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TABLE 2

MONEY AND BANKING FIGURES

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1982

END OF NOVEMBER 1981 (HK$ MN)

FIGURES FOR EARLIER MONTHS

( CHANGE)

NOV 1981

OCT 1981

AUG 1981

NOV 1980

M1

24 030

M2

113 043

M3

174 386

23 522 (+2.2%)

110 326 (+2.5%)

172 939 (+0.8%)

23 820 (+0.9%)

108 134 (+4,5%) 95 058 (+18.9%)

168 432 (+3.5%) 134 117 (+30.0%)

24 394 (-1.5%)

BANKS

DEPOSITS 103 914

100 976 (+2.9%)

98 926 (+5.0%)

86 816 (+19.7%)

LOANS AND

ADVANCES

IN HONG KONG 124 901

121 743 (+2.6%)

118 665 (+5.3%)

90 865 (+37.5%)

LOAN/

DEPOSIT RATIO 120.2%

120.6%

120.0%

104.7%

AVERAGE

LIQUIDITY

RATIO

54.3%

53.9%

50.1%

48.2%

DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES

DEPOSITS

61 343

62 613 (-2.0%)

60 298 (+1.7%)

39 059 (+57.1%)

LOANS AND

ADVANCES IN

HONG KONG

45 746

45 513 (+0.5%)

42 043 (+8,8%)

28 689 (+59.5%)

LOAN/

DEPOSIT RATIO

74.6%

72.7%

69.7%

73.5%

AVERAGE

LIQUIDITY

RATIO

44.8%

46.5%

44.6%

46.6%

BANKS AND DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES

TOTAL LOANS

AND ADVANCES IN

HONG KONG

170 647

167 256

(+2.0%)

160 708 (+6.2%)

119 554 (+42.7%)

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