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FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1993
TABLE 2 : QUARTERLY ANALYSIS OF LOANS FOR USE IN HONG KONG BY SECTOR - MARCH 1993
Mar 1993
Earlier quarters
( change to Mar 1993)
(HK$mm)
Sectors
Dec 1992
Sep 1992
Mar 1992
Manufacturing
69,783
63,731 (
9.5 )
60,183 ( 16.0)
56,989 (22.4 )
Transport and transport equipment
59,287
58,076 (
2.1 )
54,894 (8.0)
51,415 15.3)
Building, construction, property development and investment
146,776
142,185 (
3.2)
135,421 (
8.4 )
127,556 ( 15.1 )
Wholesale and retail trade
92,965
88,152 (
5.5 )
86,826 ( 7.1 )
83,551 (11.3)
Financial concerns
137,010
125,191 (
9.4 )
130,181 ( 5.2)
118,108 (16.0)
Individuals:
to purchase flats in the Home Ownership Scheme and Private Sector Participation Scheme
24,714
21,628 (
14.3 )
20,400 (21.1 )
20,052 (23.2)
to purchase other residential
204,734
202,630 (
1.0 )
200,465 (2.1)
183,996 (11.3)
property
other purposes
Others
Total
92,484
88,342 ( 4.7)
83,446 (10.8)
78,793 (17.4)
139,956
119,972 (16.7)
140,718 (-0.5)
123,802 (13.0)
967,709
909,907 ( 6.4 )
912,534 (6.0)
844,262 (14.6 )
* This excludes funds advanced to authorized institutions.
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