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TABLE 2 : QUARTERLY ANALYSIS OF LOANS FOR USE IN HONG KONG BY SECTOR
Mar 1986
MONDAY, MAY 5, 1986
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MARCH 1986
(HK$mn)
Earlier quarters
(% change to March 1986)
Dec 1985
Sep 1985
Mar 1985
Manufacturing
21,191
19,726 (+7.4%)
20,419 (+ 3.8%)
19,411 (+ 9.2%)
Transport and transport equipment
20,438
19,744 (+3.5%)
22,267 (8.2%)
20,229 (+1.0%)
Building, construction and property
development
37,944
40,080 (-5.3%)
43,712 (-13.2%)
46,710 (-18.8%)
Wholesale and retail trade
32,460
29,540 (+9.9%)
28,444 (+14.1%)
27,709 (+17.1%)
Financial concerns (other than banks and
deposit-taking companies)
19,619
19,532 (+0.4%)
17,805 (+10.2%)
18,823 (+ 4.2%)
Individuals
to purchase flats in the Home Ownership Scheme and Private Sector Participation Scheme
5,959
5,708 (+4.4%)
5,713 (+ 4.3%)
4,351 (+37.0%)
to purchase other residential property
32,875
31,522 (+4.3%)
29,973 (+ 9.7%)
26,255 (+25.2%)
other purposes
23,373
22,989 (+1.7%)
21,918 (+ 6.6%)
20,625 (+13.3%)
Others
46,797
46,102 (+1.5%)
43,631 (+7.3%)
Total
240,655
234,943 (+2.4%)
233,882 (+ 2.9%)
39,972 (+17.1%)
224,084 (+ 7.4%)
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