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TABLE 1

MONEY AND BANK ING FIGURES

FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1981

6

END OF MARCH 1981 (IN HK$ MILLIONS)

FIGURES FOR EARLIER MONTHS

(* CHANGE)

MARCH 1981

FEBRUARY DECEMBER

MARCH

1981

1980

1980

M1

23 745

23 615 (+0.6%)

M2

102 490

101 265 (+1.2%)

M3

149 733

147 753 (+1.3%)

24 124 (-1.6%)

96 862 (+5.8%)

139 578 (+7.3%)

20 310 (+16.9%)

76 109 (+34.7%)

106 657 (+40.4%)

BANKS

DEPOSITS

93 844

92 185 (+1.8%)

LOANS AND ADVANCES

IN HONG KONG

106 154

103 335 (+2.7%)

88 490 (+6.1%)

94 970 (+11.8%)

68 393 (+37.2%)

69 560 (+52.6%)

LOAN/DEPOSIT RATIO

113.1%

112.1%

107.3%

101.7%

AVERAGE LIQUIDITY

46.4%

46.1%

48.4%

52.6%

RATIO

DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES

DEPOSITS

47 243

46 488 (+1.6%)

42 716 (+10.6%)

30 548 (+54,7%)

LOANS AND ADVANCES

IN HONG KONG

32 515

31 454 (+3.4%)

29 317 (+10,9%)

16 742 (+94,2%)

LOAN/DEPOSIT RATIO

68.8%

67.7%

68.6%

54.8%

AVERAGE LIQUIDITY

44.2%

45.0%

44.2%

44.6%

RATIO

BANKS AND DEPOSIT-

TAKING COMPANIES

TOTAL LOANS AND

138 669

ADVANCES IN HONG KONG

134 789 (+2.9%)

124 287 (+11.6%)

86 302 (+60.7%)

/TABLE 2