WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1994
TABLE 1: MONETARY STATISTICS – JAN 1994
Jan 1994
Dec 1993
Earlier months (6 change to Jan 1994)
Oct 1993
Jan 1993
+
(HKSOLD)
Money Supply
MI - HKS
187,940
158,440 (
116)
203,878 (
-7.8)
144,303 (
30.2)
20,280
19,168 (
58)
18,746 (
8.2)
18,495 (
9.7)
Foreign currency Total
208,219
187,608 (
110)
222,624 (
-6.5)
162,798 (
27.9)
1,026,621
922,417 (
113)
930,390 (
10.3)
744,538 (
37.9)
M2 - HKS*
854,466
839,452 (
18)
840,923 (
1.6)
821,976 (
4.0)
Foreign currency*
1,881,087
1,761,870 (
68)
1,771,312 (
6.2)
1,566,514 (
20.1}
Total
1,043,224
939,491 (
110)
946,987 (
10.2)
768,082 (
35.8)
M3 - HKS*
893,991
881,071 (
1.5)
876,183 (
2.0)
855,577 (
45)
Foreign currency*
1,937,215
1,820,562 (
6.4)
1,823,169 (
6.3)
1,623,659 (
19.3)
Total
78,950
71,874 (
9.8)
68,752 (
14.8 )
70,341 (
12.2)
Notes and coins in circulation
67,284
63,354 (
6.2)
60,462 (
11.3)
61,171 (
10.0)
of which held by public
Total Deposits
140,935
124,255 (
13.4)
162,161 (-13.1)
101,627 (
38.7)
Total Demand deposits
415,968
422,282 (
-1.5)
410,358 (
1.4)
356,436 (
16.7)
Total Savings deposits
Tota! Time deposits with licensed banks
1,232,889
1,129,408 (
9.2)
1,117,826 (
10.3)
1,029,652 (
19.7)
Total Time deposits with restricted licence banks
25,381
29,479 (−13.9 )
28,043 (
-9.5)
36,821 (-31.1)
Foul Time deposits with deposit-taking companies
17,678
17,099 (
3.4)
17,417 (
15)
18,617 (
-5.0 }
957,979
858,241 (
11.6)
871,171 (
10.0)
692,941 (
38.2)
HK$ deposits*
433,237
420,508 (
3.0)
412,990 (
4.9)
420,363 (
1.1)
US$ deposits*
441,637
443,773 (
-0.5)
451,644 (
--2.2 }
429,848 (
27)
Other foreign currency deposits*
1,832,852
1,722,522 (
6.4)
1,735,805 (
5.6)
1,543,152 (
18.5)
All deposits
72,526
71,800 (
1.0)
68,274 (
6.2)
59,783 (
21.3)
Foreign currency swap deposits
Total Loans and advances
104,354
103,244 (
1.1)
103,056 (
1.3)
91,514 (
14.0)
To finance H.K.'s visible trade
To Gnance merchandising trade not touching H.K.
11,532
11,218 (
2.8)
12,079 (
-4.5)
12,026 (
-4.1)
1,162,030
1,075,184 (
8.1)
1,107,062 (
5.0 )
923,694 (
25.8)
Other loans for use in H.K
Other loans for use outside H.K.
1,651,850
1,626,415 (
1.6)
1,616,305 (
2.2)
1,415,836 (
16.7)
Other loans where the place of use is not known
43,007
40,829 (
5.3)
41,578 (
3.4)
38,102 (
12.9)
1,047,056
957,323 (
9.4)
990,694 (
5.7)
823,506 (
27.1)
Loans in HKI
Loans in foreign currencies
1,925,717 2,972,773
1,899,567 ( 2,856,890 (
1.4)
1,889,406 (
1.9)
1,657,665 (
16.2)
4.1)
2,880,100 (
3.2}
2,481,171 (
19.5)
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-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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