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FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1992

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MONETARY STATISTICS FOR APRIL

HONG KONG DOLLAR DEPOSITS WITH AUTHORISED INSTITUTIONS SHOWED A PUBLISHED CONSIDERABLE INCREASE DURING APRIL, ACCORDING TO STATISTICS TODAY (FRIDAY) BY THE MONETARY AFFAIRS BRANCH.

COMPARED WITH A YEAR EARLIER, HONG KONG DOLLAR DEPOSITS GREW BY 16.0%, BROADLY IN LINE WITH THE GROWTH RATE OF GROSS DOMESTIC IN MONEY TERMS.

PRODUCT

CONSISTENT WITH THE INCREASE IN DEPOSITS IN APRIL, HONG KONG DOLLAR MONEY SUPPLY ON ALL DEFINITIONS ROSE DURING THE MONTH.

HONG KONG DOLLAR LOANS AND ADVANCES ALSO INCREASED IN APRIL.

DEPOSITS

HONG KONG DOLLAR DEPOSITS WITH AUTHORISED INSTITUTIONS, ADJUSTED TO INCLUDE SWAP DEPOSITS, ROSE BY 1.9% IN APRIL FOLLOWING DECREASE OF 0.1% IN FEBRUARY AND AN INCREASE OF 1.2% IN MARCH.

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AMONG THESE DEPOSITS, DEMAND, SAVINGS AND TIME DEPOSITS GREW BY 1.3%, 0.6% AND 2.9% RESPECTIVELY DURING APRIL.

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YEAR-ON-YEAR TOTAL HONG KONG DOLLAR DEPOSITS REGISTERED AN INCREASE OF 16.0%.

FOREIGN CURRENCY DEPOSITS WITH AUTHORISED INSTITUTIONS ROSE 0.5% IN APRIL, AFTER AN INCREASE OF 0.2% IN FEBRUARY AND A DECREASE OF 1.1% IN MARCH.

DEPOSITS AND OF THESE DEPOSITS, U.S. DOLLAR

0.4% FOREIGN CURRENCY DEPOSITS INCREASED BY 0.7% AND

YEAR-ON-YEAR, TOTAL

FOREIGN CURRENCY

NON-U.S. DOLLAR

DEPOSITS

RESPECTIVELY.

INCREASED

BY

5.6%.

LICENSED

BANKS BANKS AND

DURING APRIL, DEPOSITS IN ALL CURRENCIES WITH INCREASED BY 1.3% WHILE DEPOSITS WITH RESTRICTED LICENCE DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES DROPPED BY 2.1% AND 2.6% RESPECTIVELY,

YEAR-ON-YEAR, DEPOSITS WITH LICENSED BANKS GREW BY 11.5%, WHILE

DEPOSIT-TAKING

DEPOSITS WITH RESTRICTED LICENCE BANKS AND DECLINED BY 9.7% AND 25.9% RESPECTIVELY.

COMPANIES

/MONEY SUPPLY