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Residential Mortgage Loans in Hong Kong Results of Survey for February 1996
33 authorised institutions
1. Outstanding lending
Feb
Jan
1996
1996
HK$ Mn
HK$ Mn
a. Amount
280,589
275,968
b. Monthly change
1.6% **
1.2%
c. Twelve-month change
17.2% **
15.7%
d. Average change (annualized)
Latest three months
17.0% **
15.8%
Latest twelve months
17.2% **
15.7%
2. Gross loans made during month
a. Amount
b. Number
3. New loans approved during month
a. Amount
b. Number
4. New loans approved during month
but not yet drawn
a. Amount
b. Number
Note: **
8,999
9,312
6762
7208
10,399 7243
9,029
7117
7,139
5,818
4819
4462
Adjusted for the effect of the addition of a subsidiary of a banking group to the survey.