XN000022-1988-11-01 — Page 12

11

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

Sep 1988

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1988

Earlier quarters

←

SEPTEMBER 1988

(HK$mon)

(* change to September 1988)

Jun 1988

Mar 1988

Sep 1987

Manufacturing

37,324

Transport and transport

23.140

34,691 ( 7.9 %)

22,472 ( 3.0

31,795 ( 17.4 %)

20,156 ( 14,8 %)

28,034 ( 33.1 %)

19,110 (21.1 %)

equipment

Building, construction and

property development

44,697

42,934 (

4.1

X)

41.187 ( 8.5 %)

38,185 ( 17.1 %)

Wholesale and retail trade

51.579

Financial concerns*

46,370

50,125 ( 2.9 %)

41,436 ( 11.9 %)

44.212 ( 16.7 %)

36,554 (26.9 %)

39,270 (31.3 %)

35,610 (30.2 %)

Individuals:

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

8.147

7,569 ( 7.6 %)

7.498 ( 8.7 X)

7.335 (11.1 X)

to purchase other residential property

71,710

67,461 (

6.3

61,772 ( 16.1 x)

54,782 ( 30.9 %)

other purposes

Others

52,100

82,955

Total

418,022

48,750 (

6.9 %)

01,556 (

1.7 %)

396,895 ( 5.3 %)

45,263 ( 15.1 %)

42,599 ( 22.3 %).

76,072 ( 9.0 %)

364,510 ( 14.7 %)

75,609 ( 9.7 %)

340,534 ( 22.8 %)

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

/12