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TABLE 1

MONEY AND BANKING FIGURES

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1981

END OF DECEMBER 1980 (IN HK$MILLION)

FIGURES FOR EARLIER MONTHS

(% CHANGE):

DECEMBER 1980

NOVEMBER

1980

SEPTEMBER

1980

DECEMBER 1979

Mi

24 124

24 394 (-1.1%)

25 586 (-5.7%)

95 577 (+1.3%)

128 457 (+8.7%)

20 852 (+15.7%) *

75 270 (+28.7%)*

99 765 (+39.9%)*

M2

96 862

95 058 (+1.9%)

M3

139 578

134 117 (+4.1%)

BANKS

DEPOSITS

88 490

86 816 (+1.9%)

LOANS AND ADVANCES

IN HONG KONG

94 970

90 865 (+4.5%)

87 396 (+1.3%)

80 485 (+18.0%)

67 985 (+30.2%)*

62 227 (+52,6%)*

LOAN/DEPOSIT RATIO

107.3%

104.7%

92.1%

91.5%

AVERAGE LIQUIDITY RATIO

48.4%

48.2%

47.8%

48.0%

DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES

DEPOSITS

42 716

39 059 (+9.4%)

32 880

24 495

(+29.9%) (+74.4%)

LOANS AND ADVANCES

29 317

IN HONG KONG

28 689 (+2.2%)

26 021 (+12.7%)

13 566 (+116,1%)

LOAN/DEPOSIT RATIO

68.6%

73.5%

79.1%

55.4%

46.6%

47.5%

R

AVERAGE LIQUIDITY RATIO я 44.2%

BANKS AND DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES

TOTAL LOANS AND

ADVANCES IN HONG KONG

124 287

119 554 (+4.0%)

106 506 (+16.7%)

75 793 (+64.0%)

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

A

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

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