TABLE 1: MONETARY STATISTICS - AUG 1996

(HK$ma)

Aug 1996

Earlier months (% change to Aug.1996)

Jul 1995

May 1996

An: 1995

Money Supply

MI - HKS

176,382

180,880 (-2.5)

Foreign currency

19,673

Total

196,054

M2 - HKS@

1,380,633

20,416 ( -3.6) 201,295 ( -2.6) 1,363,775 ( 1.2)

Foreign currency"

1,003,409

1,011,863 (-0.8)

Total

2,384,042

2,375,638 ( 0.4)

M3 - HK$@

1,396,382

1,379,445 ( 1.2 }

Foreign currency"

1,069,550

1,076,551 ( +0.7)

Total

2,465,932

2,455,995 (0.4)

Notes and coins in circulation

83,174

82,051 ( 1.4)

of which held by public

73,796

73,373 (0.6)

173,538 ( 1.6)

18,460 ( 191,998 ( 1,317,522 ( 4.8) 1,009,682 (-0.6) 2,327,210 ( 2.4) 1,333,917 ( 4.7) 1,073,335 (-0.4) 2,407,252 ( 24)

82,304 ( 1.1) 72,860 (

6.6) 21)

188,500 (44) 18,536 ( 4.4) 207,336 (-5.4) 1,221,612 (13.0) 978,121 (2.6) 2,199,732 ( 8.4) 1,238,854 (127) 1,040,088 ( 2.8) 2,278,942 (8.2)

78,355 ( 6.2)

1.3 }

69,360 (6.4)

Total Deposits

Total Demand deposits

122,259

127,922 (44)

119,138 (

26)

137,976 (-11.4)

Total Savings deposita

473,427

465,631 ( 1.5)

455,088 (

4.0)

411,559 (15.0 )

Total Time deposits.

1,723,086

1,717,528 ( 0.3)

1,690,070 (

20)

1,596,632 ( 7.0)

With licensed banks

1,662,220

1,657,550 (

0.3 )

1,630,462 (

1.9}

1,539,344 ( 8.0)

With restricted licence banks

44,889

43,912 (

2.1)

43,481 ( 3.2)

38,468 (16.7)

With deposit-taking companies

15,972

15,946 (-0.1)

16,127 (-0.9)

HKS deposils@

1,280,034

1,264,445 ( 1.2)

1,220,336 (

4.9)

18,825 ( -15.1 ) 1,136,266 ( 12.7)

Demand deposits

102,586

107,507 (-4.6)

100,678 (

1.9)

119,139 (-13.9 )

Savings deposits

332,951

324,509 ( 26 )

318,498 (

4.5)

282,669 (17.8)

Time deposits@

844,497

832,429 (

1.4)

US$ deposits"

515,070

Other foreign currency deposits"

523,728

Foreign currency deposits*

1,038,79%

All deposits

2,318,832

512,037 ( 0.6) 535,579 (-2.2} 1,047,686 (-0.8) 2,312,131 (0.3)

301,160 ( 5.4) 512,213 ( 0.6) 531,747 (-1.5} 1,043,960 (4.5) 2,264,397 ( 2.4)

734,457 (15.0) 511,735 ( 0.7) 498,173 (51) 1,009,908 ( 2.9) 2,146,173 8.0)

Foreign currency swap deposits

40,048

41,283 ( 3.0 )

43,183 (-73)

57,716 (-30.6 )

Total Loans and advances

Loans for use in HK

1,738,369

1,733,409 (0.3)

To finance HK.% visible trade

165,056

To finance merchandising trade not touching H.K.

20,566

Other loans for use in HK

1,552,747

163,465 (-20) 20,790 (-1.1 } 1,544,154 (0.6)

Loans for use outside HK

2,117,759

2,133,820 (-0,8)

Other loans for noe outside HK

2,077,307

Other loans where the place of use is not known

40,451

Loans in HKS

1,377,570

2,093,009 (-0.8) 40,811 (-0.9 ) 1,373,163 ( 0.3)

Loans in foreign currencies

2,478,558

2,494,063 (-0.6)

Total loans and advances

3,856,128

3,867,228 (93)

* Adjusted to exclude foreign currency swap deposits. @ Adjusted to include foreign starency swap deposita

Including those where place of usage is unknowTL

Note: Data may not add up to total due to rounding.

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1,687,185 ( 3.0 ) 166,836 (-1.5)

20,281 (

1.4) 1,500,069 ( 3.5} 2,077,370 ( 1.9) 2,037,195 ( 2.0) 40,176 (~0.7 ) 1,337,965 ( 3.0) 2,426,591 ( 21) 3,764,556 (24)

1,540,514 ( 128 )

157,147 (

5.0 }

18,289 ( 1,364,477 (13.8) 2,163,219 (−2.1} 2,124,128 (22)

8.9}

39,090 ( 3.5) 1,212,037 ( 13.7) 2,491,695 (-0.5) 3,703,732 (

4.1 )

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