TABLE 1: MONETARY STATISTICS
MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 1994
DEC 1993
Dec 1993
Earlier months ( change to Dec 1993)
Nov 1993
Sep 1993
Dec 1992
(HK$mo)
Money Supply
168,440
$60,842 (
4.7)
155,162 (
8.6)
139,479 (
20.8)
MI - HKS
19,168
18,776 (
21)
20,044 (
−4.4)
16,076 (
19.2)
Foreign currency Total
187,608
179,618 (
4.4)
175,206 (
7.1)
155,557 (
20.6)
922,417
1,062,851 ( -13.2)
839,114 (
9.9)
726,992 (
26.9)
M2 - HKS*
839,452
838,561 (
0.1)
829,505 (
1.2)
791,785 (
6.0)
Foreign currency"
1,761,870
1,901,411 (
-7.3)
1,668,519 (
5.6)
1,518,777 (
16.0)
Total
939,491
1,079,356 (−13.0 )
855,680 (
9.8)
750,276 (
25.2)
M3 - HK$*
881,071
876,695 (
0.5)
861,769 (
2.2)
823,989 (
6.9)
Foreign currency*
1,820,562
1,956,051 (
-6.9)
1,717,450 (
6.0)
1,574,265 (
15.6)
Total
71,874
67,958 (
5.8)
69,215 (
3.8)
61,157 (
17.5)
Notes and coins in circulation
63,354
60,207 (
5.2)
61,013 (
3.8)
52,172 (
21.4)
of which held by public
Total Deposits
Total Demand deposits
124,255
119,411 (
4.1)
114,193 (
8.8)
103,385 (
20.2)
422,282
410,823 (
28)
397,090 (
6.3)
353,878 (
19.3)
Total Savings deposits
Total Time deposits with licensed banks
1,129,408
1,288,351 (
-12.4 }
1,075,580 (
5.0 )
992,125 (
13.8)
Total Time deposits with restricted licence banks
29,479
28,399 (
3.8)
26,276 (
12.2)
34,611 (−14.8 )
Total Time deposits with deposit – taking companies
17,099
17,334 (
=
-1.4)
17,562 (
-3.2)
19,107 (-105)
858,241
1,001,685 (−14.3 )
779,582 (
10.1)
684,055 (
25.5)
HKS deposits*
420,508
411,644 ( 1.2)
405,708 (
3.6)
387,901 (
8.4)
US$ deposits*
443,773
Other foreign currency deposits*
1,722,522
451,190 ( -1.6) 1,864,518 ( -7,6)
445,412 (
-0.4)
431,150 (
2.9)
1,630,802 (
5.6)
1,503,107 (
14.6)
All deposits
71,800
68,608 (
4.7)
66,620 (
7.8)
58,690 (
22.3)
Foreign currency swap deposits
Total Loans and advances
103,244
To Gnance H.K.% visible trade
To Bnance merchandising trade not touching H.K
11,218
1,075,184
Other loans for use in H.K.
Other loans for use outside H.K.
1,626,415
Other loans where the place of use is not known
40,829
957,323
45,005 ( 1,089,573 (-12.1 }
102,975 ( 0.3)
11,997 (
-6.5) 1,202,391 ( -10.6 } 1,621,291 (
0.3) -9.3)
103,J13 (
0.1)
89,265 (
15.7)
12,324 (
-9.0)
11,883 (
-5.6)
1,052,591 (
2.1)
909,907 (
18.2)
1,651,266 (
-1.5)
1,420,648 (
14.5)
42,401 (
-3.7)
37,855 (
7.9)
930,740 (
29)
612,087 (
17.9)
Loans in HK$
1,899,567
Loans in foreign currencies
2,856,890
1,894,087 ( 2,983,660 ( -4.2)
0.3)
1,930,957 ( 2.861,697 (
-1.6)
1,657,471 (
14.6)
-0.2)
2,469,558 (
15.7)
Total loans and advances
*
Adjusted for foreign currency swap deposits. Starting from April 1991, swap deposits can further be broken down into US dollar and non- dollar foreign currency swap deposits.
-US
Note: 'Restricted licence banks' and 'deposit-taking companies' were known as "Licensed deposit-uking companies' and 'registered deposit-taking
companies' respectively before 1 February 1990.
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