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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1987

DECEMBER 1986

TABLE 2 QUARTERLY ANALYSIS OF LOANS FOR USE IN HONG KONG BY SECTOR

Dec 1986

Earlier quarters

( change to December 1986)

(HK$mn)

Sep 1986

Jun 1996

Dec 1985

Manufacturing

25,140

23,773 ( 5.8 %)

Transport and transport

equipment

18,060

19,428 (-7.0 %)

22,294 ( 12.8 %)

19,988 (-9.6 %)

19,726 ( 27.4 %)

19,744 ( -8.5 %)

Building, construction and

34,603

37,635 (-8.1%)

36,466 (-5.1%)

40,080 (-13.7 %)

property development

Wholesale and retail trade

33,650

Financial concerns*

23,064

34,708 ( -3.0 %)

22,424 ( 2.9 %)

31,577 (

21,113 (

6.6 %)

9.2 %)

29,540 ( 13.9 %)

19,532 ( 18.1 %)

Individuals:

to purchase flats in the Home Ownership Scheme and Private Sector Participation Scheme

6,260

6,309 (-0.8 %)

6,030 (

3.8 %)

5,708 ( 9.7 %)

to purchase other residential property

42,902

39,835 (

7.7 %)

35,699 ( 20.2 %)

31,522 (36.1 %)

other purposes

Others

29,410

57,640

Total

270,729

26,194 (12.3 %)

51,752 (11.4%)

3.3 %) 262,058 (

24,489 ( 20.1 %)

49,380 (16.7%)

247,037 ( 9.6 %)

22,989 ( 27.9 %)

46,102 ( 25.0 %)

234,943 (15.2%)

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

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