Money Supply
17
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TABLE 1 MONETARY STATISTICS
MARCIĮ 1996
Mar 1996
Earlier months (% change to Mar 1996)
Feb 1996
Dec 1995
Mar 1995
(1{KSmn)
175,267
183,223 (
-4.3 )
171,608 (
2.1)
173,333 (
11)
MI
-
HK$
20,360
20,280 (
0.4 }
18,830 (
8.1)
15,980 (
27:4}
Foreign currency
195,627
203.503 (
-3.9 }
190,437 (
2.7)
189,313 (
1.3)
Total
1,314,739
1,299,565 (
1.2 }
1,260,392 (
4.3 )
1,135,137
158)
M2 - HK$@
1,022,961
1.014,694 (
0.8 )
1.005,673 (
1.7 }
949,137 (
7,8
Foreign currency"
2,337,700
2,314,259 (
1.0 )
2,266,065 (
3.2)
2,084,275 (
12.12 )
Total
1,330,061
1,315,340
1,278,253 (
4.1 )
1,152,903 (
15.4)
M3 - HK$@
1,086,534
1,075,095 (
| 1 }
1,068,926 (
1.6)
1,011,557 (
7.4}
Foreign currency"
2,416,595
2,390,435
2,347,179 (
3.0)
2,164,470 (
116)
Total
84,454
90,248 (
Notes and coins in circulation
74,476
80,279 (
-6.4) -7.2)
81,667 (
3.4)
79,421 (
6.3)
71,335 (
4.4 )
69,926 (
6.5 1
of which held by public
Total Deposits
121,152
123,224 (
- 1.7}
119.102 (
1.7 }
Total Demand deposits
457,356
456,340 (
0.2 }
439.397 (
4.1)
119,367 ( 382,614 (
1.5 1
19.5)
Total Savings deposits
1,694,071
1,663,279 (
19)
1.650,955 (
26)
1,533,796 (
10.4 )
Total Time deposits
1,637,055
1,609,445 (
1.7 )
1,594,474 (
2.7)
1,475,321 (
[1.0 }
With licensed banks
40,338
36,647 (
10.1}
38,125 (
5.8)
38146 (
5.7 )
With restricted licence banks
16,678
17,187 (
-30)
18.356 (
-9.1 )
20.329 (
-18.0 )
With deposit-taking companies
1,215,932
1,197,707 (
1.5)
1.171,592
1.8)
1,053,789 (
15.4)
HKS deposits@
100,791
102,944 (
-2.1 }
100,273 (
0.5 )
103,407 (
-2.5 J
Demand deposits
320,018
316,882 (
1.0 )
300,697
6.4)
263,834 (
21.3)
Savings deposits
795,123
777,881 (
2.2 )
770,621
1.2}
686,548 (
15.8 1
Time deposits@
526,159
524,347 (
0.3)
$24,334
0.3)
514,630 (
2.2 J
USS deposits*
530,487
$20,789 (
1.9 )
513,529
3.3)
467,379
13.5)
Other foreign currency deposits*
1,056,646
1,045,136 (
1.)
1.037.863
982,009 (
7.6
Foreign currency deposits*
2,272,578
2,242,843 (
1.3)
2.209,454 (
29 )
2.035,797 ( 11.6
All deposits
44,948
46,423 {
-37)
49.808 (
-9.8)
71,198 (-36.9 )
Foreign currency swap deposits
Total Loans and advances
1,624,573
1,614,293 (
0.6)
1.571.679 (
Loans for use in H.K.
To finance H.K visible trade
159,612
157,918 (
1.)
155,737 (
3.4 ) 2.5 }
1,451,033 (
12.0)
141,370 (
12.9 )
To finance merchandising trade not touching H.K.
19,552
19,508 (
0.2)
17,732 (
10.3)
15,787 (
23.8)
1,445,409
1,436,867 (
06)
1,398,210 (
3.4)
1.293,876 {
(1.7)
Other loans for use in H.K
Loans for use outside H.K#
2,076,279
2,144,967 (
-3.2)
2,166.746 (
Other loans for use outside H.K.
2,036,707
2,105,539 (
-3.3)
2.128.641 (
-4.2)
-4.3
2,059,933 (
08)
2,018,031 (
0.9 )
Other loans where the place of use is not known
39.572
39,428 (
1,257,820
1,273,094 (
Loans in HKS
2,413,032
7,486,166 (
0.4 ) 1.2 } -29 )
39,106 (
3.8 )
41,903 (
-5.6 }
Loans in foreign currencies
3,700,852
3,759,260 (
-1.6)
1,237,304 ( 2,501,122 ( 3,738,426 (
4.1)
1,146.266 (
12.3 )
-3.5
2,364,698 (
-1.0)
3,510,966 (
20) 5.4 ]
Tolat loans and advances
+
Adjusted to exclude foreign currency swap deposits. @ Adjusted to include foreign currency swap deposits.
# Tacluding those where place of usage is unknown
Note: Data may not add up to total due to rounding.