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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1980
BALANCE SHEET RATIOS
THE AVERAGE LIQUIDITY RATIO FOR ALL BANKS IN HONG KONG FELL IN SEPTEMBER TO 47.8 PER CENT FROM 46.6 PER CENT IN AUGUST, THE LOAN/DEPOSIT RATIO, HOWEVER, ROSE FURTHER TO 92.1 PER CENT AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER, FROM 90.3 PER CENT AT THE END OF AUGUST, REFLECTING THE EXPANSION IN BANK LOANS IN THE MONTH.
THE AVERAGE LIQUIDITY RATIO FOR. ALL DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES ROSE FURTHER TO 47.5 PER CENT IN SEPTEMBER FROM 46.4 PER CENT IN AUGUST. THE LOAN/DEPOSIT RATIO AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER FELL TO 79.1 PER CENT FROM 79.4 PER CENT AT THE END OF THE PREVIOUS MONTH.
THE FOLLOWING TABLE SETS OUT SOME FIGURES FROM THE QUARTERLY ANALYSIS OF LOANS AND ADVANCES IN HONG KONG BY SECTOR :
CATEGORY OF
EORROWER
LOANS AND ADVANCES LY DANKS
LOANS AND ADVANCES EY DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES
(HK$M)
(HK3M)
SEPT
JUNE
SEPT
1900
1980
1980
JUNE 1980
1 460
MANUFACTURING OF WHICH:
TEXTILES
TRANSPORT AND
TRANSPORT
10 778 (+1.8%)
10 587
2 403 (-8.64)
2 628
1 460 (=)
243 (-0.8%)
245
7 255 (-7.7%)
8 510
3 521 (+9.1%)
3 226
EQUIPMENT
BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION
11 057 (+26.7%)
8 725
4 153 (+23.8%)
3 355
GENERAL COMMERCE
23 981 (+3.6%)
23 157
3 752 (+16.8%)
3 213
FINANCIAL CONCERNS*
4 259 (+29.6%)
3 285
1 360 (+16.7%)
1 165
INDIVIDUALS:
TO PURCHASE
RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY
6 121 (+10.7%)
5 531
3 986 (+9.8%)
3 630
OTHER PURPOSES
7 606 (+18,8%)
€ 404
4 827 (+23.3%)
3 923
OTHERS
8 828 (+19,99 )
7 362
2 962 (-2.99)
3 349
TOTAL*
80 485 (+9.4%)
73 561-
26 021 (+13.7-1
23 J21
THIS EXCLUDES FUNDS ADVANCED BY BANKS TO DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES.
/QUARTERLY ANALYSIS