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

Sep 1987

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1987

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SEFTEMBER 1987

(HK$an)

Earlier quarters

(% change to September 1987)

Jun 1987

Mar 1987

Sep 1996

Manufacturing

28,034

Transport and transport

19,110

26,702 ( 4.6 %)

18,208 ( 5.0 %)

20,227 ( 6.9 %)

18,583 ( 2.8%)

23,773 ( 17.9 %)

19,429 (-1.6 %)

equipment

Building, construction and

38,185

35,822 (

6.6 %)

36,619 ( 3.7 %)

37,635 (

property development

Wholesale and retail trado

39,270

Financial concerns*

35,610

35,593 10.3 %)

24,621 ( 44.6 %)

33,688 (16.6 %)

23,975 (48.5 %)

1.5 %)

34,708 (13.1%)

22.42458.8 %)

Individuals:

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

7,335

7,260 ( 1.0 %)

6.435 ( 14.0 %)

6,309 (16.3 %)

to purchase other residential property

54,782

51,744 ( 5.9 %)

46,848 (16.9 %)

39.835 ( 37.5 %)

other purposes

42,599

Others

Total

75,609

340,534

38,408 ( 10.9 %)

71,626 ( 5.6 %)

34.791 (22.4 %)

65,786 ( 14.9 %)

310,044 (

9.8%)

293,151 (16.2%)

26,194 (62.6 %)

51,752 46.1 %)

262,058 ( 29.9 %)

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

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