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DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES

SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1980

+

DEPOSITS

30 634

30 961 (-1.1%)

LOANS AND ADVANCES

23 021

IN HONG KONG

21 691 (+6.1%)

16 742 (+37.5%)

30 548 (+0.3%)

17 855 (+71.6%)

10 831 (+112.5%)

LOAN/DEPOSIT RATIO

75.1%

70.1%

54.8%

60.7%

AVERAGE LIQUIDITY

RATIO

44.2%

43.4%

44.6%

BANKS AND DEPOSIT-

TAKING COMPANIES:

TOTAL CREDIT TO THE ECONOMY

96 582

91 607 (+5.4%)

86 302 (+11.9%)

64 115 (+50.6%)

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

THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENT FOR DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES TO OBSERVE A MINIMUM LIQUID ASSETS RATIO CAME INTO FORCE ON JANUARY 1, 1980.

TABLE 2

QUARTERLY ANALYSIS OF LOANS AND ADVANCES IN HONG KONG

(IN $MILLION)

CATEGORY OF BORROWER

LOANS AND ADVANCES BY BANKS

LOANS AND ADVANCES BY DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES

JUNE

1980

MARCH 1980

JUNE

1980

MARCH 1980

MANUFACTURING OF WHICH:

10 587

9 954

(+6.4%)

1 460 (+34.9%)

1 082

TEXTILES

TRANSPORT AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT

2 628 (+10.9%)

8 510 (+50.8%)

2 370

245 (+12.9%)

217

5 645

3 226 (+10.5 %)

/BUILDING AND

2 919