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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1980

BALANCE SHEET RATIOS

THE AVERAGE LIQUIDITY RATIO FOR ALL BANKS IN HONG KONG FELL IN SEPTEMBER TO 47.8 PER CENT FROM 46.6 PER CENT IN AUGUST, THE LOAN/DEPOSIT RATIO, HOWEVER, ROSE FURTHER TO 92.1 PER CENT AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER, FROM 90.3 PER CENT AT THE END OF AUGUST, REFLECTING THE EXPANSION IN BANK LOANS IN THE MONTH.

THE AVERAGE LIQUIDITY RATIO FOR. ALL DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES ROSE FURTHER TO 47.5 PER CENT IN SEPTEMBER FROM 46.4 PER CENT IN AUGUST. THE LOAN/DEPOSIT RATIO AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER FELL TO 79.1 PER CENT FROM 79.4 PER CENT AT THE END OF THE PREVIOUS MONTH.

THE FOLLOWING TABLE SETS OUT SOME FIGURES FROM THE QUARTERLY ANALYSIS OF LOANS AND ADVANCES IN HONG KONG BY SECTOR :

CATEGORY OF

EORROWER

LOANS AND ADVANCES LY DANKS

LOANS AND ADVANCES EY DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES

(HK$M)

(HK3M)

SEPT

JUNE

SEPT

1900

1980

1980

JUNE 1980

1 460

MANUFACTURING OF WHICH:

TEXTILES

TRANSPORT AND

TRANSPORT

10 778 (+1.8%)

10 587

2 403 (-8.64)

2 628

1 460 (=)

243 (-0.8%)

245

7 255 (-7.7%)

8 510

3 521 (+9.1%)

3 226

EQUIPMENT

BUILDING AND

CONSTRUCTION

11 057 (+26.7%)

8 725

4 153 (+23.8%)

3 355

GENERAL COMMERCE

23 981 (+3.6%)

23 157

3 752 (+16.8%)

3 213

FINANCIAL CONCERNS*

4 259 (+29.6%)

3 285

1 360 (+16.7%)

1 165

INDIVIDUALS:

TO PURCHASE

RESIDENTIAL

PROPERTY

6 121 (+10.7%)

5 531

3 986 (+9.8%)

3 630

OTHER PURPOSES

7 606 (+18,8%)

€ 404

4 827 (+23.3%)

3 923

OTHERS

8 828 (+19,99 )

7 362

2 962 (-2.99)

3 349

TOTAL*

80 485 (+9.4%)

73 561-

26 021 (+13.7-1

23 J21

THIS EXCLUDES FUNDS ADVANCED BY BANKS TO DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES.

/QUARTERLY ANALYSIS