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MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1989

OUT SUMMARY FIGURES FOR THE ACCOMPANYING TABLE SETS 1989 AND COMPARISONS WITH EARLIER MONTHS.

DEPOSITS

AUGUST

BY HONG KONG DOLLAR DEPOSITS WITH AUTHORISED INSTITUTIONS FELL

CENT IN JUNE 0.4 PER CENT IN AUGUST, FOLLOWING A DECLINE OF 0.4 PER

OF THESE DEPOSITS, DEMAND AND AN INCREASE OF 0.3 PER CENT IN JULY.

PER 1.3

AND CENT

0.5 PER SAVINGS

CENT DEPOSITS ROSE BY AND

DURING THE RESPECTIVELY WHILE TIME DEPOSITS DROPPED BY 1.3 PER CENT, 12 MONTHS ENDING AUGUST 1989, TOTAL HONG KONG DOLLAR DEPOSITS GREW 15.8 PER CENT.

BY

BY

FOREIGN CURRENCY DEPOSITS WITH AUTHORISED INSTITUTIONS ROSE

IN JUNE 1.1 PER CENT IN AUGUST, FOLLOWING A DECREASE OF 1.4 PER CENT

U.S. AND AN INCREASE OF 2.2 PER CENT IN JULY. AMONG THESE DEPOSITS,

NON-U.S. DOLLAR DOLLAR DEPOSITS ROSE BY 1.0 PER CENT IN AUGUST WHILE

CURRENCY DEPOSITS GREW BY 1.2 PER CENT. OVER THE YEAR, TOTAL FOREIGN INCREASED BY 24.5 PER CENT.

AUGUST, FOREIGN CURRENCY SWAP DEPOSITS GREW BY 0.6 PER CENT IN

CENT IN JUNE AND JULY AFTER INCREASES OF 3.7 PER CENT AND 3.5 PER

DEPOSITS, HONG KONG DOLLAR RESPECTIVELY. ADJUSTED TO INCLUDE THESE

20.1 PER DEPOSITS DROPPED BY 0.3 PER CENT IN AUGUST BUT INCREASED BY CENT COMPARED WITH A YEAR

HAND, FOREIGN EARLIER. ON THE OTHER

SWAP DEPOSITS, INCREASED BY CURRENCY DEPOSITS. ADJUSTED TO EXCLUDE

.2 PER CENT IN AUGUST AND BY 21.6 PER CENT OVER THE YEAR.

1.

DEPOSITS OF ALL CURRENCIES WITH BANKS ROSE BY 0.8 PER AUGUST WHILE THOSE WITH DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES FELL BY 3.1 PER CENT. OVER THE 12 MONTHS ENDING AUGUST 1989, THE FORMER CENT WHILE THE LATTER GREW BY 1.6 PER CENT.

CENT IN

ROSE BY 22.6 PER

MONEY SUPPLY

HKSM1 AND

HK$M2 GREW BY 0.

WHILE

HKSM3

8 PER CENT AND 0.1

CENT PER

FELL BY

PER 0.3

CENT. THEIR RESPECTIVELY IN AUGUST,

CENT. 0.5 PER CENT CORRESPONDING GROWTH RATES IN JULY WERE 0.5 PER

MONTHS ENDING AUGUST 1989, HKSM1, AND 0.2 PER CENT. DURING THE 12

PER CENT HK$M2 AND HKSM3 ROSE BY 7.6 PER CENT, 17.4 PER CENT AND 15.7

DEPOSITS, HK$M2 RESPECTIVELY. ADJUSTED TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF SWAP

WITH A BY 0.2 PER CENT IN AUGUST AND BY 21.4 PER CENT COMPARED

INCREASED BY EARLIER. HKSM3 FELL BY 0.2 PER CENT IN AUGUST BUT PER CENT OVER THE YEAR.

GREW

YEAR

19.6

AND

0.5

IN

TOTAL MI,M2 AND M3 GREW BY 0.3 PER CENT, 0.7 PER CENT

RATES PER CENT RESPECTIVELY IN AUGUST. THEIR CORRESPONDING GROWTH

YEAR, JULY WERE 0.1 PER CENT, 1.5 PER CENT AND 1.3 PER CENT. OVER THE

22.5 PER CENT AND 20.8 FER TOTAL MI, M2 AND M3 GREW BY 6.1 PER CENT. CENT RESPECTIVELY.

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