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DECEMBER 1986
TABLE 2 QUARTERLY ANALYSIS OF LOANS FOR USE IN HONG KONG BY SECTOR
Dec 1986
Earlier quarters
( change to December 1986)
(HK$mn)
Sep 1986
Jun 1996
Dec 1985
Manufacturing
25,140
23,773 ( 5.8 %)
Transport and transport
equipment
18,060
19,428 (-7.0 %)
22,294 ( 12.8 %)
19,988 (-9.6 %)
19,726 ( 27.4 %)
19,744 ( -8.5 %)
Building, construction and
34,603
37,635 (-8.1%)
36,466 (-5.1%)
40,080 (-13.7 %)
property development
Wholesale and retail trade
33,650
Financial concerns*
23,064
34,708 ( -3.0 %)
22,424 ( 2.9 %)
31,577 (
21,113 (
6.6 %)
9.2 %)
29,540 ( 13.9 %)
19,532 ( 18.1 %)
Individuals:
to purchase flats in the Home Ownership Scheme and Private Sector Participation Scheme
6,260
6,309 (-0.8 %)
6,030 (
3.8 %)
5,708 ( 9.7 %)
to purchase other residential property
42,902
39,835 (
7.7 %)
35,699 ( 20.2 %)
31,522 (36.1 %)
other purposes
Others
29,410
57,640
Total
270,729
26,194 (12.3 %)
51,752 (11.4%)
3.3 %) 262,058 (
24,489 ( 20.1 %)
49,380 (16.7%)
247,037 ( 9.6 %)
22,989 ( 27.9 %)
46,102 ( 25.0 %)
234,943 (15.2%)
* This excludes funds advanced to banks and deposit-taking companies
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