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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1992
MONETARY STATISTICS FOR AUGUST RELEASED
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HONG KONG DOLLAR DEPOSITS WITH AUTHORISED INSTITUTIONS RECORDED MODERATE INCREASE DURING AUGUST, ACCORDING TO STATISTICS PUBLISHED TODAY (THURSDAY) BY THE MONETARY AFFAIRS BRANCH.
CONSISTENT WITH THIS, THE BROADEST HONG KONG DOLLAR MONEY SUPPLY, M3, ROSE, HONG KONG DOLLAR LOANS AND ADVANCES ALSO INCREASED IN THE MONTH.
DEPOSITS
HONG KONG DOLLAR DEPOSITS WITH AUTHORISED INSTITUTIONS, ADJUSTED TO INCLUDE SWAP DEPOSITS, ROSE BY 1.0% IN AUGUST FOLLOWING INCREASES OF 2.1% AND 0.6% IN JUNE AND JULY RESPECTIVELY.
AMONG THESE DEPOSITS, DEMAND DEPOSITS FELL BY 6.6% WHILE SAVINGS AND TIME DEPOSITS INCREASED BY 1.7% AND 2.4% RESPECTIVELY. YEAR-ON-YEAR, TOTAL HONG KONG DOLLAR DEPOSITS GREW BY 17.2%.
FOREIGN CURRENCY DEPOSITS WITH AUTHORISED INSTITUTIONS INCREASED BY 1.3% IN AUGUST, AFTER AN INCREASE OF 0.4% IN JUNE AND A DECREASE OF 0.6% IN JULY.
OF THESE DEPOSITS, U.S. DOLLAR DEPOSITS INCREASED BY 3.9% WHILE NON-U.S. DOLLAR DEPOSITS DECREASED BY 0.6%. YEAR-ON-YEAR, TOTAL FOREIGN CURRENCY DEPOSITS GREW BY 9.8%.
DURING AUGUST, DEPOSITS IN ALL CURRENCIES WITH LICENSED BANKS ROSE BY 1.2% WHILE DEPOSITS WITH RESTRICTED LICENCE BANKS AND DEPOSIT- TAKING COMPANIES ROSE BY 1.1% AND 0.3% RESPECTIVELY.
YEAR-ON-YEAR, DEPOSITS WITH LICENSED BANKS GREW BY 14.4% WHILE DEPOSITS WITH RESTRICTED LICENCE BANKS AND DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES DECLINED BY 4.7% AND 23.7% RESPECTIVELY.
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MONEY SUPPLY
HK$M1 DECREASED BY 3.2% WHILE BOTH HK$M2 AND HK$M3 INCREASED BY 1.1% EACH IN AUGUST, COMPARED WITH INCREASES OF 0.4%, 0.8% AND 0.8% IN JULY.
YEAR-ON-YEAR, THESE MONETARY AGGREGATES INCREASED BY 24.4%, 18.6% AND 17.0% RESPECTIVELY.
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TOTAL MI DECREASED BY 2.7% WHILE BOTH TOTAL M2 AND M3 INCREASED 1.2% EACH IN AUGUST.
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