Money Supply

M1

M2

-

M3

-

HKS

Foreign currency Total

#KS*

Foreign currency*

Total

HKS*

Foreign currency*

Total

Notes and coins in circulation

of which held by public

Total Deposits

19

TABLE 1 MONETARY STATISTICS

-

MARCH 1991

(HKSmn)

Mar 1991

Earlier months (% change to March 1991)

Feb 1991

Dec 1990

Har 1990

94.145 13.689 107,834 547.442 692,270 1,239,712 576,291 738.318 1.314,609

100.167 ( -6.0 %) 16.723 (-18.1 %) 116.889 (−7.7 %) 554.099 (−1.2 %) 684,084 ( 1.2 X) 1,238,183 ( 0.1 %) 582,632 (−1.1 %) 728,194 ( 1.4 %) 1,310,826 ( 0.3 %)

46.422 39.687

47.559 (−2.4 %) 41.739 { 4.9 %)

43,261 37,693 (

91,826 ( 2.5 %) 15.683 (-12.7 %) 107,509 { 0.3 %) 539.667 { 1.4 X) 670,383 ( 3.3 X) 1,210,050 ( 2.5 %) 571,215 ( 0.9 %) 716.813 ( 3.0 %) 1.288,028 (

2.1 %)

7.3 X) 5.3 %)

82,848 ( 13.6 %) 9.739 ( 40.6 %) 92.587 (16.5 %) 473,225 (15.7 %) 561,833 ( 23.2 %) 1,035,058 ( 19.8 X)

504,209 ( 14.3 X) 605,534 (21.9 %) 1,109,743 ( 18.5 %)

39.968 ( 16.1 %) 34.861 ( 13.8 %

Total Demand deposits

Total Savings deposits

Total Time deposits with licensed banks

Total Time deposits with restricted licence banks

Total Time deposits with deposit-taking companies

RKS deposits*

USS deposits*

Other foreign currency deposits

All deposits

68,146

231,006

883,716

43,305

29.963

523,581

296,600 435,956

1.256.136

62,010

59.744 (

75,151 -9.3 X) 246,640 (-6.3 %) 857,197 ( 3.1 %) 40.672 ( 6.5 %) 30.335 (−1.2 %) 527,925 (−0.8 %) 293,976 ( 0.9 %) 428.094 ( 1.8 X) 1,249.995 ( 0.5

3.8 %)

69.815 -2.4 %) 231.672 (−0.3 %) 853,632 3.5 %) 43,784 (−1.1 %} 32,368 (−7.4 %) 520,115 ( 0.7 %) 294.913 ( 0.6 %) 416.243 ( 4.7 %) 1,231,271 ( 2.0 %)

67.733 (-8.4 %)

57,727 ( 18.0 X1 190,273 ( 21.4 %) 735.871 ( 20.1 %)

40.589 ( 6.7 %) 32,669 (−8.3 %) 457.202 ( 14.5 % 261.840 ( 13.3 % 338,085 (28.9 %) 1,057,128 ( 18.8 X)}

63,529 ( -2.4%)

Foreign currency swap deposits

Total Loans and advances

To finance B.K.'s visible trade

To finance merchandising trade

not touching B.K.

74,524 8,103

Other loans for use in H.K.

727,234

Other loans for use outside H.K.

920.385

Other loans where the place of

use is not known

106,781

Loans in HKS

Loans in foreign currencies

Total loans and advances

638,725 623.255 ( 2.5 %1 1.198.303 1.235.145 (−3.0 %) 1,837,027 1.858.400 (−1.2 %)

607,018 ( 5. 2 %) 1.181.591 ( 1.4 XI 1,788,609 ( 2.7 X)

73.604 ( 1.2 X) 8.513 ( -4.8 X)

706,401 ( 2.9 %) 942,529 (−2.3 %) 127,353 (-16.2 %)

71,087 ( 4.8 %) 9.637 (-15.9 %)

689,368 ( 5.5 %) 882,678 ( 4.3 %) 135,839 (−21.4 %)

63,704 ( 17.0 %) 9.080 (-10.8 %)

618,547 17.6 %) 561,917 83.8%) 90,589 (17.9%)

556.436 ( 14.8 %) 787,401 ( 52.2 %) 1.343.837 (36.7 %}

**

Adjusted for foreign currency swap deposits

Note:

'Restricted licence banks' and 'deposit-taking companies' were known as 'licensed deposit-taking companies' and 'registered deposit-taking companies' respectively before 1 February 1990.

MONDAY, MAY 6, 1991

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