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Residential Mortgage Loans in Hong Kong Results of Survey for March 1996
33 authorised institutions
1. Outstanding lending
Mar
Feb
1996
1996
HK$ Mn
HK$ Mn
a. Amount
284,996
280,589
b. Monthly change
1.6%
1.6% **
c. Twelve-month change
18.6%
17.2% **
d. Average change (annualized)
Latest three months
18.0%
17.0% **
Latest twelve months
18.4%
17.2% **
2. Gross loans made during month
a. Amount
b. Number
11,012 7724
8,999
6762
3. New loans approved during month
a. Amount
b. Number
4. New loans approved during month
but not yet drawn
a. Amount
b. Number
11,987 7788
10,399 7243
7,630
4810
7,139 4819
Note:
** Adjusted for the effect of the addition of a subsidiary of a banking
group to the survey.