WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1986
LOANS DENOMINATED IN HONG KONG DOLLARS GREW BY 0.9 PER CENT IN NOVEMBER WHILE LOANS DENOMINATED IN FOREIGN CURRENCIES FELL BY 0.7 PER CENT. OVER THE YEAR, THE FORMER GREW BY 11.0 PER CENT WHILE THE LATTER GREW BY 10.7 PER CENT.
WITHIN THE TOTAL, LOANS TO FINANCE THE VISIBLE TRADE OF HONG KONG DECREASED BY 0.8 PER CENT AFTER AN INCREASE OF 2.2 PER CENT IN OCTOBER; OVER THE YEAR THEY GREW BY 15.2 PER CENT. OTHER LOANS FOR USE IN HONG KONG INCREASED BY 0.7 PER CENT IN NOVEMBER AFTER AN INCREASE OF 0,8 PER CENT IN OCTOBERI OVER THE YEAR, THEY GREW BY 11.5 PER CENT..
NUMBER OF REPORTING INSTITUTIONS
THE NUMBER OF REPORTING LICENSED BANKS AND LICENSED DEPOSIT- TAKING COMPANIES REMAINED UNCHANGED, AT 148 AND 38 RESPECTIVELY. THE NUMBER OF REPORTING REGISTERED DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES DECREASED BY THREE TO 254.
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MONETARY STATISTICS