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TABLE 1: MONETARY STATISTICS

Oct 1991

Sep 1991

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3,

1991

OCTOBER 1991

Earlier months (% change to Oct (991)

Jul 1991

Oct 1990

(HK$mn)

Money Supply

MI - HKS

108,142

108,539 (0.4)

99,773 (

8.4 )

89,728 ( 20.5)

Foreign currency

15,964

17,221 (-7.3 )

14,177 ( 12.6 )

14,177 ( 12.6)

Total

124,106

125,761 (-1.3 )

113,951 (

8.9)

103,905 (19.4 )

M2 - HK$*

611,155

607,616 (

0.6)

574,701 (

6.3)

530,131 (15.3 }

Foreign currency

706,650

693,450 (

19 )

687,406 (

2.8)

651,404 (8.5)

Total

1,317,804

1,301,066 (

1.3 )

1,262,107 (

4.4)

1,181,535 (11.5)

M3 - HKS*

636.798

634,385 (

0.4 )

602,407 (

5.7)

562,607 (13.2)

Foreign currency

748,809

736,043 (

1.7 )

729,219 (

2.7 )

694,874 ( 7,8)

Total

1,385,607

1,370,428 (

1,331,627

4.1 )

1,257,480 ( 10.2)

Notes and coins in circulation

46,097

46,638 (1.2)

44.564 (

3.4 )

40,457 (13.9 }

of which held by public

40,082

40,257 (-0.4)

38,450 (

4.2 )

35,211 (13.8 )

Total Deposits

Total Demand deposits

84,024

Total Savings deposits

291,009

85,504 (-1.7 } 281,731 ( 3.3)

Total Time deposits with licensed banks

886,557

Total Time deposits with restricted licence banks

39,693

Total Time deposits with deposit-taking companies

24,816

HK$ deposits

583,035

877,155 ( 1.1 } 40,395 (-1.7 ) 25,668 (-3.3) 580,212 (

0.5 )

US$ deposits®

301,948

297,719 (

1.4 )

Other foreign currency deposita

441,115

432.522 (

2.0)

All deposits

1,326,099

1,310,453 (

1.2)

75,501 11.3 ) 253,897 ( 14.6 ) 877.790 ( 1.0)

38,905 (

2.0 ) 27,500 (-9.8) 550,663 (

5.9) 288,738 (

4.6 ) 434,193 ( 1,273,594 (

68,694 (22.3) 225,163 ( 29.2) 834,990 (

6.2 )

40,976 {

3.1)

33,421 (-25:7 )

514,606 ( 13.3 )

296,219 (

1.9 )

1.6 ) 4.1)

392,419 ( 12.4 ) 1,203,244 ( 10.2 )

Foreign currency swap deposits

41,893

45,008 ( -6.9 )

61,156 (-31.5)

68.416 (-38.3 )

Total Loans and advances

To finance H.K.'s visible trade

To finance merchandising trade not touching H.K.

82,806

11,569

Other loans for use in H.K.

787,995

Other loans for use outside H.K.

1,185,737

Other Joans where the place of use is not known

39,046

Loans in HK$

697,195

Loans in foreign currencies

Total loans and advances

77

1,409,958 2,107,153

82,297 (

0.6) 11,866 ( -2.5) 782,172 ( 0.7) 1,119,381 (

5.9 ) 39,016 ( 690,896 ( 1,343,836 ( 2,034,732 (

81,903 ( 11) 9,828 ( 17.7) 757,808 ( 4.0 ) 1,059,148 ( 12.0 )

69,872 (18.5)

10,112 ( 14.4 )

672,947 (17.1 )

852,910 ( 39.0 )

41,584 (-6.1 )

125,893 (-69.0 }

0.9 )

671,257 ( 3.9) 4.9 ) 1,279,015 (10.2) 3.6)

590,715 ( 18.0 )

1.141,020 (23.6 }

1,950,272 ( 8.0)

1,731,734 (21.7)

* 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 1 February 1990,

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