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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1992

Table 1 : monetary stATISTICS

Aug 1992

Jul 1992

-

AUGUST 1992

Earlier months (% change to Aug 1992)

May 1992

Aug 1991

(HK$m)

Money Supply

MI - HK$

128,021

132,296 (-3.2)

124,221 (

3.1)

102,932 (24,4 )

Foreign currency Total

16,469

16,177 ( 1.8)

15,116 (

9.0)

14,492 ( 13.6 )

144,490

148,473 (-2.7 )

139,337 (

3.7 )

117,424 ( 23.0)

M2 - HK$*

700,939

693.623 ( 1.1)

673,182 (

4.1 )

590,926 ( 18.6 )

Foreign currency*

766,853

756,977 (

1.3 )

757,632 (

1.2 )

Total

1,467,792

1,450,601 (

1.2 )

1,430,814 (

2.6)

692,871 (10.7) 1,283,797 (14.3)

M3 - HK$*

723,214

715,622 (

1.1 )

696,091 (

3.9 )

617,890 ( 17.0 )

Foreign currency

803,141

792,679 (

1.3 )

795,216 (

1.0 )

Total

1,526,355

1,508,301 (

1.2)

1,491,307 (

2.4 )

733,971 ( 9,4 ) 1,351,861 (12.9)

Notes and coins in circulation

of which held by public

56,287 48,403

$4,459 (

3.4 )

$1,902 (

8.4 )

46,836 (20.2)

47,022 (

2.9)

45,079 (

7.4)

40,240 ( 20.3)

!

Total Deposits

Total Demand deposits

96,088

101,451 (-5.3)

Total Savings deposits

349,928

347,454 ( 0.7 )

94,258 ( 332,829 (

1.9 )

5.1 }

Total Time deposits with licensed banks

957,085

938,030 (

2.0)

Total Time deposits with restricted licence banks

36,650

36,257 (

1.1 )

Total Time deposits with deposit-taking companies

20,088

20,029 (

0.3)

HK$ deposits

661,075

654,827 (

1.0 )

942,768 ( 1.5 } 37,378 (-1.9 ) 20,946 (4.1 ) 637,737 ( 3.7)

77,184 (24.5) 269,561 ( 29,8) 879,800 ( 8.8)

38,451 ( 47 ) 26,321 (-23.7) 563,909 17.2)

US$ deposits*

347,278

Other foreign currency deposits*

451,486

All deposits

1,459,839

334,256 ( 454,138 (-0.6) 1,443,221 { 1.2 )

3.9 )

322,661 ( 7.6)

293,395 ( 18.4 )

467,781 (-3.5) 1,428,178 (

1.2)

434,112 ( 4.0 )

1,291,417 (13.0)

Foreign/currency swap deposits

49,009

46,747 (

4.8 )

42,830 ( 14.4 }

47,852 ( 2.4 )

Total Loans and advances

To finance H.K.'s visible trade

90,878

90,945 (0.1)

To finance merchandising trade not touching H.K.

$1,333

Other loans for use in H.K.

892,222

Other loans for use outside H.K.

1,427,802

Other loans where the place of use is not known

Loans in HK$

38,150 792,500

Loans in foreign currencies

Total loans and advances

1,667,885 2,460,384

11,196 ( 1.2) 884,492 ( 0.9) 1,377,519 (

3.7) 38,022 (

0.3) 789,201 (

0.4 ) 1,612,973 (

3.4 ) 1,559,506 ( 2,402,174 (

2.4 ) 2,334,004 ( 5.4)

89,219 (

1.9 ) 14,750 (-23.2 ) 868,605 ( 1,322,827 (

82,995 ( 11,263 (

9.5)

0.6)

2.7)

767,935 (16.2)

7.9 )

1,095,380 (30.3)

38,602 ( 774,498 (

-1.2)

2.3)

6.9)

40,115 ( 4,9 )

680,924 (16,4 ) 1,316,763 ( 26.7) 1,997,687 (23.2)

• 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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