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TABLE 2: QUARTERLY ANALYSIS OF LOANS FOR USE IN HONG KONG BY SECTOR
Jun 1988
JELY 30,
+
JUNE 1988
Earlier quarters
(X change to June 1988)
(HK$mn)
Mar 1988
Dec 1987
Jun 1987
Manufacturing
34.591
Transport and transport
22.472
31,795 ( 8.8 %)
20,156 11.5 %)
29,833 ( 15.9 %)
19,598 ( 14.7 %)
26.762 (29.3 %)
18,208 (23.4 %)
equipment
Building, construction and
property development
42,934
41,187 (
4.2 %)
39.512 ( 8.7 %)
35,822 ( 19.9 %)
Wholesale and retail trade
50,125
Financial concerns*
41.436
44.212 ( 13.4 %)
36,554 13.4 %)
43.404 ( 15.5 %)
34.445 20.3 %)
35,593 (40.8 %)
24,621 68.3 %)
Individuals:
to purchase flats in the Home Ownership Scheme and Private Sector Participation Scheme
7,569
7.498 (
0.9 %)
7.497 ( 1.0 X)
7,260 ( 4.3 %)
to purchase other residential property
67,461
61,772 (
9.2 %)
57,915 (16.5 %)
51,744 (30.4 %)
other purposes
Others
48.750
81,556
Total
396,895
45,283 ( 7.7 %)
76.072 ( 7.2 %)
364,510 ( 8.9 %)
44,019 ( 10.7 %)
76.464 ( 6.7 %)
352,685 12.5 %)
38.408 (26.9 %)
71,626 13.9 %)
(
310,044 ( 28.0 %)
* This excludes funds advanced to banks and deposit-taking companies
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