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OVER THE YEAR, THESE MONETARY AGGREGATES ROSE BY 18.1%, AND 16.0% RESPECTIVELY.

17.5%

TOTAL MI AND M2 ROSE BY 5.4% AND 0.1% RESPECTIVELY WHILE

BY 0.2% IN FEBRUARY. M3

THEIR CORRESPONDING FELL JANUARY WERE 3.2%, 2.2% AND 2.0%.

TOTAL

GROWTH

RATES

IN

THE OVER ** 18.9% RESPECTIVELY.

YEAR, TOTAL M1, M2 AND M3 GREW BY 21.2%,

20.0%

AND

LOANS AND ADVANCES

TOTAL OUTSTANDING LOANS AND ADVANCES EXTENDED BY AUTHORISED

INCREASED INSTITUTIONS

BY 0.9% IN FEBRUARY, FOLLOWING INCREASES OF 1.2% AND 3.0% IN DECEMBER 1990 AND JANUARY 1991 RESPECTIVELY.

KONG OF THE TOTAL OUTSTANDING LOANS, THOSE DENOMINATED IN HONG

BY DOLLARS GREW

1.1% DURING FEBRUARY, WHILE THOSE DENOMINATED IN BY FOREIGN CURRENCIES ROSE BY 0.8%. OVER THE YEAR, THESE LOANS GREW 13.9% AND 53.9% RESPECTIVELY.

LOANS TO FINANCE VISIBLE TRADE OF HONG KONG INCREASED BY 0.4% IN FEBRUARY,

AN A DECLINE OF 0.3% IN DECEMBER 1990 FOLLOWING

AND

BY INCREASE OF 3.1% IN JANUARY 1991. OVER THE YEAR, THESE LOANS GREW 14.8%.

OTHER LOANS FOR USE IN HONG KONG GREW BY 1.2% IN FEBRUARY FOLLOWING INCREASES OF 0.5% AND 1.3% RESPECTIVELY IN THE PRECEDING TWO MONTHS. OVER THE YEAR, THESE LOANS GREW BY

16.4%.

LOANS FOR USE OUTSIDE HONG KONG ROSE BY 2.1% IN FEBRUARY,

4.6% AFTER INCREASES OF 2.1% AND

IN DECEMBER 1990 AND JANUARY 1991 RESPECTIVELY. OVER THE YEAR, THESE LOANS GREW BY 65.5%.

LOANS TO

FINANCE MERCHANDISING TRADE NOT TOUCHING HONG KONG FELL BY 8.1% IN FEBRUARY, AFTER DECLINES OF 2.2% AND 3.9% RESPECTIVELY BY IN THE PRECEDING TWO MONTHS. OVER THE YEAR, THESE LOANS INCREASED 4.8%, BUT ITS ABSOLUTE AMOUNT WAS INSIGNIFICANT IN COMPARISON TO OTHER CATEGORIES OF LOANS.

NUMBER OF REPORTING INSTITUTIONS

THE

NUMBER OF REPORTING LICENSED BANKS DECLINED BY ONE TO 45 WHILE THAT OF RESTRICTED LICENCE BANKS REMAINED UNCHANGED AT THAT OF DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES DECLINED BY THRER TO 184.

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