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SEPTEMBER 1986
TABLE 2: QUARTERLY ANALYSIS OF LOANS FOR USE IN HONG KONG BY SECTOR
Sep 1986
Earlier quarters
(% change to September 1986)
(HK$mn)
Jun 1986
Mar 1986
Sep 1985
Manufacturing
23,773
Transport and transport
19,428
22,294 ( 6.6 %)
19,988 ( -2.8 %)
21,191 ( 12.2 %)
20,438 (-4.9 %)
20,419 (16.4 %)
22,267 (-12.7 %)
equipment
Building, construction and
property development
37,635
36,466 (
3.2 %)
37,944 (-0.8 %)
43.712 (-13.9 %)
Wholesale and retail trade
34,708
Financial concerns*
22,424
31,577 (
21,113 (
9.9 %)
6.2 %)
32,460 ( 6.9 %)
19,619 ( 14.3 %)
28,444 ( 22.0 %)
17,805 (25.9 %)
Individuals:
to purchase flats in the Home Ownership Scheme and Private Sector Participation Scheme
6,309
6,030 (
4.6 %)
5,959 ( 5.9 %)
5,713 (10.4 %)
to purchase other residential property
39,835
35,699 ( 11.6 %)
32,875 ( 21.2 %)
29.973 ( 32.9 %)
other purposes
Others
26,194
51,752
Total
262,058
24,489 ( 7.0 %)
49,380 ( 4.8 %)
247,037 ( 6.1 %)
23,373 ( 12.1 %)
46,797 ( 10.6 %)
240,655 ( 8.9 %)
21,918 (19.5%)
43,631 ( 18.6 %)
233,882 ( 12.0 %)
* This excludes funds advanced to banks and deposit-taking companies