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TOTAL M1, M2 AND M3
DECREASED BY 4.0%, 4.7% AND 4.4% RESPECTIVELY IN FEBRUARY. IN JANUARY, THEY ROSE BY 11.0%. 6.8% AND 6.4% RESPECTIVELY. YEAR-ON-YEAR, TOTAL M1, M2 AND M3 ROSE BY 33.3%, 14.2% AND 13.8% RESPECTIVELY.
LOANS AND ADVANCES
TOTAL OUTSTANDING LOANS AND ADVANCES EXTENDED BY AUTHORISED INSTITUTIONS INCREASED BY 1.0% IN FEBRUARY 1994, FOLLOWING A DECREASE OF 4.2% IN DECEMBER 1993 AND AN INCREASE OF 4.1% IN JANUARY 1994.
AMONG THESE LOANS, HONG KONG DOLLAR LOANS FELL BY 5.3%, LARGELY DUE TO THE REPAYMENT OF LOANS FOR SHARE SUBSCRIPTIONS.
FOREIGN CURRENCY LOANS INCREASED BY 4.4% DURING THE MONTH, COMPARED WITH A YEAR EARLIER, THESE LOANS INCREASED BY 18.9% AND 15.7% RESPECTIVELY.
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LOANS TO FINANCE VISIBLE TRADE OF HONG KONG DECREASED BY 0.3% FEBRUARY 1994, AFTER INCREASES OF 0.3% AND 1.1% IN DECEMBER 1993 JANUARY 1994 RESPECTIVELY. YEAR-ON-YEAR, SUCH LOANS GREW BY
13.4%.
OTHER LOANS FOR USE IN HONG KONG FELL BY 3.7% IN FEBRUARY 1994, FOLLOWING A DECREASE OF 10.6% IN DECEMBER 1993 AND AN INCREASE OF 8.1% IN JANUARY 1994. YEAR-ON-YEAR, THESE LOANS INCREASED BY 19.6%.
LOANS FOR USE OUTSIDE HONG KONG INCREASED BY 4.2% IN FEBRUARY 1994, AFTER INCREASES OF 0.3% AND 1.6% IN DECEMBER 1993 AND JANUARY 1994 RESPECTIVELY. YEAR-ON-YEAR, THESE LOANS GREW BY 15.4%.
LOANS TO FINANCE TRADE NOT TOUCHING HONG KONG DECREASED BY 1.5% DURING FEBRUARY 1994 AFTER A DECREASE OF 6.5% IN DECEMBER 1993 AND AN INCREASE OF 2.8% IN JANUARY 1994. YEAR-ON-YEAR, THESE LOANS DECREASED BY 6.9%.
NUMBER OF REPORTING INSTITUTIONS
THE NUMBER OF REPORTING LICENSED BANKS AND RESTRICTED LICENCE BANKS INCREASED BY ONE EACH TO 170 AND 57 RESPECTIVELY WHILE THE NUMBER OF REPORTING DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES REMAINED UNCHANGED AT 139.
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