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TABLE 1: MONETARY STATISTICS
FEBRUARY 1995
(HK$mn)
Feb 1995
Earlier months (% change to Feb 1995)
Jan, 1995
Nov 1994
Feb 1994
Money Supply
169.244
177,110 (
-4,4 }
167,456 (
1.1)
178,903 (
-5.4)
MI - HK$
18,529
16,095 (
15.1)
16,479 (
12.4)
21,081 (
-12.1)
Foreign currency
187,773
193,205 (
-2.8 )
183,935 (
2.1 )
199,984 (
-6.1)
Total
1,114,306
1,104,930 (
0.8)
1,082,240 (
3.0 }
949,518 (
17.4
M2 - HK$@
922,245
887,581 (
3.9)
896,699 (
2.8)
843,643 (
9.3 )
Foreign currency"
2,036,551
1,992,511 (
2.2)
1,978,939 (
29)
1,793,161 (
13.6)
Total
1,131,942
1,123,466 (
0.8)
1,098,849 (
3.0)
966,364 (
17.1)
M3 - HKS@
983,249
949,447 (
3.6)
958,954 (
2.5)
884,847 (
Foreign currency"
2,115.191
2,072,912
2.0)
2,057,803 (
2.8)
1,851,211 (
14.3)
Total
80,566
96,966 ( -16.9 )
73,496 (
9.6)
76,798 ( 4.9)
Notes and coins in circulation
71,570
83,950 (-14.7 }
65,282 (
9.6)
68,695 (
4.2)
of which held by public
Total Deposits
116,203
Total Demand deposits
380,466
109,255 ( 378,246 (
6.4)
118,653 (
-21)
131,289 (-11.5 }
0.6 1
397,720 (
-4.3)
416,416 (
-8.6 )
Total Savings deposits
Total Time deposits with licensed banks
1,425,592
1,378,997 (
3.4)
1,356,430 (
5.1)
1,151,972 (
23.8)
36,049
37,685 (
-4.3}
35,986 (
0.2)
25,587 (
40.9 )
Total Time deposits with restricted licence banks
Total Time deposits with deposit-taking companies
19,888
19,753 (
0.7)
19,745 (
0.7 )
17,820 (
116)
1,031,587
1,010,833 (
21)
1,006,275
25)
878,829 (
174)
HKS deporibR
97,674
93,159 (
4.8)
102,174 (
+4.4 )
110,208 (
114 )
Demand deposits
263,133
261,509
0.6)
271,921 (
-3.2)
280,194 (
-6.1)
Saving deposits
670,781
656,164 (
22)
632,180 (
6.1)
488,427 (
37.3 )
Time deposits@
$12,987
483,263 (
6.2)
497,327 (
3.1)
422,417 (
21.4)
US$ deposits*
433,623
429,840 (
0.9)
424,932 (
2.0 }
441,838
-1.9)
Other foreign currency deposits*
1,978,198
1,923,936 (
2.8)
1,928,534 (
26)
1,743,083 (
13.5 )
All deposits
79,422
89,606 ( -11.4 )
104,023 (-23.6 )
73,289 (
8.4)
Foreign currency swap deposits
Total Loans and advances
135,120
132,136 (
23)
To finance H.K.% visible trade
To finance merchandising trade not touching H.K.
13,404
12,724 (
5.3 }
128,549 ( 12,967 (
5.1)
104,068 (
3.4)
11,355 (
29.8 ) 18.0)
1,286,215
1,273,692 (
1.0 )
1.248,556 (
3.0 )
1,119,004 (
14.9 )
Other loant for use in H.K
1,883,984
1,829,136
3.0)
1,811,102 (
4.0 )
1,721,047 (
9.5 )
Other loans for use outside H.K.
41,452
42,050 (
-1.4)
43,212 {
−4.1
45,634 (
-9.2)
Other loans where the place of use is not known
1,134,172
1,126,473
0.7)
1,114,634 (
1.8 }
991,314 (
14.4)
Loans in HKS
2,226,004
2.163,264 (
2.9)
2,129,752 (
4.5)
2,009,794 (
10.8)
Loans in foreign currencies
3,360,176
3,289,738 (
2.1)
3,244,386 (
3.6)
3,001,108 (
120)
Total loans and advances
Adjusted to exclude foreign currency swap deposits
Adjusted to include foreign currency swap deposits.
Note: Data may not add up to lo lal due to rounding.
End/Friday, March 31, 1995