XN000022-1992-02-01 — Page 5

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1992

TABLE 1: MONETARY STATISTICS - DECEMBER 1991

Dec 1991

Nov 1991

Earlier months (% change to Dec 1991)

Sep 1991

Dec 1990

(HK$mn)

Money Supply

MI - HKS

111,769

109,822 (

1.8)

108,539 (

3.0 )

16,728

16,488 (

1.5)

17,221 (-2.9 }

Foreign currency Total

128,497

126,309 (

1.7 )

125,761 (

2.2 )

M2 - HK$

636,042

625,891 (

1.6)

607,616 {

4.7 )

91,826 (21.7) 15,683 ( 6.7) 107,509 (19.5) 539,667 ( 17.9 }

Foreign currency+

734,948

710,842 (

3.4 )

693,450 (

6.0)

670,383 ( 9.6)

Total

1,370,990

1,336,733 (

2.6)

1,301,066 (

5.4)

1,210,050 (13.3)

M3 - HK$*

660,117

651,596 (

1.3 )

634,385 (

4.1 )

777,225

753,714 (

3.1 )

736,043 (

5.6)

Foreign currency

Total

1,437,342

1,405,310 (

2.3)

1,370,428 (

4.9 )

571,215 ( 15.6 } 716,813 ( 8.4 ) 1,288,028 (11.6 )

Notes and coins in circulation

49.177

47,512 (

3.5)

46,638 (

5.4)

of which held by public

42,608

41,355 (

3.0)

40,257 (

5.8 )

43,261 (13.7) 37,693 (13.0)

:

Total Deposita

Total Demand deposits

85,889

84,955 (

1.5 }

314,052

Total Savings deposits

Total Time deposits with licensed banks

911,491

Total Time deposits with restricted licence banka

39,627

Total Time deposits with deposit-taking companies

23,547

307,303 (

2.2 ) 887,089 (

2.8 ) 41,068 (-3.5) 24,331 ( .3.2 )

604,162

596,751 (

1.2)

HK$ deposits*

US$ deposits*

311,422

302,712 (

2.9 )

Other foreign currency deposits*

459,023

445,283 (

3.1 )

1,374,606

1,344,746 (

2.2 )

85,504 ( 281,731 (1.5) 877,155 ( 3.9) 40,395 (-1.9 ) 25,668 ( -8.3 ) 580,212 ( 297.719 ( 432,522 ( 1,310,453 (

0.5)

69,815 (23.0)

6.8 )

231,672 ( 35.6 ) 853,632 (

43,784 -9.5)

4.1 )

4.6 ) 6.1 ) 4.9 )

32,368 ( -27.3 ) 520,113 (16.2) 294,913 (5.6) 416,243 10.3) 1,231,271 (11.6)

All deposits

Foreign currency swap deposits

40,235

38,957 (

3.3 )

45,008 (-10.6)

67,733 (40.6 }

Total Loans and advances

To finance H.K.'s visible trade

82,637

82,837 -0.2 )

To finance merchandising trade not touching H.K.

12,384

10,885 (13.8)

Other loans for use in H.K.

816,767

803,683 (

Other loans for use outside H.K.

1,293,387

1,231,048 (

Other loans where the pince of use is not known

38,598

Loans in HK$

723,832

Loans in foreign currencies

Total loans and advances

1,519,940 2,243,773

1.6) 5.1) 39,696 (-2.8 ) 711,178 ( 1,456,971 ( 2,168,149 (

1.8) 4.3 ) 3.5)

82.297 ( 11,866 ( 782,172 ( 1,119,381 ( 39,016 ( 690,896 ( 1,343,836 (13.1 ) 2,034,732 (10.3)

0.4)

71,087 (16.2)

4.4 }

4.4 ) 15.5) 11 ) 4.8)

9,637 (28.5 1 689,368 ( 18.5 1

882,678 (46.3 )

135,839 ( -71.6) 607,018 19.2) 1.181.591 ( 28.6 1 1,788,609 (25.4)

* 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.

0

/5