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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1992
Table 1 : monetary stATISTICS
Aug 1992
Jul 1992
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AUGUST 1992
Earlier months (% change to Aug 1992)
May 1992
Aug 1991
(HK$m)
Money Supply
MI - HK$
128,021
132,296 (-3.2)
124,221 (
3.1)
102,932 (24,4 )
Foreign currency Total
16,469
16,177 ( 1.8)
15,116 (
9.0)
14,492 ( 13.6 )
144,490
148,473 (-2.7 )
139,337 (
3.7 )
117,424 ( 23.0)
M2 - HK$*
700,939
693.623 ( 1.1)
673,182 (
4.1 )
590,926 ( 18.6 )
Foreign currency*
766,853
756,977 (
1.3 )
757,632 (
1.2 )
Total
1,467,792
1,450,601 (
1.2 )
1,430,814 (
2.6)
692,871 (10.7) 1,283,797 (14.3)
M3 - HK$*
723,214
715,622 (
1.1 )
696,091 (
3.9 )
617,890 ( 17.0 )
Foreign currency
803,141
792,679 (
1.3 )
795,216 (
1.0 )
Total
1,526,355
1,508,301 (
1.2)
1,491,307 (
2.4 )
733,971 ( 9,4 ) 1,351,861 (12.9)
Notes and coins in circulation
of which held by public
56,287 48,403
$4,459 (
3.4 )
$1,902 (
8.4 )
46,836 (20.2)
47,022 (
2.9)
45,079 (
7.4)
40,240 ( 20.3)
!
Total Deposits
Total Demand deposits
96,088
101,451 (-5.3)
Total Savings deposits
349,928
347,454 ( 0.7 )
94,258 ( 332,829 (
1.9 )
5.1 }
Total Time deposits with licensed banks
957,085
938,030 (
2.0)
Total Time deposits with restricted licence banks
36,650
36,257 (
1.1 )
Total Time deposits with deposit-taking companies
20,088
20,029 (
0.3)
HK$ deposits
661,075
654,827 (
1.0 )
942,768 ( 1.5 } 37,378 (-1.9 ) 20,946 (4.1 ) 637,737 ( 3.7)
77,184 (24.5) 269,561 ( 29,8) 879,800 ( 8.8)
38,451 ( 47 ) 26,321 (-23.7) 563,909 17.2)
US$ deposits*
347,278
Other foreign currency deposits*
451,486
All deposits
1,459,839
334,256 ( 454,138 (-0.6) 1,443,221 { 1.2 )
3.9 )
322,661 ( 7.6)
293,395 ( 18.4 )
467,781 (-3.5) 1,428,178 (
1.2)
434,112 ( 4.0 )
1,291,417 (13.0)
Foreign/currency swap deposits
49,009
46,747 (
4.8 )
42,830 ( 14.4 }
47,852 ( 2.4 )
Total Loans and advances
To finance H.K.'s visible trade
90,878
90,945 (0.1)
To finance merchandising trade not touching H.K.
$1,333
Other loans for use in H.K.
892,222
Other loans for use outside H.K.
1,427,802
Other loans where the place of use is not known
Loans in HK$
38,150 792,500
Loans in foreign currencies
Total loans and advances
1,667,885 2,460,384
11,196 ( 1.2) 884,492 ( 0.9) 1,377,519 (
3.7) 38,022 (
0.3) 789,201 (
0.4 ) 1,612,973 (
3.4 ) 1,559,506 ( 2,402,174 (
2.4 ) 2,334,004 ( 5.4)
89,219 (
1.9 ) 14,750 (-23.2 ) 868,605 ( 1,322,827 (
82,995 ( 11,263 (
9.5)
0.6)
2.7)
767,935 (16.2)
7.9 )
1,095,380 (30.3)
38,602 ( 774,498 (
-1.2)
2.3)
6.9)
40,115 ( 4,9 )
680,924 (16,4 ) 1,316,763 ( 26.7) 1,997,687 (23.2)
• 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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