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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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