TABLE 1
MONEY AND BANKING FIGURES
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1981
END OF DECEMBER 1980 (IN HK$MILLION)
FIGURES FOR EARLIER MONTHS
(% CHANGE):
DECEMBER 1980
NOVEMBER
1980
SEPTEMBER
1980
DECEMBER 1979
Mi
24 124
24 394 (-1.1%)
25 586 (-5.7%)
95 577 (+1.3%)
128 457 (+8.7%)
20 852 (+15.7%) *
75 270 (+28.7%)*
99 765 (+39.9%)*
M2
96 862
95 058 (+1.9%)
M3
139 578
134 117 (+4.1%)
BANKS
DEPOSITS
88 490
86 816 (+1.9%)
LOANS AND ADVANCES
IN HONG KONG
94 970
90 865 (+4.5%)
87 396 (+1.3%)
80 485 (+18.0%)
67 985 (+30.2%)*
62 227 (+52,6%)*
LOAN/DEPOSIT RATIO
107.3%
104.7%
92.1%
91.5%
AVERAGE LIQUIDITY RATIO
48.4%
48.2%
47.8%
48.0%
DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES
DEPOSITS
42 716
39 059 (+9.4%)
32 880
24 495
(+29.9%) (+74.4%)
LOANS AND ADVANCES
29 317
IN HONG KONG
28 689 (+2.2%)
26 021 (+12.7%)
13 566 (+116,1%)
LOAN/DEPOSIT RATIO
68.6%
73.5%
79.1%
55.4%
46.6%
47.5%
R
AVERAGE LIQUIDITY RATIO я 44.2%
BANKS AND DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES
TOTAL LOANS AND
ADVANCES IN HONG KONG
124 287
119 554 (+4.0%)
106 506 (+16.7%)
75 793 (+64.0%)
* THESE FIGURES ARE RECALCULATED TO EXCLUDE BANKS' LIABILITIES TO, AND CLAIMS ON, DEPOSIT-TAK ING COMPANIES.
A
THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENT FOR DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES TO OBSERVE A MINIMUM LIQUID ASSETS RATIO CAME INTO FORCE ON JANUARY 1, 1980.
TABLE 2