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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1982
QUARTERLY ANALYSIS OF LENDING IN HONG KONG BY SECTOR
IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1981, LOANS AND ADVANCES EXTENDED BY BANKS AND DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES (CALCULATED FROM THE ORIGINAL SERIES OF STATISTICS) TO THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR INCREASED BY 2.5 PER CENT, AFTER A 5.3 PER CENT RISE IN THE THIRD QUARTER. LOANS TO THE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SECTOR EXPANDED BY 13.2 PER CENT, COMPARED WITH AN INCREASE OF 9.7 PER CENT IN THE PREVIOUS QUARTER. LOANS TO THE TRANSPORT AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT SECTOR ROSE BY 7.1 PER CENT, AFTER A FALL OF 7.9 PER CENT IN THE THIRD QUARTER.
BORROWING BY INDIVIDUALS TO PURCHASE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY ROSE BY 0.4 PER CENT IN THE FOURTH QUARTER, DOWN FROM A RISE OF 12.6 PER CENT IN THE THIRD QUARTER. BORROWING BY INDIVIDUALS FOR OTHER PURPOSES ROSE BY 12.8 PER CENT, AFTER INCREASING BY 10.5 PER CENT IN THE PREVIOUS QUARTER.
NUMBER OF REPORTING INSTITUTIONS
THE NUMBER OF REPORTING BANKS ROSE BY TWO IN DECEMBER TO 121. THE NUMBER OF REPORTING DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES INCREASED BY ONE TO 350.
ORIGINAL SERIES
MI
M2
M3
NEW SERIES
THE DEFINITIONS OF THE MONEY SUPPLY
NOTES AND COINS WITH THE PUBLIC, PLUS DEMAND DEPOSITS, OTHER THAN FROM BANKS AND DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES, WITH LICENSED BANKS.
M1 PLUS SAVINGS AND TIME DEPOSITS, OTHER THAN FROM BANKS AND DTCS, WITH LICENSED BANKS.
M2 PLUS DEPOSITS, OTHER THAN FROM BANKS AND DTCS, WITH DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES.
MI
-
TOTAL
M2
TOTAL
M3
-
HK$M1)
HK$M2)
HK$M3)
NOTES AND COINS WITH THE PUBLIC, PLUS CUSTOMERS' DEMAND DEPOSITS WITH LICENSED BANKS.
M1 PLUS CUSTOMERS SAVINGS AND TIME DEPOSITS WITH LICENSED BANKS, PLUS NEGOTIABLE CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT ISSUED BY LICENSED BANKS AND HELD OUTSIDE THE MONETARY SECTOR.
TOTAL M2 PLUS CUSTOMERS' DEPOSITS WITH DEPOSIT-TAKING
COMPANIES PLUS NEGOTIABLE CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT ISSUED BY DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES AND HELD OUTSIDE THE MONETARY SECTOR.
NOTES AND COINS PLUS THE HONG KONG DOLLAR
DENOMINATED ELEMENT OF THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES
OF DEPOSIT AND NEGOTIABLE CD AS APPROPRIATE.
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