TABLE 1
MONEY AND BANK ING FIGURES
FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1981
6
END OF MARCH 1981 (IN HK$ MILLIONS)
FIGURES FOR EARLIER MONTHS
(* CHANGE)
MARCH 1981
FEBRUARY DECEMBER
MARCH
1981
1980
1980
M1
23 745
23 615 (+0.6%)
M2
102 490
101 265 (+1.2%)
M3
149 733
147 753 (+1.3%)
24 124 (-1.6%)
96 862 (+5.8%)
139 578 (+7.3%)
20 310 (+16.9%)
76 109 (+34.7%)
106 657 (+40.4%)
BANKS
DEPOSITS
93 844
92 185 (+1.8%)
LOANS AND ADVANCES
IN HONG KONG
106 154
103 335 (+2.7%)
88 490 (+6.1%)
94 970 (+11.8%)
68 393 (+37.2%)
69 560 (+52.6%)
LOAN/DEPOSIT RATIO
113.1%
112.1%
107.3%
101.7%
AVERAGE LIQUIDITY
46.4%
46.1%
48.4%
52.6%
RATIO
DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES
DEPOSITS
47 243
46 488 (+1.6%)
42 716 (+10.6%)
30 548 (+54,7%)
LOANS AND ADVANCES
IN HONG KONG
32 515
31 454 (+3.4%)
29 317 (+10,9%)
16 742 (+94,2%)
LOAN/DEPOSIT RATIO
68.8%
67.7%
68.6%
54.8%
AVERAGE LIQUIDITY
44.2%
45.0%
44.2%
44.6%
RATIO
BANKS AND DEPOSIT-
TAKING COMPANIES
TOTAL LOANS AND
138 669
ADVANCES IN HONG KONG
134 789 (+2.9%)
124 287 (+11.6%)
86 302 (+60.7%)
/TABLE 2