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JANUARY

1980

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THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1980

FIGURES FOR EARLIER MONTHS IN $MILLION (% CHANGE)

DECEMBER

OCTOBER

1979

1979

JANUARY

1979

20 851 (+1.8%)*

75 270 (+2.9%)*

19 692 {+7.8%)*

70 844 (+9.3%)*

93 596 (+12.2%)

20 816 (+2.0%)*

67 821 (+14.2%)*

79 762 (+31.7%)

M1

21 226

M2

77 436

M3

BANKS

DEPOSITS

105 032

99 765 (+5.3%)

70 063

67 985 (+3.1%)*

LOANS AND ADVANCES

IN HONG KONG

66 223

62 227 (+6.4%)*

64 085 (+9.3%)*

59 754 (+17.3%)*

57 773 48 376 (+14.6%)* (+36.9%)*

LOAN/DEPOSIT RATIO

94.5%

91,5%*

90.2%*

81.0%*

AVERAGE LIQUIDITY

RATIO

53.6%

48.0%

50.1%

45.4%

DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES

55.4%

22 752 (+21.3%)

12 281

(+18.5%)

54.0%

11 941 (+131.1%)

10 113 (+43.9%)

84.7%

DEPOSITS

27 596

24 495 (+12.7%)

LOANS AND ADVANCES

IN HONG KONG

14 552

13 566 (+7.3%)

LOAN/DEPOSIT RATIO

AVERAGE LIQUIDITY

RATIO R

BANKS AND DEPOSIT-

TAKING COMPANIES

52.7%

49.0%

TOTAL CREDIT TO THE ECONOMY

80 775

75 793 (+6.6%)

70 054 (+15.3%)

/ '*

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DENOTES

58 489 (+38.1%)