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TABLE 1 : MONETARY STATISTICS
MAY 1995
(HK$mn)
May 1995
Earlier months (95 change to May 1995)
Apr 1995
Feb 1995
May 1994
+
Money Supply
M1 HKS
166,060
165,071 (
0.6 }
169,244
-1.9)
164,236 (
1.1
17,590
16,525 (
6.4 )
18,529
5.1)
18,671 (
-5.8)
Foreign currency
183,651
181,596 (
1.1)
187,773
-2.2)
182,907 (
0.4)
Total
1,162,566
1,155,501 (
0.6)
1,114,306
4.3)
992,935 (
17.1)
M2 - HKS@
977,544
965,723 (
1.2)
922,245 (
6.0 )
829,540 (
17.8)
Foreign currency"
2,140,110
2,121,223 (
0.9)
2,036,551 (
5.1)
1,822,475 (
17.4)
Total
1,180,133
1,173,289
0.6)
1,131,942 (
4.3)
1,009,864 (
16.9 )
M3 - HK$@
1,040,852
1,028,043 (
1.2)
983,249 {
59)
874,645 (
19.0 )
Foreign currency"
2,220,985
2,201,332 (
0.9)
2,115,191 (
50)
1,884,509 (
17.9)
Total
Notes and coins in circulation
78,256 69,295
78,915 (
-0.8)
69,914 (
-0.9 )
80,566 ( 71,570 (
די
-2.9)
72,444 (
8.0)
-3.2)
64,260 (
7.8 }
of which held by public
Total Deposits
114,356
111,682 (
2.4)
Total Demand deposits
398,265
393,522 (
1.2)
116,203 ( 380,466 (
-1.6)
118,647 (
-3.6)
4.7)
405,100 (
--1.7}
Total Savings deposits
Total Time deposits with licensed banks
1,515,621
1,503,305 (
0.8)
1,425,592 (
6.3)
1,202,783 (
26.0)
Total Time deposits with restricted licence banks
38,526
37,428
2.9)
36,049 (
6.9)
28,818 (
33.7)
Total Time deposits with deposit-taking companies
20,037
20,223
-0.9)
19,888 (
0.7)
17,742 (
12.9)
1,081,266
1,073,789 (
0.7)
1,031,587 (
4.8)
922,695 (
17.2)
HKS deposits@
96,766
95,157
1.7)
97,674 (
-0.9 )
99,976 (
-3.2)
Demand deposits
271,593
268,129
1.3)
263,133 (
3.2)
280,107 (
-3.0)
Saving deposits
712,907
710,503 (
0.3)
670,781 (
6.3)
542,612 (
31.4)
Time depositsR
509,055
508,305 (
0.1)
512,987
-0.8)
439,458 (
15.8)
US$ deposits"
496,485
484,066 (
26)
433,623
14.5)
410,937 (
20.8)
Other foreign currency deposits*
2,086,805
2,066,160 (
1.0 )
1,978,198 (
55 }
1,773,090 (
17.7)
All deposits
64.678
67,075 (
-3.6)
79,422 ( -18.6 )
87,893 (−26.4 )
Foreign currency swap deposits
Total Loans and advances
To finance H.K's visible trade
To finance merchandising trade not touching H.K.
150,197 15,498
143,907 (
4.4)
135,120 (
11.2)
114,973 (
30.6)
13,801 (
12.3)
13,404 (
15.6)
11,559 (
34.1 }
1,329,261
1,312,371 (
1.3)
1,285,216 (
3.3)
1,178,128 (
12.8)
Other loans for use in H.K
2,242,316
2,183,437
27 )
1,883,984 (
19.0)
1,713,264 (
30.9)
Other loans for use outside H.K.
Other loans where the place of use is not known
41,717
42,698
-2.3)
41,452 (
0.6)
45,142 (
-7.6)
1,180,216
1,161,967 (
1.6)
1,134,172 (
4.1)
1,051,540 (
122)
Loans in HKS
2,598,773
2,534,245 (
25)
2,225,004 (
16.7)
2,011,427 (
29.2)
Loans in foreign currencies
3,778,989
3,696,213
2.2 )
3,360,176 (
12.5)
3,063,067
23.4)
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 total due to rounding.
End/Friday, June 30, 1995