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TABLE 1: MONETARY STATISTICS
APRIL 1996
Apr 1996
Earlier months (% change to Apr 1996)
Mar 1996
Jan 1996
Apr 1995
(HK$ma)
Money Supply
MI - HK$
176,083
175.267 (
0.5)
176,481 (
-0.2)
165,071 (
6.7)
18,858
20,360 (
-7.4)
19,351 (
-2.5 }
16,525 (
14.1)
Foreign currency Total
194,941
195,627 (
-0.4 )
195,832 (
-0.5)
181,596 (
7.3)
1,319,328
1,314,764 (
0.3)
1,271,678 (
3.7)
1,156,111 (
14.1)
M2 - HKS@
M3 - HK$@
1,037,254
1,022,961 (
1.4)
999,996
3.7)
960,422 (
8.0)
Foreign currency"
2,356,582
2,337,725 (
0.8)
2,271,674 (
37)
2,116,532 (
11.3)
Total
1,335,306
1,330,061 (
0.4 )
1,287,896 (
3.7)
1,173,899 (
13.7)
1,100,002
1,086,534 (
1.2)
1,061,991 (
3.6)
1,020,807 (
7.8)
Foreign currency"
2,435,308
2,416,595 (
0.8)
2,349,887 (
3.6)
2,194,706 (
11.0)
Tolst
Notes and coins in circulation
81,412 72,203
84,454 (
++
-3.6 )
82,403 (
-1.2)
78,915 (
3.2 )
74,476 (
-3.1)
70,949
1.8)
69,914 (
3.3)
of which held by public
Total Deposits
122,738
121.151 (
1.3)
124,883 (
-1.7)
111,682 (
9.9)
Total Demand deposits
452,631
457,356 (
-1.0 )
440,940 (
27}
393,522 (
15.0)
Total Savings deposits
1,718,108
1,694,071 (
1.4)
1,646,698
4.3)
1,561,615
10.0)
Total Time deposits
1,660,822
1,637,055 (
1.5)
1,592,566 (
4.3 )
1,503,965 (
10.4)
With licensed banks
40,700
40,338 (
0.9 )
37,119 (
9.6)
37,428 (
8.7 )
With restricted licence banks.
16,585
16,678 (
-0.6 )
17,013 (
**25)
20,223 (-18.0 )
With deposit-taking companies
1,223,737
1,215,932 (
0.6)
1,180,868 (
3.6)
1,074,449 (
13.9)
HK$ deposits@
103,880
100.791 (
3.1)
105,532 (
-1.6)
95,157 (
9.2)
Demand deposits
315,625
320,018 (
-1.4)
301,200 (
4.8)
268,129 (
17.7)
Savings deposits
804,232
795,123 (
1.1 )
774,135 (
3.9)
711,163 (
13.1)
Time deposits@
519,470
526,159 (
-1.3)
513,632 (
1.1 }
508,305 (
22)
US$ deposits*
550,271
530,487 (
3.7)
518,021 (
6.2)
484,066 (
13.7 )
Other foreign currency deposits*
1,069,741
1,056,646 (
1.2)
1,031,652 (
3.7)
992,371 (
7.8)
Foreign currency deposits"
2,293,478
2,272,578 (
0.9 )
2,212,520 (
3.7 )
2,066,820 (
11.0)
}
All deposits
43,408
44,948 (
-3.4 )
47,849 (
-9.3)
67,075 (-35.3 )
Foreign currency swap deposits
Total Loans and advances
1,653,548
1,624,564 (
1.8)
1,596,250 (
3.6)
1,474,340 (
123 }
Loans for use in H.K.
165,103
159,612 (
3.4)
157,225 (
5.0)
147,073 (
12.3)
To finance H.K.'s visible trade
To finance merchandising trade not touching H.K.
19,811
19,552 (
1.3 )
18,832 (
5.2)
16,305 (
21.5}
1,468,734
1,445,400 (
1.6)
1,420,193 (
3.4)
1,310,962 (
12.0)
Other loans for use in H.K.
2,126,519
2,076,125 (
2.4)
2,088,997 (
1.8)
2,221,877 (
-4.3)
Loans for use outside H.K. #
2,086,227
2,036,554 (
2.4)
2,050,772 (
1.7)
2,179,179 (
-4.3 }
Other loans for use outside H.K.
40,292
39,572 (
1.8)
38,225 (
5.4)
42,698
-5.6)
Other loans where the place of use is not known
1,303,916
1,287,807 (
1.3)
1,259,584 (
3.5)
1,161,967 (
12.2)
Loans in HK$
2,476,231
2,412,883 (
2.6)
2,425,663 (
21 )
2,534,250 (
-23 }
Loans in foreign currencies
3,780,167
3,700,691 (
2.1)
3,685,247 (
2.6)
3,696,217 (
23 )
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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