CAME INTO FORCE ON JANUARY 1, 1980.
TABLE 2
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
JUNE
1980
MARCH 1980
JUNE
1980
MARCH 1980
MANUFACTURING OF WHICH:
10 587
9 954
(+6.4%)
1 460 (+34.9%)
1 082
TEXTILES
TRANSPORT AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT
2 628 (+10.9%)
8 510 (+50.8%)
2 370
245 (+12.9%)
217
5 645
3 226 (+10.5 %)
/BUILDING AND
2 919