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TABLE 1: MONETARY STATISTICS - MARCH 1992

Mar 1992

Feb 1992

MONDAY, MAY 4, 1992

Earlier months (✯ change to Mar 1992)

Dec 1991

Mar 1991

(HK$mn)

Money Supply

MI. HK$

115,642

112,491 ( 2.8)

Foreign currency

14,139

16,074 ( -12.0)

Total

129,781

128,565 (

0.9)

111,769 (

16,728 (-15.5) 128,497 ( 1.0 )

3.5)

94,145 (22.8)

13,689 ( 3.3 )

107,834 (20.4 }

M2 - HK$*

638,577

633,684' (

0.8)

636,042 (

0.4 )

547,442 (16.6)

Foreign currency

740,630

748,230 (-1.0 )

734,948 (

0.8)

Total

1,379,207

1,381,913 (0.2)

1,370,990 (

0.6)

M3 - HK$*

661,380

656,528 ( 0.7 )

660,117 (

0.2)

692,270 ( 7.0) 1,239,712 (11.3) 576,291 (14.8)

Foreign currency*

778,939

789,571 (1.3)

777,225 (

0.2 )

Total

1,440,319

1,446,099 (-0.4)

1,437,342 (

0.2 )

738,318 ( 5.5) 1,314,609 ( 9.6)

Notes and coins in circulation

$1,024

of which held by public

44,341

53,150 ( 4.0 ) 46,430 ( 4.5 )

49,177 ( 42,608 (

3.8)

46,422 (

9.9 )

4.1)

39,687 (11-7 )

Total Deposits

Total Demand deposits

Total Savings deposits

85,440

309,466

Total Time deposits with licensed banks

924,103

Total Time deposits with restricted licence banks

37,185

82,135 (

4.0 ) 316,471 (

-22 ) 919,744 ( 0.5 ) 38,664 (−3.8 }

Total Time deposits with deposit-taking companies

21,866

22,372 ( -2.3 )

HK$ deposits*

603,765

596,800 ( 1.2 )

L'S$ deposits*

314,182

316,976 (-0.9 )

Other foreign currency deposits*

460,113

465,610 ( -1.2)

All deposits

1,378,061

1,379,386 (-0.1}

85,889 (0.5) 314,052 (-1.5 ) 911,491 ( 1.4 ) 39,627 ( -6.2 ) 23,547 (-7.1 ) 604,162 (-0.1) 311,422 { 0.9 ) 459,023 ( 0.2) 1,374,606 (

0.3)

68,146 ( 25.4 ) 231,006 ( 34.0) 883,716 (

4.6 ) 43,305-14.1 ) 29,963 -27.0) 523,581 (15.3) 296,600 5.9) ( 435,956 ( 5.5) 1,256,136 (

9.7)

Foreign currency swap deposits

44,275

40,067 (10.5)

40,235 (10.0)

62,010 ( -28.6)

Total Loans and advances

To finance H.K.'s visible trade

82,457

81,632 (

10)

82,637 (0.2)

74,524 ( 10.6)

To finance merchandising trade not touching H.K.

13,211

Other loans for use in H.K.

844,262

Other loans for use outside H.K.

1,277,847

11,926 (10.8 ) 832,311 ( 1.4) 1,301,457 ( +1.8)

12,384 ( 6.7 )

8,103 ( 63.0)

816,767 ( 3.4 )

727,234 ( 16.1 }

1,293,387 ( .1.2 )

920,385 (38.8)

Other loans where the place of use is not known

37,821

Loans in HK$

751,240

Loans in foreign currencies

Total loans and advances

1,504,348

2,255,588

38.036 (-0.6 ) 739.186 ( 1.6 } 1,526,177 (-14) 2,265,362 (0.4)

38,598 (-2.0) 723,832 ( 3.8 ) 1,519,940 ( 2,243,773 (

106,781 (-64.6 )

638,725 (17.6 }

-1.0 ) 1,198,303 ( 25.5 }

0.5)

1,837,027 (22.8 )

• Adjusted for foreign currency swap deposits. Starting from April 1991, swap deposits can further be broken down into US dollar and non-US dollar 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.

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