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TABLE 1: MONETARY STATISTICS - AUGUST 1991

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1991

(HK$mn)

Aug 1991

Jul 1991

Earlier months (%% change to Aug 1991}

May 1991

Aug 1990

Money Supply

102,932

99,773 (

3.2)

93,813 (

9.7 )

MI - HK$

14.492

14.177 (

2.2 )

13,834 (

4.8 )

Foreign currency Total

117,424

113,951 (

3.0 )

107,647 {

9.1 )

590.926

574,701 (

2.8)

553,090 (

6.8)

M2 - HKS*

Foreign currency*

692,871

687,406 {

0.8)

698,951 (0.9)

Total

1,283,797

1,262,107 (

1.7 }

1,252,041 (

2.5 })

617,890

602,407 (

2.6)

581,080 ( 6.3 )

86,527 ( 19.0 ) 12.257 ( 18.2 ) 98.78418.91 $35,082 (10.4 j 602,630 15.0 j 1.137.711 ( 12. j 566,928 (9.0)

MJ - HK$

Foreign currency

733,971

729,219 (

0.7 )

738,211 (-0.6 )

1,351,861

1,331,627 (

1.5 )

1.319,291 (

2.5 )

647,518 13.4 } 1,214.44711.3)

Total

Notes and coins in circulation

46,836

44.564 (

5.11

of which held by public

40,240

38,450 (

4,7.)

43,806 ( 37,655 (

6.9 ) 6.9 1

40,064 ( 16.9 1 34,480 16.7)

Total Deposits

Total Demand deposits

77,184

75,501 (

2.2 )

69,992 (10.3)

64,304 ( 20.0 )

Total Savings deposits

269,661

253.897 (

6.2 }

240,794 12,0 )

223.200 ( 20. j

Total Time deposits with licensed banks

879,800

877.790 (

0.2)

Total Time deposits with restricted licence banks

38,451

38,905 (-1.2)

Total Time deposits with deposit-taking companies

26,321

27,500 (4.3)

HK$ deposits*

563,909

550,663 {

USS deposits*

293,395

288,738 (

2.4 ) 1.6 )

Other foreign currency deposits*

434.112

434,193 {

All deposits

1,291,417

1,273,594 (

0.0 ) 1.4)

886,240 (-0.7)

38,095 ( 27,597 ( 4.6 ) 530.167 ( 292,760

( 439,789 ( 1,262,717 ( 2.3 }

797,236 ( 10.4 )

0.9)

42,009 ( -8.5)

6.4 )

33,205 (-20.7 } 518.864

8.7)

0.2 )

289,995 (

1.2 1

-1.3 }

351,006 (23.5 }

1,159.954 ( 113 )

Foreign currency swap deposits

47,852

61,156 ( -21.8 )

55.922-14.4 j

70,088-31.7)

Total Loans and advances

To finance H.K.'s visible trade

82,995

81,903 ( 1.3)

To Ginance merchandising trade not touching H.K.

||,263

Other loans for use in H.K.

767,935

Other loans for use outside H.K.

1,095,380

Other loans where the place of use is not known

40.115

Loans in HK$

680,924

Loans in foreign currencies

1,316,763

Total loans and advances

1,997,687

9,828 ( 14.6 } 757,808 ( 1.3) 1,059,148 ( 3.4 ) 41,584 (-3.5) 671,257 (

14 ) 1,279,015 {

3.0) 1,950,272 ( 2.4)

77,387 ( 7.2 } 9,938 (13.3) 736,512 (

4.3 )

1,024,252 (

6.9 ) 48,421 (-17.2 ) 658,395 ( 3.4 ) 1,238,116 ( 6.4 ) 1,896,511 (

5.3 1

67,518 (22.9) 10,046 ( 12.1 ) 658,325 (16.6 ) 750.445 ( 46.0 )

110,852 (-63.8 ) 580,108 ( 17.4 } 1,017,078 ( 29.5 )

1,597,186 ( 25.1 )

• Adjusted for foreign currency swap deposits. Starting from April 1991, swap deposits can further be broken down into US dollar and non-US dollar foreign currency swap deposits.

Note: 'Restricted licence banks' and 'deposit-taking companies' were known as 'licensed deposit-taking companies' and 'registered deposit-taking

companies' respectively before | February 1990.

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