Money Supply
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TABLE 1: MONETARY STATISTICS – DECEMBER 1995
Dec 1995
Earlier monibu (2% change to Dee 1995)
Nov 1995
Sep 1995
Dec 1994
(HK"-
171.414
170,079 (
0.8)
166,508 (
29 )
167,922 (
MI -- HKI
18,227
17,797 (
2+)
17,418 (
4.6)
17,412 (
4.7
Foreign current}
189,641
187,376 (
0.9 )
183,926 (
31)
185.334 (
23
Total
1,260,202
1,200 576
2.5
1,234,276 ( 21)
1,094,715 (
15.1
M2 - HK3@
1,004,872
1,005,377 (
-0.1
992,103 (
13)
899,070 (
11.8
Foreign currency"
2,265,074
2,234,953 (
13
2,226,379 (
1.7)
1,993.786 (
13.6
Total
1,276,069
1,246,733
24)
1.251.662 (
21)
1,112,146 (
14.9
MJ - HKS@
1,068,125
1,070,617
---0.2)
1,055,692 (
1.2)
961,280 (
11.2
Foreign curreDCY*
2,346,194
2,317,350 (
12)
2,307,354 (
1.7)
2.073,425 (
13.2
Total
Notes and coins in circulation
81,667 71,335
77,321 (
5.6)
78,295 (
4.3)
78,143 (
4.5
68,934 (
15)
69,310 (
29)
67,753 (
5.2
of which held by public
Toual Deporics
Total Demand deposin
118.306
118,942 (
114,616 (
12)
117,551 (
0.6
439,397
424,656 (
418,360 (
5.0)
400.506 (
Total Savings deposits
Total Time deposits with licensed banks
1,594,478
1,573,524 (
1,574,737
1.366.274
16.7
Toul Time deposits with restricted licence banks
38,125
37,497
£7)
37,180
25)
37,476
1.7
Total Time deposits with deposit-taking companies
18,336
18,419
-0.3)
18,881 (
-2.8)
19,888
-7.5
1,171,408
1,142,655 (
25)
1.145.375 (
20)
1,016,203
15.3
HKS deposius@
100,079
101,145 (
-L1)
97,198
3.0)
100,139 (
-0.1
Demand deposits
•
300,697
288,976
4.1)
289,789
4.1)
274,694 (
9.5
Savings deposits
770,631
752,534
24}
762.389
Li}
641,370 (
20.2
·
Time deposits@
523,731
516,870 (
1.3 )
508,322
3.0 }
493.197 (
6.2
USS deposits"
513,523-
513,512 (
0.0}
507,077 (
13}
432,296 (
18.8
Other foreign currency deposits*
1,037,255
1,030,382 (
0.7}
1,015,399 (
22)
925,493 (
12.1
Foreign currency deposits*
All deposits
Foreign currency swap deposits
2,208,663
2,173,037 (
1.4)
2,163,774 (
21)
1,941,696 (
13.7
49,808
$1,413 (
-3.9)
56,945 ( -12.5 }
103,805 ( -52.0
Total Loans and advanem
To Gnance H.K.'s visible trade
To finance merchandising trade not touching H.K.
155,737 17,732
154,389 (
18,074 (
0.9) -1.9)
154,571 (
0.8) 17,539 ( 1.1)
130,536 ( 19.3
14,839 (
19.5
Other loans for usa in H.K.
1,398,027
1,389,516
0.6)
Other loans for use outside HK.
2.128.232
2,131,604
-02)
1,363,454 ( 2.153.550
25)
1,258,601 (
11.1
-1.2)
1.519,478 (
17.0
Other loans where the place of use is not known
38,130
37,984 (
0.4)
39.059
-24)
41,140 (
-7.3
1,237,602
1,234,294
0.3)
1,214,713 (
1.9 )
1,119,388 (
Loans in HK
Loans in foreign currencies
2,500,257
2.497.373
0.1)
2,513,450 (
-0.5)
3,737,859
3,731,667 (
0.2)
3,728.172 (
0.3)
2,145,205 ( 3.254,594 {
10.6 16.6
14.3
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