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MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 1980

TABLE 2

MONEY AND BANKING FIGURES NOVEMBER 1979 (HK$ MILLIONS)

FIGURES FOR EARLIER MONTHS NOV. 1979 (% CHANGE):

M1 X

20 039

M2 X

M3 *

72 957

95 833

BANKS

-

OCT. 1979

AUG. 1979

DEC. 1978

19 692(+1.8%) 18 449 (+8.6%) 20 110(-0.4%)

70 844(+3.0%) 68 050(+7.2%) 66 472(+9.8%)

93 598(+2.4%) 88 464(+8.3%) 76 919(+24,6%)

DEPOSITS*

66 028

LOANS AND ADVANCES

IN HONG KONGX

58 653

LOAN/DEPOSIT RATION

88.8%

64 085(+3.0%) 61 352(+7.6%) 59 929(+10,2%)

57 773(+1.5%) 55 118(+6.4%) 46 428(+26.3%)

90.2%

89.8%

77.5%

AVERAGE LIQUIDITY

RATIO

48.9%

50.1%

48.7%

46.2%

DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES

DEPOSITS

22 876

LOANS AND ADVANCES

IN HONG KONG

13 085

LOAN/DEPOSIT RATIO

57.2%

22 752(+0.5%) 20 414(+12.1%) 10 447(+119.0%)

12 281(+6.5%) 11 515 (+13.6%) 10 139(+29.1%)

54.0%

BANKS AND DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES

TOTAL CREDIT TO THE ECONOMY

71 738

56.4%

97.1%

70 054(+2.4%) 66 633(+7.7%) 56 567(+26.8%)

*(THESE FIGURES ARE REVISED TO EXCLUDE BANKS' LIABILITIES TO, AND CLAIMS ON, DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES.)