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QUARTERLY ANALYSIS OF LOANS POR USE IN HONG KONG BY SECTOR

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4,

TABLE 2 HK$ mn

1983

Sept., 1983

Earlier quartera

(% change to Sept., 83)

Ending March 1983

Ending Sept., 1982

Ending Sept., 1983

Manufacturing

18,698

Ending June 1983

18,340 (+2.0)

18,016 (+3.8)

16,512 (+13.2)

of which textile

3,215

3,057 (+5.2)

3,070 (+4.7)

3,111 (+3.3)

Transport and transport equipment

20.408

17,979 (+13.5)

16,607 (+22.9)

14,192 (+43.8)

Building, construction and property

51,536

49,271 (+4.6)

50,307 (+2.4)

46,576 (+10.6)

development

Wholesale and retail trade

24,364

21,071 (+15.6)

21,980 (+10.8)

20,006 (+21.8)

Financial conserna*

14,151

13,553 (+4.4 )

13,665 (+3.6)

13,298 (+6.4 )

Individua】DI

to purchase flats in the

3,038

2,968 (+2.4)

2,762 (+10.0)

2,043 (+48.7)

Home Ownership Scheme and Private

Sector Participation Scheme

to purchase other residential property

other purposes

Others

Total

21,331

20,068 (+6.3 )

18,682 (+14.2)

15,938 (+33.8)

25,524

24,642 (+3.6 )

23,138 (+10.3)

22,878 (+11.6)

33,752

32,203 (+4.8)

30,460 (+10.8)

28,876 (+16.9)

212,802

200,096 (+6.3)

195,617 (+8.8 )

180,318 (+18.c)

*This exoludes funds advanced to banks and deposit-taking companies

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