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TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1980

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BALANCE SHEET RATIOS

THE AVERAGE LIQUIDITY RATIO FOR ALL BANKS IN HONG KONG WAS UNCHANGED AT 53.6 PER CENT IN FEBRUARY. THE LOAN/DEPOSIT RATIO HOWEVER ROSE SHARPLY TO 98.9 PER CENT, FROM 94.5 PER CENT, REFLECTING AN INCREASED LOAN BOOK AND AN UNCHANGED DEPOSIT BASE.

THE AVERAGE LIQUIDITY RATIO FOR ALL DTCS FELL SLIGHTLY IN FEBRUARY TO 48.1 PER CENT, DOWN FROM 49.0 PER CENT IN JANUARY. THE LOAN/DEPOSIT RATIO ALSO FELL, FROM 52.7 PER CENT TO 51.8 PER CENT.

NUMBER OF REPORTING INSTITUTIONS

THE NUMBER OF REPORTING BANKS AND DTCS WAS UNCHANGED IN FEBRUARY, AT 106 AND 272 RESPECTIVELY.

THE DETAILED FIGURES FOR FEBRUARY AND COMPARISONS WITH PREVIOUS MONTHS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

MONEY AND BANKING FIGURES FOR FEBRUARY 1980

FIGURES FOR EARLIER MONTHS IN $MILLION (% CHANGE)

FEBRUARY 1980

JANUARY

1980

NOVEMBER FEBRUARY

1979

1979

M1

21 647

M2

78 219

77 436 (+1.0%)

M3

107 770

105 032 (+2.6%)

21 226 (+2.0%)

20 039 (+8.0%)*

72 957 (+7.2%)*

95 833 (+12.5%)

19 033 (+13.7)*

67 057 (+16.6%)*

79 631 (+35.3%)

BANKS -

DEPOSITS

LOANS AND ADVANCES

IN HONG KONG

LOAN/DEPOSIT RATIO

AVERAGE LIQUIDITY

RATIO

70 065

70 063

(-)

66 028 (+6.1%)*

60 320 (+16.2%)*

69 306

66 223 (+4.6%)

58 653 (+18.2%)*

49 359 (+40.4%)

98.9%

94.5%

88.8%

81.8%

53.6%

53.6%

48.9%

45.6%

/D-FOST"-TAKING