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TABLE 1: MONETARY STATISTICS -- NOVEMBER 1994
Nov 1994
Earlier months (% change to Nov (994)
Oct 1994
Aug 1994
Nov 1993
(HK$ma)
Money Supply
167,456
M1- HKS
16,479
170,325 ( 17,163 (
-1.7)
167,724 (
-0.2)
160,842 (
4.1)
-4.0 }
18,458 (−10.7 )
18,776 (
.12.2)
Foreign currency Total
183,935
187,488 (
-1.9 )
186,182 ( -1.2)
179,618 (
2.4)
1,082,240
1,059,315 (
2.2 )
1,034,733 (
4.6)
1,062,851 (
1.8)
M2 – HK$@
896,599
871,130 (
2.9 )
856,422 (
3.5)
838,561 (
6.9)
Foreign currency*
1,975,939
1,930,445 (
2.5)
1.901.155 (
4.1)
1,901,411 (
4.1 }
Total
1,098,849
1,076,015 (
21)
1,051,695 (
4.5)
1,079,356 (
1.8
M3 - HK$@
958,954
930,731 (
3.0)
921,277
4.1)
876,695 (
9.4)
Foreign currency"
2,057,803
2,006,747 (
2.5)
1,972,971
4.3
1,956,051 (
5.2)
Total
73,496
74,088 (
-0.8)
73,924 (
-0.6)
67,958 (
8.1)
Notes and coins in circulation
65,282
65,549 (
-0.4)
65,029
0.4)
60,207 (
84)
of which held by public
Total Deposits
118,653
121,940
--27)
121,152 (
-21)
119,411
-0.6)
Total Demand deposits
397,720
400,461 (
-0.7)
406,305 (
-2.1)
410,823 (
-3.2)
Total Savings deposits
1,356,430
1,306,225
38)
1,271,319 (
6.7)
1,288,551 (
5.3)
Total Time deposits with licensed banks
Total Time deposits with restricted licence banks
35,986
34,260
5.0)
34,216 (
5.2)
28,399
26.7)
Total Time deposits with deposit-taking companies
19,745
19,532 (
1.1 )
17,497 (
12.8)
17,334 (
13.9)
1,006,275
986,997
20)
960,563
4.8)
1,001,685
0.5)
HKS deposits@
102,174
104,776 (
-2.5)
102,695 (
-0.5)
100,634
1.5 )
Demand deposits
271,921
276,653 (
-1.7 )
279,211 (
-2.6)
269,500 (
0.9)
Saving deposits
632,180
605,568
4.4)
578,658 (
92)
631,550
0.1)
Time deposits@
497,327
473,130 (
5.1 }
476,785 (
4.3)
411,644 (
20.8)
US$ deposits*
424,932
422,290 (
0.6)
413,140 (
29 )
451,190 (
-5.8)
Other foreign currency deposits*
1,928,534
1,882,417 (
24)
1,850,489 (
4.2)
1,864,518 (
34)
All deposits
104,023
101,976 (
20)
99,353 (
4.7)
68,608 (
51.6)
Poreign currency swap deposits
Total Loans and advances
To finance H.K.A visible trade
To finance merchandising trade not touching H.K
128,549
12,967
126,917 (
1.3)
123,555 (
4.0)
102,975 (
24.8)
13,496 (
-3.9)
12,788 (
1.4)
11,997 (
8.1)
1,248,556
1,233,996 (
1.2)
1,212,268 (
3.0)
1,202,391 (
3.8)
Other loans for use in H.K.
1,811,102
1,830,654 (
-1.1)
1,519,723 (
-0.5)
1,621,291 (
11.7)
Other loans for use outside H.K.
Other loans where the place of use is not known
43,212
45,874
-5.A
45,645
−5.3 )
45,005 (
-4.0 }
1,114,634
1,095,744
1.7)
1,082,318
3.0)
1,089,573 (
23)
Loans in HKS
Loans in foreign currencies
2,129,752 3,244,386
2,155,199 ( 3,250,937 (
-1.2)
2,131,660 (
-0.1 )
-0.2)
1,213,978
0.9)
1,894,087 ( 2,983,660
12.4)
8.7 )
Total loans and advances
Adjusted to exclude 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.
Adjusted to include 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: 1. "Restricted licence banks' and 'deposit-taking companies" were known as "Ticensed deposit-taking companies' and 'registered deposit-taking
companies' respectively before 1 February 1990.
2. Data may not be added to total due to rounding.
End/Friday, December 30, 1994