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TABLE 1: MONETARY STATISTICS - AUGUST 1994
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Aug 1994
Earlier months (25 change to Aug 1994)
Jul 1994
May 1994
Aur 1991
(HK$mn)
Money Supply
167,724
162,423 (
3.3)
164,236 (
21)
139,075 (
5.4)
M1
J
HKS
18.458
19,569 (
-6.2)
18,671 (
-11)
19,935 (
-7.4)
Foreign currency
186,182
182,092 (
2.2)
182,907 (
1.8)
179,010 (
4.0)
Toul
1,034,733
1,021,827 (
1.3)
992,935 (
4.2)
831.582 (
24.4)
M2 - HKS@
866,422
852,245 (
1.7)
829,540 (
4.4)
844,859 (
2.6)
Foreign currency"
1,901,155
1,874,072 (
1.4)
1,822,475 (
4.3)
1,676,441 (
13.4)
Toul
1,051,695
1,038.712 (
1.2)
1,009,864 (
4.1)
847,733 (
24.1}
M3 - HKS@
921,277
903,248 (
20)
874,645 (
5.3 )
877,884 (
4.9)
Foreign currency*
1.972,971
1,941,950 (
1.6)
1,884,509 {
4.7)
1,725,617 (
14.3 }
Total
73.924
73.468 (
0.6)
72,444 (
2.0)
68,336 (
8.2 )
Notes and coins in circulation
65,029
64,932 (
0.1)
64.250 (
1.2}
59,993 (
8.4)
of which held by public
Total Deposits
121,152
117,161
3.4 J
118,647 (
21)
119,017 (
1.8)
Toul Demand deposits
406.305
411,259 (
-1.2)
405,100 (
0.3)
391,347 (
3.8)
Total Savings deposits
Total Time deposits with licensed banks
1,271,319
1,241,415 (
24)
1,202,783 (
5.7}
1,085,717 (
17.1 }
Total Time deposits with restricted licence banks
34,216
33,407 (
24)
28,415 (
18.7 )
28,019 (
22.1)
Total Time deposits with deposit-taking companies
17.497
16,391 (
6.7)
17,742 (
-1.4)
17,819 (
- 1.8 )
960.563
944,704 (
1.7)
922,695 (
4.1)
772.974 (
24.3)
HKS deposits@
476,785
471,038 (
1.2)
439,458 (
85)
417,214 (
14.3)
US$ deposits*
413,140
403,891 (
23)
410,937 (
0.5)
451,732 (
-85)
Other foreign currency depositi
1,850,489
1,819,633 (
1.7)
1,773,090 (
44)
1,641,920 (
12.7)
All deposit
99,353
95,992 (
3,5 )
87,693 (
13.0)
64,062 (
55.1)
Foreign currency swap deposits
Total Loans and advances
123,555
121,213 (
1.4)
114,973 (
7.5)
103,901 (
18.9)
To finance H.K.'s visible trade
To Binance merchandising trade not touching H.K*
12,788
12,099 (
5.7)
11,559 (
10.6)
12,761 (
(2)
1,212,268
1,199,000 (
1.1 }
1,178,124 (
2.9)
1,040,149 (
16.5
Other loans for use in H.K.
1,819,723
1,805,688 (
0.7)
1,713,264 (
6.2)
1,662,054 (
9.5)
Other loans for use outside H.K.
45,645
Other loans where the place of use is not known
1,062,318
Loans in HKS
Loans in foreign currencies
2,131,660
3,213,978
45,894 ( 1,067,694 ( 1.4) 2,117,800 ( 0.7) 3,185,494 (
0.9)
-0.5)
45,142 (
1.1 }
42,639 (
7.0)
1,051,640 ( 2,011,427 ( 3,063,067 (
29)
924.290 (
17.1)
6.0)
1,937,213 (
10.0)
4.9)
2,861,503 (
12.3)
Toul loans and advances
Adjusted to exclude forsign 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
@ Adjusted to include foreign currency romp deposits. Starting from April 1991, swap deposits can further be broken down into US dollar and non-US
dollar foreign currency swap deposits.
Note: 1. 'Restricted licence banks' and 'deposit-taking companies' were known as "licensed deposit-taking companies' and 'registered deposit-taking
companies" respectively before 1 February 1990.
2. Data may not be added to total due to rounding.
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