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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1987

QUARTERLY ANALYSIS OF LOANS AND ADVANCES FOR USE IN HONG KONG BY

SECTOR

IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1986, LOANS AND ADVANCES EXTENDED TO THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR ROSE BY 5.8 PER CENT AFTER AN INCREASE OF 6.6 PER CENT IN THE THIRD QUARTER, OVER THE YEAR, THESE LOANS GREW BY 27.4 PER CENT, LOANS TO THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADES FELL BY 3.0 PER CENT, FOLLOWING A RAPID INCREASE OF 9.9 PER CENT IN THE THIRD QUARTER. OVER THE YEAR, THESE LOANS GREW BY 13.9 PER CENT.

LOANS TO THE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SECTOR FELL BY 8.1 PER CENT AFTER A RISE OF 3.2 PER CENT IN THE THIRD QUARTER. OVER THE YEAR, THESE LOANS FELL BY 13.7 PER CENT.

LOANS TO INDIVIDUALS FOR THE PURCHASE OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY (OTHER THAN FLATS IN THE HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME) CONTINUED TO INCREASE, BY 7.7 PER CENT AFTER AN INCREASE OF 8.6 PER CENT IN THE SECOND QUARTER AND 11.6 PER CENT IN THE THIRD QUARTER, REFLECTING THE CONTINUED GROWTH IN ACTIVITY IN THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MARKET. OVER THE YEAR, THESE LOANS GREW BY 36.1 PER CENT.

NUMBER OF REPORTING INSTITUTIONS

THE NUMBER OF REPORTING LICENSED BANKS, LICENSED DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES AND REGISTERED DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES REMAINED UNCHANGED, AT 148, 38 AND 254 RESPECTIVELY.

TABLE 1: MONDTARY