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Money Supply

HI

+

HK$

M2

H

Foreign currency

Total

HK$*

Foreign currency*

Total

H3

HKS

Foreign currency*

Total

Notes and coias in circulation

of which held by public

Total Deposits

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HONETARY STATISTICS FEBRUARY 1990

Earlier months (% change to February 1990)

(HK$mn)

Feb 1990

Jan 1990

Nov 1989

Feb 1909

84.842 11.598 96,441

471,636 560,272 1,031,908 502,477 600,156 1,102,633

92,014 ( -7.8 %) 11,554 ( 0.4 X) 103,568 ( -6.9 %) 475,354 (−0.8 X) 545.818 ( 2.6 %) 1.021.172 ( 1.1 X) 505,900 (-0.7 %) 584.484 ( 2.7 X) 1,090,384 ( 1.1 %)

85.661 (−1.0 X) 8.894 (30.4 %) 94,554 ( 2.0 X) 457,017 ( 3.2 %) 509.022 ( 10.1 %) 966,039 ( 6.8 %) 488,230 ( 2.9 %) 549,183 ( 9.3 X) 1,037,413.( 6.3 %)

40,537 35.598

48,563 (-16.5 %) 41,811 (-14.9 X)

36,542 (10.9 x) 31.974 ( 11.3 %)

82,844 ( 2.4 %) 10,331 (12.3 X) 93.175 ( 3.5%) 413,571 (14.0 %) 440,237 ( 27.3 %) 853,807 ( 20.9 %) 447,803 ( 12.2 %) 473,764 ( 26.7 % 921,567 (19.6 %

36,415 ( 11.3 x) 31.757 ( 12.1 %)

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Total Demand deposits

F

Total Savings deposits

Total Time deposits with licensed banks

Total Time deposits with restricted licence banks

Total Time deposits with deposit-taking companies

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HKS deposits*

093 depositak

Other foreim currency deposits

All deposits

60,843

192,478

726,387

36,871

32,419

454,645

261,143 333,209 1,048,997

61,734

61.757 (−1.5 %) 194,619 (−1.1 X) 706,270 ( 2.8 %) 35,242 ( 4.6 X) 32.625 (−0.6 %) 451.930 ( 0.6 262,812 (−0.6 % 315.771 ( 5.5 %) 1,030,512 ( 1.8 %)

63.033 ( −2.1 X)

62,580 (−2.8 %) 183,354 ( 5.0 %) 671.205 ( 8.2 X) 37.402 (−1.4 X) 32.562 (−0.4 %) 443,662 ( 2.5 X) 250,874 ( 4.1 %) 292,567 ( 13.9 %) 987.103 ( 6.3 %)

61.488 ( 0.4 %)

61,418 (−0.9 %) 170.136 ( 13.1 %) 574.512 ( 26.4 %) 28,562 ( 29.1 X) 37.129 (-12.7 X) 403,490 ( 12.7 %) 222,982 ( 17.1 %) 245,285 ( 35.8 %) 871,758 ( 20.3 %)

47.751 ( 29.3 %)

Foreign currency swap deposits

Total Scans and advances

To finance H.K. 'a visible trade

84.089 8,128

To finance merchandising trade

not touching H.K.

Other loaas for use in 8.K. Other loans for use outside H.K. Other loans where the place of

use is not knowa

Loans in HK$

Loans in foreign currencies

Total loans and advances

606,886

569,594

101.392

547.319 802,758

ན་

350,077

3.8 %)

538.757 1.6 X) 722,708 ( 11.1 X) 1.261.485 ( 7.0 %)

63,024 ( 1.7 %) 8,134 (−0.1 X)

599,267 ( 1.3 X) 485,628 ( 17.3 X) 105.411

63,215 ( 1.4 X) 10,425 (-22.1 X)

577.988 ( 5.0 %) 467,631 ( 21.8 X) 80,205 ( 26.4 X)

518,205 ( 5.6 %) 681,257 ( 17.8 %) 1.199,462 ( 12.6 X)

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Adjusted for foreign currency swap deposits

Note:

56,955 ( 12.5 %) 11.816 (-31.2 X)

489,677 ( 23.9 %) 401,220 ( 42.0 %) 76,202 ( 33.0 X)

436.541 ( 25.4 %) 599.329 ( 33.9 %) 1,035,870 ( 30.3 %)

'Restricted licence banks' and deposit-taking companies' were known as 'licensed deposit-taking companies' and 'registered deposit-taking companies' respectively before 1 February 1990.

TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 1990