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TABLE : MONETARY STATISTICS

May 1992

Apr 1992

WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1992

T

MAY 1992

Earlier months ( change to May 1992)

Feb 1992

May 1991

(HK$mn)

Money Supply

MI - HK$

[24,221

116,907 (

6.3 )

Foreign currency Total

15,116

15,072 (

0.3 )

139,337

131,979 (

5.6)

M2 - HK$*

673,182

650,471 (

3.5)

112,491 (10.4 ) 16,074 (-6.0) 128,565 (

8.4 ) 633,684 (

93,813 (32.4 ) 13,834 (

9.3 )

107,647 ( 29.4 )

6.2 )

553,090 (21.7)

·

Foreign currency*

757,632

745,938 (

1.6 )

748,230 (

1.3)

698,951 ( 8.4 )

Toul

1,430,814

1,396,409 (

2.5)

1,381,913 (

3.5)

M3 - HK$+

696,091

673,263 (

3.4 )

656,528 (

6.0 )

795,216

783,058 (

1.6)

789,571 (

0.7 )

Foreign currency*

1,491,307

1,456,321 (

2.4)

1,446,099 (

3.1)

1,252,041 (14.3) 581,080 (19.8) 738,211 ( 7.7) 1,319,291 (13.0)

Total

Notes and coins in circulation

$1,902

51,630 (

0.5)

53,150 (-2.3)

43,806 (18.5)

of which held by public

45,079

44,706 {

0.8 )

46,430 ( -2.9 )

37,655 (19.7 )

Total Deposits

Total Demand deposits

94,258

87,272 (

8.0 )

Total Savings deposits

332,829

312,730 (

6.4 )

I

Total Time deposits with licensed banks

942,768

935,672 (

0.8 )

82,135 (14.8) 316,471 ( 5.2) 919,744 (

2.5)

69,992 ( 34.7 ) 240,794 (38.2) 886,240 (

6.4 )

Total Time deposits with restricted licence banks

37,378

36,422 (

2.6)

38,664 (-3.3)

38.095 (-1.9 )

Total Time deposits with deposit-taking companies

20,946

21,290 (-1.6 )

22,372 ( -6.4 )

27,597 (-24.1)

HK$ deposits*

637,737

US$ deposits*

322,661

Other foreign currency deposits*

467,781

Ali deposits

1,428,178

615,135 ( 3.7 ) 316.439 ( 461,812 ( 1,393,386 (

596,800 (

6.9 )

530,167 (20.3 )

2.0)

316,976 (

1.8 )

292,760 (10.2)

1.3 )

465,610 (

0.5)

2.5)

1,379,386 (

3.5)

439,789 ( 6.4) 1,262,717 ( 13.1)

Foreign currency swap deposits

42,830

44,536 (-3.8)

40,067 (

6.9)

55,922 (-23.4 )

Total Loans and advances

To finance H.K.'s visible trade

89,219

85,558 (

4.3 )

81,632 ( 9.3)

To finance merchandising trade not touching H.K.

14,750

14,159 (

4.2 )

Other Loans for use in H.K.

868,605

851,597 (

2.0)

Other loans for use outside H.K.

1,322,827

1,282,065 (

3.2 )

Other loans where the place of use is not known

38,602

38,529 (

0.2 )

Loans in HKS

774,498

Loans in foreign currencies

Total loans and advances

1,559,506 2,334,004

759,684 ( 1,512,224 ( 2,271,908 (

11,926 (23.7 ) 832,311 { 4.4 ) 1,301,457 ( 38.036 ( 2.0 )

739,186 ( 3.1 ) 1,526,177 (

1.5)

2.7)

2,265,362 (

4.8 ) 2.2 ) 3.0)

1.6 )

77,387 (15.3 )

9,938 ( 48.4 ) 736,512 (17.9) 1,024,252 ( 29.2)

48,421 (-20.3) 658,395 ( 17.6) 1,238,116 ( 26.0) 1,896,511 ( 23-1)

• 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 I February 1990.

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