LOANS AND ADVANCES
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1992
TOTAL OUTSTANDING LOANS AND ADVANCES EXTENDED BY AUTHORISED INSTITUTIONS INCREASED BY 2.9% IN NOVEMBER, AFTER INCREASES OF 1.9% AND 3.6% IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER RESPECTIVELY.
OF THE TOTAL OUTSTANDING LOANS, THOSE DENOMINATED IN HONG KONG DOLLAR AND THOSE DENOMINATED IN FOREIGN CURRENCY GREW BY 2.0% AND 3.3% RESPECTIVELY. OVER THE YEAR, THESE LOANS GREW BY 18.5% AND 24.9% RESPECTIVELY.
LOANS TO FINANCE EXTERNAL TRADE OF HONG KONG RECORDED NO INCREASE IN NOVEMBER, FOLLOWING A DECREASE OF 0.8% IN SEPTEMBER AND AN INCREASE OF 0.6% IN OCTOBER. OVER THE YEAR, THESE LOANS GREW BY 16.1%.
OTHER LOANS FOR USE IN HONG KONG GREW BY 2.0% FOLLOWING INCREASES OF 1.9% AND 0.7% RESPECTIVELY IN THE MONTHS. OVER THE YEAR, THESE LOANS GREW BY 17.1%.
LOANS FOR USE OUTSIDE HONG KONG ROSE BY 3.8% AFTER INCREASES OF 2.2% AND 5.9% IN SEPTEMBER RESPECTIVELY. OVER THE YEAR, THESE LOANS GREW BY 42.4%.
IN NOVEMBER, PREVIOUS
TWO
IN NOVEMBER, AND OCTOBER
NUMBER OF REPORTING INSTITUTIONS
UNCHANGED
AT
THE NUMBER OF REPORTING LICENSED BANKS REMAINED 161. THE NUMBER OF REPORTING RESTRICTED LICENCE BANKS INCREASED BY ONE TO 51 WHILE THAT OF DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES DECREASED BY TWO TO 158.
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