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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1992

TABLE 2: QUARTERLY ANALYSIS OF LOANS FOR USE IN HONG KONG BY SECTOR - SEPTEMBER 1992

Sep 1992

Earlier quarters

(% change to Sep 1992)

Sectors

Jun 1992

Mar 1992

Sep 1991

Manufacturing

60,183

59,943 (0.4)

56,989 (5.6)

54,559 ( 10.3 )

Transport and transport equipment

54,894

54,300 (1.1)

51,415 (

6.8)

48,562 (13.0)

Building, construction, property development and investment

135,421

132,620 (2.1)

127,556 (

6.2 )

121,366 (11.6)

Wholesale and retail trade

86,826

87,553 (-0.8)

(

83,551 3.9)

79,203 (9.6)

Financial concerns

130,181

119,187 ( 9.2 )

118,108 ( 10.2 )

107,042 (21.6)

individuals:

to purchase flats in the Home Ownership Scheme and Private

20,400

19,988 (2.1)

20,052 ( 1.7 )

15,394 (32.5)

Sector Participation Scheme

to purchase other residential

200,465

193,676 (3.5)

183,996 (

9.0)

169,267 (18.4)

property

other purposes

Others

Total

83,446

80,284 (3.9)

78,793 (5.9)

70,699 ( 18.0)

140,718

131,400 (

7.1 )

123,802 ( 13.7 )

116,080 (21.2)

912,534

878,951 (3.8)

844,262 (8.1)

782,172 (16.7)

• This excludes funds advanced to authorized institutions.

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