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TABLE 1 : Monetary STATISTICS
SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 1994
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MAR 1994
Mar 1994
Earlier months ( change to Mar 1994)
Feb 1994
Dec 1993
Mar 1993
(HKSinn)
Money Supply
171,558
178,903 (
-4.1)
168,440 (
1.9)
142,682 (
20.2)
M1- HKS
19,051
21,081 (
-9.6)
19,168 (
-0.6)
14,940 (
27.5)
Foreign currency
190,609
199,984 (
−4.7)
187,608 (
1.6)
157,621 (
20.9)
Total
950,529
949,518 (
0.1)
922,417 (
3.0)
786,507 (
20.4)
M2 - HKS*
835,787
843,643 (
-0.9)
839,452 (
-0.4)
822,440 (
1.6)
Foreign currency"
1,786,315
1,793,161 (
-0.4)
1,761,870 (
1.4)
1,609,047 (
11.0)
Total
967,405
966,364 (
0.1)
939,491 (
3.0)
809,784 (
19.5)
MJ - HKS'
878,513
884,847 (
-0.7)
881,071 (
-0.3)
855,276 (
2.7)
Foreign currency"
1,845,918
1,851,211 (
-0.3)
1,820,562 (
1.4)
1,665,060 (
10.9)
Toul
77,767
76,798 (
1.3)
71,874 (
8.2)
62,274 (
24.9)
Notes and coins in circulation
67,804
68,695 (
-1.3)
63,354 (
7.0)
54,584 (
24.2)
of which held by public
Total Deposits
122,805
131,289 (
-6.5)
124,255 (
-1.2)
103,037 (
19.2)
Total Demand deposits
401,573
415,416 (
-36)
422,282 (
−4.9 )
363,671 (
10.4)
Total Savings deposits
Total Time deposits with licensed banks
1,154,915
1,151,972 (
1.1)
1,129,408 (
3.1)
1,070,742 (
8.8)
Total Time deposits with restricted licence banks
26,607
25,587 (
4.0)
29,479 (
-9.7}
35,024 (
-24.0)
Total Time deposits with deposit-taking companies
17,720
17,820 (
-0.6)
17,099 (
3.6)
17,916 (
--1.1)
879,416
878,829 (
0.1)
858.241 (
2.5)
741,205 (
18.6)
HKS deposits*
418,942
422,417 (
-0.8)
420,508 (
-0.4)
407,982 (
27)
US$ deposits*
435,262
441,838 (
-1.5)
443,773 (
-1.9)
441,203 (
−1.3 }
Other foreign currency deposits*
1,733,620
1,743,083 (
-0.5)
1,722,522 (
0.6)
1,590,390 (
9.0)
All deposits
80,209
73,289 (
9.4)
71,800 (
11.7)
61,211 (
31.0)
Foreign currency swap deposits
Total Loans and advances
To finance H.K.'s visible trade
To finance merchandising trade not touching H.K
106,309
10,624
104,068 ( 11,355 (
22)
-6.4)
103,244 ( 11,218 (
3.0 } -5.3)
93,184 (
14.1)
12,390 (-14.3 )
1,139,415
1,119,004 (
1.8)
1,075,184 (
6.0)
967,709 (
17.7)
Other loans for use in H.K.
1,719,082
1,721,047 (
-0.1)
1,626,415 (
5.7)
1,505,041 (
14.2)
Other loans for use outside HK.
Other loans where the place of use is not known
43,946
45,634 (
-37)
40,829 (
7,6}
40,732 (
7.9)
1,011,843
Loans in HK$
2,007,533
Loans in foreign currencies
3,019,376
991,314 ( 2,009,794 ( 3,001,108 (
2.1 } -0.1)
957,323 (
5.7)
862,860 (
17.3)
0.6)
1,899,567 ( 2,656,890 (
5.7)
1,756,196 (
14.3)
5.7)
2,619,056 (
15.3)
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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