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TABLE 1: MONETARY STATISTICS - JAN 1997

Jan 1997

I

Dec 1996

Earlier months 4% chance to Dec 1996)

Oct 1996

Jan 1996

(HK$mun)

Money Supply

MI - HKS

221,087

Foreign currency

18,150

Total

239,237

MZ - HK$@

1,543,467

198,304 ( 11.5 } 19,149 (-5.2 } 217,453 (10.0) 1,503,341 ( 27)

Foreign currency"

1,004,313

Total

2,548,280

1,003,583 ( 2,506,924 (

0.1) 1.6)

MI - HKS@

1,560,253

Foreign currency"

1,069,297

Total

2,629,550

1,520,199 ( 26) 1,066,126 ( 0.3) 2,586,325 ( 1.7)

188,522 ( 173 ) 11,694 ( 29 ) 207,215 ( 15.5 } 1,442,300 ( 7.0) 997,368 (0.7) 2,439,668 ( 4.5) 1,458,943 ( 6.9) 1,059,955 (

0.9 ) 2,518,898 (44)

176,481 (25.3) 19,351 ( 62 ) 195,832 ( 222 ) 1,271,678 (214) 999,957 { 0.5 1 2,271,635 ( 12.2)

1,287,896 (21.1)

1,061,374 ( 0.7) 2,349,770 (189)

Notes and coins in circulation

99,501

#7,113 (14.2 }

of which held by public

85,430

76,516 (11.6 }

82,522 (20.6) 73,575 (16.1)

82,403 (20.7 }

70,949 (20.4)

Total Deposits

Total Demand deposits

153,807

Total Savings deposits

$16,864

Total Time deposits

1,796,665

140,937 (91) 520,575 (-0.7 ) 1,771,433 ( 14)

With licensed banks

1,736,829

With restricted licence banks

44,604

With deposit-taking companies

13,232

1,712,959 ( 1.4)

42,897 (

4.0 ) 15,547 (-20)

HKS deposits@

1,431,081

Demand deposits

135,656

Savings deposits

361,714

1,399,815 ( 2.2) 121,787 ( 114 ) 366,109 ( -1.2)

Time deposits@

933,711

911,918 (24)

US$ deposits*

535,408

517,126 (0.3)

Other foreign currency deposite*

520,847

516,004 (0.9)

Foreign currency deposits*

1,036,254

All deposits

2,467,336

1,033,130 (0.3) 2,432,945 (

1.4}

133,640 (15.1 } 489,076 ( 5.7) 1,750,776 ( 26) 1,692,518 (26) 42,564 ( 4.B) 15,694 (-2.9) 1344311 ( 65 ) 114,946 ( 18.0 ) 343,301 ( 5.4) 886,063 (

5.4} $13,000 ( 0.5 } 516,181 (0.9} 1,029,181 ( 2,373,492 (

124,883 ( 23.2 } 440,940 (17.2} 1,646,697 ( 9.1} 1,592,566 { 9.1}

37,118 (20.2} 17,013 (-10.3 ) 1,180,865 (21.2) 105,532 ( 28.5) 301,200 (20.1}

774,135 (20.6)

513,631 ( 0.3)

$18,021 (

0.5)

0.7} 4.03

1,031,652 ( 2,212,519 ( ILS }

0.4)

Foreign currency swap deposits

37,899

38,502 (-1.6)

34,889 (-2.5}

47,849 ( -20,2 )

Total Loans and advances

Loans for use in HK

1,839,694

To finance HK,' visible trade

164,509

To finance merchandising trade not touching HK

21,120

Other loans for use in HK.

1,704,065

Loans for use outside HK.#

2,027,949

1,820,627 (3.8) 165,311 (-0.5) 19,979 ( 5.7) 1,635,337 ( 4,2) 2,092,617 (3.1}

Other loans for use outside HK

1,987,673

2,052,016 (3.1)

1,759,693 ( 1,4)

163,392 (

0.7} 18,998 ( 11.2} 1,577,304 ( (0) 2,064,114 (-10) 2,024,381 (=1# }

1,596,398 (18.4)

157,390 ( 4.5)

18,832 (12.1)

1,420,177 (20.0) 2,088,997 (-29) 2,050,772 (3.1)

Other loans where the place of use is not known

40,276

Loans in HK$

1,518,017

40,562 (0.7) 1,446,238 ( 5.0 )

Loans in foreign currencies

2,399,626

2,467,006 (-27)

Total loans and advances

3,917,644

3,913,245 (0.1)

39,733 ( 1.4} 1,396,507 ( 8.7) 2,427,300 (-1.1) 3,623,808 ( 25)

38,225 ( 5.4) 1,239,607 (20.5) 2,425,788 (-1.}} 3,685,395 ( 6.3)

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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