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TABLE 1: MONETARY STATISTICS
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FEBRUARY 1996
(HK$ain)
Feb 1996
Jan 1996
Earlier months (% change to Feb 1996)
Nov 1995
Feb 1995
Money Supply
183,223
175,481 (
3.6)
170,079 (
7,7)
169,244 (
8.3 )
MI - HKS
20,280
19.351 (
4.8)
17,797 (
14.0)
18,529 (
9.5}
Foreign currency
203,503
195,832 (
3.9)
187,876
8.3)
187,773 {
8.4 )
Total
1,299,565
1,271,678 (
22)
1,229,576 (
5,7
1,114,041 (
16.7)
M2 - HK$@
1,004,594
999,996
1.5)
997,844 (
1.7}
918,910 (
10.4 )
Foreign currency"
2,314,259
2,271,674
1.9 )
2,227,420 (
39)
2,032,951 (
13.5)
Total
1,315,340
1,287,896 (
2.1 )
1,246,733 (
5.5)
1,131,892 (
16.2 )
M3 - HK$@
1,075,095
1,061,991 (
1.2)
1,060,752 (
1.4)
978,755 (
9.8)
Foreign currency"
2,390,435
2,349,887
1.7)
2,307,485
3.6)
2,110,647 (
133 1
Total
90,248
82,403 (
9.5)
77,321 (
16.7 }
80,566 (
12.0)
Notes and coins in circulation
80,279
70.949 (
13.2)
68,934 (
16.5)
71,570 (
12.2 )
of which held by public
Total Deposits
123,224
(24,883 (
-1.3)
118,942 (
3.6)
116,203 (
6.0)
Telal Demand deposits
456,340
440,940 (
3.5 }
424,656 (
7.5)
380,466 (
19.9 }
Total Savings deposits
1,663,279
1,646,698 (
1.0}
1,629,440 (
2.1)
1,483,520 (
12.1)
Toul Time deposits
1,609,445
1,592,566 (
1.1)
1,573,524 (
2.3)
1,427,583 (
12.7)
With licensed banks
36,647
37,119 (
-1.3
37,497
-2.3
36,049 (
1.7 )
With restricted licence banks
17,187
17,013 (
1.0 )
18,419 (
-6.7)
19,889
-13.6)
With deposit-taking companies
1,197,707
1,180,868 (
1.4)
1,147,655 (
4.8)
1,031,587 (
16.1)
HKS deposils@
102,944
103,332 (
-2.5)
101,145 (
1.8)
97,674 (
5.4)
Demand deposits
316,882
301,200 (
5.2)
288,976 (
9.7)
263,133 (
20.4)
Savings deposits
777,881
774,135 (
0.5)
752.534 (
34)
670,781 (
16.0 )
Time deposiu@
524,347
513,632 (
2.1)
516,870 (
1.4)
512,987 (
2.2)
US$ deposits*
$20.789
518,021 (
0.5)
$13,512 (
1.4)
435,615 (
19.6)
Other foreign currency deposits*
1,045,136
1,031,652 (
1.3 )
1,030,382 (
1.4)
948,602 (
10.2 1
Foreign currency deposits*
2,242,843
2,212,520 (
1.4)
2,173,037 (
3.2)
1,980,190 (
13.3)
All deposits
46,423
47,849 (
-3.0 )
51,813 ( 104 )
79,422 (−41.5 }
Foreign currency swap deposits
Total Loans and advances
1,614,293
1,596,250 (
1.1 )
Loans for use in H.K
To finance H.K's visible trade
157,918
157,225 (
0.4)
1,562,079 ( 154,389 (
3.3)
1,437,582 ( 12.3)
2.3)
136,749 (
15.5)
To finance merchandising trade not touching H.K.
19,508
18,832
3.6)
18,074 (
7.9)
15,716 (
24.11
Other loans for use in H.K.
1,436,867
1,420.193
1.2)
1,389,616 (
3.4)
1,285,117 (
11.5)
2,144,967
2,088,997 (
27)
2,169,588 (
-1.1)
1,921,570 (
11.6 )
Loans for use outside H.K.?
2.103.539
2,050,772 {
27)
2,131,604 (
-1.2 }
1,380,192 (
12.0 }
Other loans for use outside H.K
Other loant where the place of use is not known
39,428
38,225 (
3.1)
1,273,094
1,259,584 (
1.1 }
37,984 ( 1,234,294 (
1.8)
1.1 }
Loans in HKS
2,486,166
2.425.663 (
2.5)
2,497,373 (
-0.4)
41,379 ( 1,134,16) ( 2,224,989 (
-4.3 }
12.2
11.7)
Loans in foreign currencies
3,759.260
3,685,247 (
2.0)
3,731,667
0.7 )
3,359,152 (
11.9 }
Total loans and advances
Adjusted to exclude foreign currency swap deposits.
Adjusted to include foreign currency swap deposits. #Including those where place of usage is unknown
Note: Data may not add up to total due to rounding.
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